Do you ever hesitate to click on a post shared by a friend on Facebook? Not because it’s a boring picture of their dinner, but because you’re suspicious it might…
Month: July 2016
EU watchdogs permit Privacy Shield to run for one year
The new EU-US data-sharing agreement will be able to run for at least a year, European regulators have announced. By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter The Privacy Shield allows companies to…
Wireless keyboards 'easy' to snoop on
Information typed on a wireless keyboard can be easily intercepted, a cybersecurity research firm has warned. By Dave Lee, North America technology reporter San Francisco-based Bastille said keyboards transmitted what…
O2 customer data sold on dark net
O2 customer data is being sold by criminals on the dark net, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. By Catrin Nye, Joshua Baker and James Melley BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme…
Ransomware advice service to tackle extortion gangs
European police agency Europol is teaming up with cybersecurity companies in an initiative aimed at slowing an “exponential” rise in ransomware. The scheme revolves around a website that connects victims…
Hacker gets two years in jail for celebrity 'swatting'
A US hacker who put the personal data of celebrities and officials online has been sentence to two years in jail. New Yorker Mir Islam also made bogus calls that…