The BBC has discovered a security flaw in the office collaboration tool Huddle that led to private documents being exposed to unauthorised parties. A BBC journalist was inadvertently signed in…
Day: November 15, 2017
Connected toys have ‘worrying’ security issues
Consumer watchdog Which? has called on retailers to stop selling some popular toys it says have “proven” security issues. Those toys include Furby Connect, the i-Que robot, Cloudpets and Toy-fi…
Ordinypt 'Ransomware' Destroys Data Instead of Encrypting It
Tara Seals A new malware called Ordinypt that targets German users is making the rounds—billing itself as ransomware. However, the code is really a wiper, with apparent twin motives of…
Votes in 18 nations 'hacked' in last year
Elections in 18 separate nations were influenced by online disinformation campaigns last year, suggests research. Independent watchdog Freedom House looked at how online discourse was influenced by governments, bots and…