A former Apple employee has been accused of stealing the company’s self-driving car secrets and trying to flee to China with them. Xiaolang Zhang worked on Apple’s driverless car project…
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US senators get digging to find out the truth about FCC DDoS attack
By Shaun Nichols Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is heading up a pair of efforts to…
Apple to close iPhone security loophole used by police
Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation. The move will also make it more…
US Gas Pipelines Hit by Cyber-Attack
Phil Muncaster Several US gas pipelines have been hit after a cyber-attack targeted a third-party supplier. Latitude Technologies, which supplies “electronic data interchange” (EDI) services to some of the country’s…
GrayKey iPhone unlocker poses serious security concerns
by Thomas Reed Ever since the case of the San Bernadino shooter pitted Apple against the FBI over the unlocking of an iPhone, opinions have been split on providing backdoor…
Yahoo Agrees $80m Securities Class Action Settlement
Phil Muncaster Yahoo has agreed to pay $80m to settle a class action suit filed by investors relating to data breaches affecting three billion customers. Several shareholders filed the suit in…