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…
Month: November 2017
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…
University of East Anglia Suffers Second Leak
By Phil Muncaster The University of East Anglia has suffered its second serious data leak this year after personal details of a member of staff were sent to 300 postgraduate…
Europol Boss Warns of 4000 Ransomware Attacks Per Day
Europol boss Rob Wainright has warned that ransomware attacks now number as many as 4000 per day, with cybercrime operations large and sophisticated enough to threaten critical infrastructure. Speaking at…
Phishing helps hackers hijack Google accounts
Cyber-thieves grab almost 250,000 valid log-in names and passwords for Google accounts every week, suggests research. The study by Google and UC Berkeley looked at the ways email and other…