CyberSecurity

Symantec to buy LifeLock in $2.3 billion cyber-security deal

The acquisition would lead to creating the world's largest digital safety platform for consumers and businesses.

Nov 21, 2016

WhatsApp video calling rollout paves way for scams: Here's what you should do

Avoid circulating spam messages, as it is the only weapon for hackers to gain victim's trust.

Nov 18, 2016

It's that easy? Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter, Pinterest accounts hacked, again

For the second time this year, Mark Zuckerberg falls victim to OurMine's attacks.

Nov 16, 2016

India Tops List Of Golroted Malware Attacks: What Are The Risks And How To Protect Yourself And Your Business?

Multiple value-for-money phones in US found to transmit confidential user data to Chinese servers: Report

The BLU R1 HD is said to be one among the affected devices. A patch is now said to be rolling out.

Nov 16, 2016

AdultFriendFinder hacked: 412M users' account details dumped online

Most of the passwords were stored in plain text.

Nov 14, 2016

Founder of Defcon and Black Hat Jeff Moss talks cyber security

Founder of Defcon and Black Hat Jeff Moss sat down to talk with IBtimesUK at Black Hat Europe 2016 about the world of cyber security and what he hopes the future is for it.

Nov 4, 2016

VP nominee Tim Kaine calls Donald Trump Vladimir Putins defence lawyer

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine called Donald Trump Vladimir Putins defence lawyer at a campaign event at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Kaine attacked the Republic presidential nominee over his comments towards Americas democracy and the fact he hasnt denounced alleged Russian attempts to interfere with the presidential election.

Nov 2, 2016

Vladimir Putin says US was in hysteria over alleged Russian election ploy

President Vladimir Putin accused American politicians of whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings in the run-up to the US presidential election.

Oct 28, 2016

New OLX App looks to draw women through increased security

It is mandatory for all OLX App users, both sellers and buyers, to register through Facebook, Google+ or phone number.

Oct 27, 2016

A DDoS attack on multiple sites, including Twitter, has caused a massive outage

Twitter, Spotify, Reddit go offline as hackers attack multiple sites

Dyn, one of the world's biggest internet performance management companies, recovered from a 3-hour outage.

Oct 21, 2016

Man outside Ecuador embassy reads out the internet to Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being kept up to date about the Internet by a man shouting through a speaker outside of the Ecuador embassy in London. Assange found his Internet access temporarily restricted after Ecuador didnt like WikiLeaks documents impacting the US election. Ecuadors government still stood by its decision to grant political asylum to Assange in 2012.

Oct 19, 2016

Trump: Either we win this election or we lose our country

Donald Trump has claimed that if the Republican Party does not win the US election on 8 November then it will never win. He claims it is going to become a one-party system and that 2017 will go down in history as the year that America lost, truly lost, its independence.

Oct 19, 2016

Yahoo breach: How to protect your accounts with these simple steps

Around 500 million Yahoo accounts were hacked, risking users' most private information such as banking information and addresses.

Sep 24, 2016

Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a news conference

Google Allo: Why Edward Snowden warns people not to use the new app

Google said earlier that Allo would come with end-to-end-encrypted Incognito Mode feature and wouldn't store messages indefinitely.

Sep 23, 2016

Edward Snowden and his supporters make case for pardon

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and his supporters made their case for the American whistleblower to be pardoned. Snowden, who lives in Moscow, appeared via video link at a news conference in New York to say he doesnt regret his decision. Supporters of Snowden are calling for his pardon arguing that he performed a public service by uncovering excessive electronic surveillance by the United States intelligence agency.

Sep 16, 2016