A service used to identify and contact website owners has been forced to strip out most of the information on its site to comply with the EU’s GDPR legislation. Whois,…
Month: May 2018
Two Canadian Banks Warn Customers of Possible Breach
Phil Muncaster Two Canadian banks confirmed on Monday that they have been contacted by ‘fraudsters’ claiming to have in their possession personal and financial information on tens of thousands of…
EU cyber security agencies pledge to up cooperation
Four European cyber security agencies have agreed to increase collaboration in five key areas Warwick Ashford Four European Union agencies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a…
Amazon Alexa heard and sent private chat
Dave Lee A couple in Portland, Oregon joked that their Amazon Alexa might be listening in to their private conversations. The joke came to an abrupt end when they discovered…
Phishers Target Facebook to Harvest User Data
Phil Muncaster Facebook dominated attempts to phish unsuspecting netizens in the first quarter of the year, accounting for 60% of all social network phishing attacks during the period, according to…
GDPR: US news sites blocked to EU users over data protection rules
A number of high-profile US news websites are temporarily unavailable in Europe after new European Union rules on data protection came into effect. The Chicago Times and LA Times were…