Security News

Exclusive: German Police Raid OmniRAT Developer and Seize Digital Assets
2019-06-27 11:18

The German police yesterday raided the house of the developer of OmniRAT and seized his laptop, computer and mobile phones probably as part of an investigation into a recent cyber attack, a source...

Police Arrest 6 in $28 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Probe
2019-06-26 13:48

'Cyber Dogs' Deployed to Search Suspects' Home for Hidden Storage MediaSix suspects have been arrested as part of a 14-month international police probe into the theft of at least $28 million worth...

Eurofins ransomware attack affected UK police work
2019-06-24 10:32

Eurofins, a global provider of scientific testing services, said on Monday that operations are returning to normal after the recent ransomware attack, but that its impact on their financial...

Praise the lard! Police hook up with Microsoft to school us on National Phish and Chip Day
2019-06-07 13:15

Scam warning slipped into Blighty's favourite greasefest Today is National Fish and Chip* Day, and tech giant Microsoft has wasted no time wading in with the police to school the UK about phishing scams.…

iOS Shortcut for Recording the Police
2019-06-07 11:24

"Hey Siri; I'm getting pulled over" can be a shortcut: Once the shortcut is installed and configured, you just have to say, for example, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over." Then the program...

Aussie Police Raid Journalist's Home Over Secret Spying Report
2019-06-04 14:49

Australian police on Tuesday raided the home of a prominent journalist who reported on a secret government plan to spy on Australian citizens. read more

ProtonMail Accused of Voluntarily Helping Police Spy on Users
2019-05-30 13:56

Privacy-focused email service ProtonMail has been accused of voluntarily helping law enforcement spy on users. The company has denied the accusations. read more

Amazon Shareholders Support Selling Face Recognition Tech to Police
2019-05-23 00:59

Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that shareholders rejected proposals to prohibit sales of facial recognition technology to governments and study how it might threaten privacy or civil rights. read more

San Francisco bans police use of facial recognition
2019-05-16 12:29

The city that gave us facial recognition tech says "not in my back yard".

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Use by Police
2019-05-15 01:38

San Francisco on Tuesday became the first US city to ban use of facial recognition technology by police or other government agencies. Backers of the legislation argued that using software and...