Dave Lee,North America technology reporter The major technology companies must step up their fight against extremism or face new laws, the home secretary has told the BBC. Amber Rudd said…
Day: August 3, 2017
Shades of Sony: Scope of HBO Hack Widens
Tara Seals The hackers that broke into HBO’s systems have apparently gained access to much more than a few pieces of content, according to reports. A security contractor from IP…
Amazon Echo turned into covert microphone
Amazon’s Echo smart speaker can be hacked to send the audio stream of everything it hears to an attacker, says a researcher. Mark Barnes said the attack on some versions…
WannaCry ransomware bitcoins move from online wallets
More than $140,000 (£105,000) worth of bitcoins paid by victims of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak have been removed from their online wallets. It has been nearly three months since infections…