Florida Town Pays $600,000 to Ransomware Hackers
Hacking has paid off for the criminals who held the computer systems of a small Florida town hostage. Riviera Beach, a Palm
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5 Things We Learned from BBC Interview with Facebook’s Nick Clegg
Today, Nick Clegg, Facebook's Vice-President of Global Affairs and Communications, sat down for an interview on BBC radio,
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The UK’s Internet ‘Porn Block’ Delayed Indefinitely
The UK's controversial porn block has been delayed indefinitely after repeated delays which started in 2018. The policy,
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Russia Taunts US with Threat of Cyber War
The United States is allegedly hacking Russia's electric power grid. It's a digital shot across the bow designed to warn
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Cyber Attacks Cost US Businesses $654 Billion in 2018
Online security hasn't been a big priority for US businesses, as a new report found that cyber attacks cost them upwards of
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Russia Bans 9 VPNs, But Not Kaspersky
Russia’s regulations agency Roscomnadzor has told the country's top VPN providers to link their servers to the
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Chrome Restricts Ad-Blockers: What This Means For You
Google Chrome may be one of the most popular browsers out there, but it has provoked plenty of ire recently in the way that
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US Immigration Now Asks For Your Social Media Details
People wishing to travel to the US are now being asked to provide their social media details on visa applications, as well
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Microsoft Drops Password Renewal Requests
If you're fed up with being pestered every month to change your password, just as you've memorized your last one, then we
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Major Dating App Data Leak Exposes 42 Million User Records
A large number of dating app users could be at risk for having their personal information stolen, as a security expert found
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The Facial Recognition Fightback
In the space of two weeks, there have been three landmark incidents in the use of facial recognition in the US and the UK.
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Airbnb Users Targeted in Latest Scam
Booking a weekend away? You might want to double check exactly who your booking is going through, especially if you're using
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US Declares National Emergency Over Huawei Security Concerns
Tensions between the US and Chinese-based tech giant Huawei aren't getting better any time soon, as the Trump administration
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Millions Of Cisco Routers Around the World Have One Big Security Flaw
Security researchers have discovered two big new vulnerabilities in popular Cisco routers which are used by hundreds of
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What Needs to Change to Restore Trust in Tech
With constant news stories about tech companies breaking the law, or acting in morally dubious ways, Tech.co spoke to Ali
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Don’t Try To Download Avengers: Endgame – It’s A Scam
Avengers: Endgame took in a billion dollars in the five days after it opened, destroying box office records. It's the
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Facebook Dating to Expand with Secret Crush Feature – Should You Trust It?
Facebook's developers conference, F8, is currently underway, and one of the latest bits of info to drop is that the company
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Facebook Sets Aside $3bn for FTC Privacy Fine
Facebook has released its latest financial report, which shows a healthy $15bn profit, as well as the allocation of $3bn to
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Watch Out for this Fake Airlines Scam Email
Web users are being warned to watch out for a new type of phishing email scam doing the rounds, this time, impersonating an a
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Hackers Could View Outlook.com Accounts for Months
Microsoft's Outlook.com email service was compromised earlier this year, the software company has recently revealed. As a
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ExpressVPN Announces New Features for Apps
Today, ExpressVPN announced that it had updated its popular Android, iOS and Windows VPN apps with a selection of new feature
