The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website was deliberately attacked on 8 May, the regulator has said. The incident began hours after comedian John Oliver criticised FCC plans to reverse…
Day: May 10, 2017
Google Docs phishing email 'cost Minnesota $90,000'
A phishing email that targeted Gmail users is estimated to have cost the state of Minnesota $90,000 (£69,400). About 2,500 state employees received the email, according to the state chief…
Microsoft makes emergency security fix
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Microsoft has released an urgent update to stop hackers taking control of computers with a single email. The unusual bug, in Microsoft anti-malware software such…
Cifas call for better fraud education as they reveal new fraud figures
New report shows over 325,000 internal and external fraud cases recorded in total in 2016, up from 321,092 in the previous year. Organisations successfully prevented £1.03 billion in fraud losses…