Google has launched its new chat app with weaker privacy protection measures than previously promised. By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor The company had originally said conversations within Allo would…
Month: September 2016
BT's Wi-Fi Extender works great – at extending your password to hackers
Got one of these gizmos? Patch its firmware ASAP. BT is urging folks to patch the firmware in its Wi-Fi Extender following the discovery of multiple security flaws. Security researchers…
Tesla updates software after car hack
Tesla has updated its software after researchers from China hacked into the operating system of its electric cars. The team from Keen Security Lab remotely manipulated the brake system on…
Police warn of malware-laden USB sticks dropped in letterboxes
It’s called ‘junk mail’ for a reason people: just take the pizza vouchers and ignore the rest. Police in the Australian State of Victoria have warned citizens not to trust…
Financial fraud incidents up 53 per cent in first half of 2016
FFA UK and UK banks launch new national campaign. More than 1 million incidents of financial fraud occurred in the first six months of 2016, according to official figures released…
Hardware hack defeats iPhone passcode security
IPhone passcodes can be bypassed using just £75 ($100) of electronic components, research suggests. A Cambridge computer scientist cloned iPhone memory chips, allowing him an unlimited number of attempts to…