The latest Apple MacBooks feature a new T2 security chip that physically disconnects the laptop’s built-in microphone whenever the lid … Read More
Dixons Carphone admits huge data breach just months after receiving one of the largest fines for previous cyber-attack
Dixons Carphone said today that it had suffered a massive data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million … Read More
BCC is really difficult…
Ghostery, UK councils, and vitamin sellers all falling foul of GDPR, by sending list of e-mail contacts in CC rather … Read More
FBI seizes domain behind massive botnet
The FBI has seized a domain linked to what’s believed to be a Russian botnet composed of around 500,000 infected … Read More
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) fined £325,000 by the ICO for losing unencrypted DVDs
On 18 November 2016, the CPS received a package of 15 unencrypted DVDs from Surrey Police. Those DVDs contained recordings … Read More
Durham school paid out £1,500 in ransom money after cyber-attack
In April 2017 a computer virus encrypted the Durham Sixth Form Centre college files. The County Durham school confirmed it … Read More
Hotel door locks vulnerable to hack
Researchers say flaws they found in the equipment’s software meant they could create “master keys” that opened the rooms without … Read More
European electrical grid fixed, 6 minutes brought back
Last month, the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) publicly admonished Serbia and Kosovo for not properly balancing their … Read More
IT meltdown causes national government shutdown
Sint Maarten, which used to be part of the Netherlands Antilles, and has a population of just over 42,000, has … Read More
New Privacy Settings Announced by Facebook
Facebook has claimed that an overhaul of its privacy tools is the answer to the problems faced by people trying … Read More