By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter When Leah Charpentier ordered a vintage coffee table, on 8 June – a birthday present for her brother – she didn’t think it would take…
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Hackers 'could target electricity grid' via solar panel tech
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Hackers could target electricity grids through security flaws in solar panel equipment, a Dutch researcher has said. Willem Westerhof found 17 vulnerabilities in inverters, which…
Kenya election 2017: Raila Odinga says election systems hacked
Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said the electoral commission’s IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results. He rejected early results from Tuesday’s vote indicating a…
Game of Thrones hackers demand ransom
Hackers who have leaked Game of Thrones scripts and other data from entertainment company HBO have released a note demanding a ransom payment. In a new dump, they also published…