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Facebook Sued in U.S. Over Cambridge Analytica
2018-12-20 11:48

DC Attorney General Alleges Violation of Consumer Protection LawFacebook violated consumer protection law by failing to protect personal data that consumers thought they'd locked down, the...

Facebook denies sharing private messages without user knowledge
2018-12-20 11:35

Facebook hit back at press reports this week that highlighted a deep network of privileged data-sharing partnerships between the social media company and other large organisations.

Most home routers lack simple Linux OS hardening security
2018-12-20 11:28

A new assessment of 28 popular models for home users failed to find a single one with firmware that had fully enabled underlying security hardening features offered by Linux.

Glitter bomb engineer exacts revenge on parcel thieves
2018-12-20 11:25

Mark Rober "over-engineered the crap" out of it, including motion detection, geofencing, and 4 cameras to record some priceless reactions.

How to set up a Windows 10 computer: 5 essential steps
2018-12-20 11:17

Getting a new PC is exciting, but you should follow these setup steps before using a Windows 10 machine.

Phone repair shop employees accused of stealing nude photos
2018-12-20 11:06

Keep your passwords safe, since: "Quintal: Did the girl that sounded hot bring her computer last night? Preuit: No Quintal: I'm depressed"

'Multiple' reports of drones shut down London's Gatwick airport
2018-12-20 09:38

Christmas tradition of travel chaos continues No flights have left London's Gatwick Airport since just before 21:00 UTC last night after drones were apparently spotted over the airspace.…

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Under-Attack IE Zero Day
2018-12-20 07:48

Microsoft today issued an out-of-band security update to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that attackers are already exploiting in the wild to hack...

U.S. Sanctions Russians for Hacking, Election Interference
2018-12-20 07:35

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions against nearly two dozen Russia-related individuals and entities over their roles in election interference, hacking the World...

The benefits and limitations of AI in cybersecurity
2018-12-20 06:30

Today’s AI cannot replace humans in cybersecurity but shows promise for driving efficiency and addressing talent shortage, a new report by ​ProtectWise has shown. Penetration of AI-enabled...