By Phil Muncaster Over a quarter of UK adults have boycotted companies that mishandled their data, according to new RSA research highlighting plummeting levels of consumer trust as the volume…
Month: May 2017
Electoral Commission wants powers to tackle election meddling from abroad
A probe into the political use of private data has been opened by the information commissioner. Elizabeth Denham announced the review amid concerns over allegations involving an analytics firm linked…
Election candidates warned about phishing attempts
By Chris Vallance, World at One, BBC Radio 4 Candidates in the general election have been asked to look through their emails for signs that they have been targeted by…
DocuSign users sent phishing emails after data breach
Electronic signature service provider DocuSign has admitted customer emails were accessed in a data breach. The addresses were then targeted in a series of phishing emails from “a malicious third…
'Bots' spam FCC website over proposed net neutrality reversal
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Bots appear to be spamming a US regulator’s website over a proposed reversal of net neutrality rules, researchers have said. According to three separate analyses,…
India's Zomato says data from 17 million users stolen
Global restaurant guide Zomato says hackers have stolen data on about 17 million users. The Indian firm, which uses a digital platform to provide information, said the breach includes swathes…