About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor The firm said it did not believe its…
Day: November 30, 2016
Webcam blackmail cases have doubled, police say
The suicides of four British men in the last year have been linked to so-called “sextortion”, police say. The number of people reporting webcam blackmails has more than doubled from…
'Snoopers law creates security nightmare'
The Investigatory Powers Bill will get royal assent on Tuesday. More than 130,000 people have signed a petition calling for it to be scrapped. Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent Tim Berners-Lee…
When a system upgrade gets you arrested
People’s jobs and freedom are being jeopardised by the roll-out of new software by California’s courts. Dave Lee, North America technology reporter Take the example of Andrew. It was Saturday…