Two friends have admitted their part in a £42m hack attack on the TalkTalk website. Matthew Hanley, 22, and Connor Allsopp, 20, admitted charges relating to the massive data breach…
Day: April 27, 2017
Game guide malware 'targeted more than 500,000 users'
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter App-based guides for games, including Fifa and Pokemon Go, were used to target more than 500,000 Android users with malware, a cyber-security company has said.…
UK protests Twitter's block on user data
The British government is protesting against Twitter’s decision to withdraw access to user data used to investigate potential terrorist plots. The information was previously used by the police and the…
Ransomware attacks are taking a greater toll on victim's wallets
The average ransomware payment has risen to $1,077, up from $294 a year earlier, Symantec said By Michael Kan The hackers spreading ransomware are getting greedier. In 2016, the average…