Relying on private hackers gives governments some deniability, but it can bring the whole scheme down By Michael Kan When governments turn to private hackers to carry out state-sponsored attacks,…
Day: March 17, 2017
Google DeepMind's NHS deal under scrutiny
By Jane Wakefield, Technology reporter A deal between Google’s artificial intelligence firm DeepMind and the UK’s NHS had serious “inadequacies”, an academic paper has suggested. More than a million patient…
Russia denies Yahoo hack involvement
The Kremlin has denied allegations by US authorities that the FSB intelligence agency was involved in a huge data breach affecting Yahoo. Two FSB officers were accused of conspiring with…
Wishbone Quiz App Exposes Millions of Kids to Criminals
Wishbone, the social media-based quiz app for teens and young adults, has been compromised, leading to more than 9.4 million records going up for sale on the Dark Web. By…