The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. Apple had been resisting a…
Month: March 2016
Chinese man pleads guilty to US military hack
A 50-year-old Chinese man has pleaded guilty to being involved in a plot to hack into systems containing sensitive US military data. Dave Lee, North America technology reporter Su Bin…
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe online fraud refund claim provokes anger
A police chief’s suggestion that banks should consider no longer refunding some online fraud victims has been branded as “astonishingly misjudged” by a consumer group. By Kevin Peachey, Personal finance…
US cyber-attacks: Iranians charged by Department of Justice
The US has charged seven Iranians for allegedly hacking nearly 50 financial companies and a New York dam. The attacks, occurring from 2011 to 2013, are believed to have been…
Bangladesh Bank eyes NY Fed lawsuit after cyber theft
Bangladesh Bank (BB) – the country’s central bank- is considering filing a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after cyber hackers stole $81m (£57m) from its account.…