The price of bitcoin has fallen more than 10% after the Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex said it had suffered a major hack. The security breach led to the…
Day: August 4, 2016
Tech-savvy targeted by ID thieves, says Experian
Nearly a quarter of identity fraud victims in the UK last year were tech-savvy mobile and social media users, according to a credit checking service. Experian identified the group, which…
Telegram denies Iranian mass breach
Encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has denied hackers breached its systems to gain the telephone numbers of 15 million Iranian users. Checks on phone numbers had revealed “publicly available data”,…
Black Hat: Chip and pin hack spits out cash
A vulnerability in the widely-used “chip and pin” system has been exploited to make a cash machine spit out money. Dave Lee North America technology reporter Researchers speaking at the…