Years of video evidence gathered by police has been lost thanks to a ransomware attack on Atlanta in the US. Most of the lost evidence involves dashcam recordings, said Atlanta…
Day: June 8, 2018
Ship hack 'risks chaos in English Channel'
By Leo Kelion A commonly used ship-tracking technology can be hacked to spoof the size and location of boats in order to trigger other vessels’ collision alarms, a researcher has…
Facebook privacy bug 'affects 14 million users'
Dave Lee, North America technology reporter A software bug meant millions of Facebook users may have unknowingly posted private information to the public, the company has warned. The glitch set…
Tech firms hail ‘progress’ on blocking terror
Dave Lee, North America technology reporter A consortium of technology companies and governments says it is “far exceeding” its targets for blocking terrorist propaganda online. At a meeting on Friday,…