Messaging service Telegram has promised to shut down terrorist-related channels after Indonesia’s government partially blocked access to its platform. The Ministry of Communication and IT blocked Telegram’s web version on…
Month: July 2017
Why these fake WhatsApp emails and texts will catch people out
Fraudsters are sending out messages claiming to be from WhatsApp in order to steal banking and personal information. Here is why they might catch people out. Long term users of…
Ashley Madison offers $11m settlement
The owner of the Ashley Madison infidelity website, which was hacked in July 2015, has offered a settlement to the people suing the company. Millions of members had their personal…
Microsoft Patches 19 Critical Bugs
By Dan Raywood Microsoft released patches for 54 vulnerabilities last night, 26 of which affect bugs in Windows. While only 19 are rated as critical, all of these can enable…
Kaspersky Lab denies leaked emails prove it has been working with Russia’s FSB
Bloomberg alleges that leaked emails prove that Kaspersky Lab has closer ties to the Kremlin than the cybersecurity firm has previously acknowledged. Kaspersky claims that is not true. By Ms.…
Trump Hotels: Hackers plunder systems for credit cards
Guests’ names, possibly email and home addresses viewed, too, via Sabre intrusion By Simon Sharwood Trump Hotels has become the latest accommodation group to put its hands up as a…