It was meant to be a neighbourly get-together – but the takeover of the UK’s Streetlife website by America’s Nextdoor has left many British users deeply unhappy with the new…
Month: February 2017
Why has Cameroon blocked the internet?
Three weeks after reports that Cameroon had blocked the internet in English-speaking parts of the country, residents say services have yet to be restored. So what is going on? Cameroonians…
UK Firms Fail the Cyber Readiness Test
UK firms most likely to believe that cyber insurance is not relevant for them. By Phil Muncaster UK firms are falling behind on cyber readiness, with over a third claiming…
Revealed: Malware that skulks in memory, invisibly collecting sysadmins' passwords
APT tactics deployed by mystery cybercrooks unveiled. By John Leyden Cybercriminals have hit scores of enterprises in 40 countries using hidden malware. Banks, telecommunication companies and government organisations in the…
Hacker briefly hijacks insecure printers
A hacker has briefly hijacked more than 150,000 printers accidentally left accessible via the web. The attacker made the devices print a warning urging their owners to cut off remote…
Russian hacking aims to destabilise West, Sir Michael Fallon says
Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks targeting democracy and critical infrastructure in the West, UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has warned. Moscow was “weaponising misinformation”…