Robert Scammell
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21 Aug
Google and Mozilla block Kazakhstan internet surveillance
Internet giants Google and Mozilla have taken action to block the Kazakhstan government from intercepting the internet traffic of its citizens in what appeared to be an online surveillance scheme.
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20 Aug
QR code voter ID pilot paves way for future elections
Scanning a QR code may one day be the way in which voters in the UK confirm their identity, following a pilot in Watford, UK.
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20 Aug
Suprema downplays biometric data leak of ‘one million fingerprints’
Suprema, the biometric and security technology provider that had more than one million fingerprint records accessed by researchers last week, has released a statement downplaying the breach.
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15 Aug
ICO “deeply concerned” by King’s Cross facial recognition
The head of the UK’s data regulator Elizabeth Denham has said she is “deeply concerned” by the increasing use of facial recognition in public spaces.
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15 Aug
Virtual reality may help ease severe pain, study shows
Virtual reality may not have lived up to the consumer hype once vested upon it, but a study has provided further evidence that it may be an effective non-pharmacological option to help ease pain in hospital patients.
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15 Aug
Suprema data breach: What GDPR says about biometrics
The Suprema data breach, in which researchers say they discovered that the fingerprints, voice data, facial images, unencrypted usernames and passwords of more than one million people were publicly available, has drawn the condemnation of security experts and data privacy experts.
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14 Aug
Meet ‘Norman’, the cryptominer malware that evades detection
Security experts have uncovered a new strain of cryptomining malware that employs various evasive techniques to avoid detection.
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14 Aug
WhatsApp fingerprint authentication bolsters Android Beta security
WhatsApp has rolled out fingerprint authentication for users on its beta programme for Android.
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13 Aug
Bigger is better when it comes to wind turbines, report finds
Larger and more-cost effective wind turbines have been key drivers in the uptake of wind energy, according to a new report.
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13 Aug
Smartphone app uses AI to detect diseased bananas
A research project has brought together artificial intelligence (AI), satellites, cloud computing and the internet of things (IoT) to help farmers detect diseased bananas using a smartphone app.
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12 Aug
Elon Musk backs presidential hopeful Andrew Yang and his UBI policy
Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has given his backing to Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and reaffirmed his support of universal basic income – a key policy of Yang’s.
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9 Aug
Coding practice flaw exposes banks, governments to large-scale cyberattacks
A security researcher has discovered that certain coding practices make it possible for attackers to compromise F5 Networks’ BIG-IP load balancer, a device popular among banks and governments for distributing traffic across devices.
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8 Aug
AMD lures Google and Twitter with next-gen data centre chip
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) can now count Google and Twitter among its customers for the next generation of its processors used in data centres.
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8 Aug
Government invests £250m in NHS AI Lab to improve patient care
The UK government has said it will allocate £250m for a National Artificial Intelligence Lab for the National Health Service (NHS) to improve patient care.
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7 Aug
Targeted ransomware attacks on the rise as ‘spray and pray’ attacks decline
The overall number of ransomware attacks may be on the decline but attacks have become more targeted in an attempt to siphon bigger ransom payments, according to research by cybersecurity firm Vectra.
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6 Aug
$48bn in shared mobility investments signals robotaxi rise: Report
The shared mobility sector, which includes firms such as Uber and DiDi, has attracted more than $48bn worth of mergers, acquisitions and investments over a three year period, according to data analytics firm GlobalData.
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6 Aug
Monzo PIN breach – a GDPR fine in the making?
Monzo has told some 500,000 of its customers to change their personal identification number (PIN) after the challenger bank incorrectly stored them in its own internal systems.
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5 Aug
Cloudflare drops 8chan as thorny topic of online freedoms returns
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare has terminated the service it provides for far-right imageboard site 8chan in response to it being used to publish the manifesto of the alleged El Paso shooter.
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2 Aug
Magecart web skimming spree: 65,000 payment thefts blocked
The group of malicious hackers behind the British Airways breach made 65,000 unsuccessful attempts to steal shoppers’ payment data in July, according to anti-malware firm Malwarebytes.
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1 Aug
Watch: This ‘cockroach robot’ cannot be squashed
Cockroaches are notoriously difficult to kill.
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1 Aug
Non-gaming firms are overpaying for esports brand sponsorship: Report
Non-gaming firms are likely to be overpaying for esports brand sponsorship deals, according to Sportcal, a sports market intelligence company.
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31 Jul
Full Fact asks Facebook to clarify machine learning fact-checking plans
Fact-checking charity Full Fact has recommended that Facebook be more open about how it intends to use artificial intelligence (AI) to flag fake content on its platform.
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30 Jul
Capital One breach: What was stolen in the mega hack and how?
Financial services firm Capital One has confirmed that it suffered a data breach in which some 106 million customer records were stolen by a hacker.
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29 Jul
Smartphone plant disease detector speeds up crop diagnosis
Researchers have created a portable device that farmers can attach to a smartphone to identify plant diseases while in the field.
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29 Jul
Fake WhatsApp message offering “free internet” is after clicks, not bank details
A fake WhatsApp message offering “1000 GB free internet without WiFI” is trying to harvest users’ clicks to carry out click fraud.
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26 Jul
No More Ransom Project saves ransomware victims $108m, free of charge
An initiative set up by Europol, Netherlands police and McAfee says it has helped more than 200,000 victims of ransomware recover their files for free, saving them a total of $108m in just three years.
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25 Jul
IoT sensors that ‘listen’ for leaks in water pipes trialled in Kent
Vodafone and South East Water have launched a pilot that will see internet of things (IoT) sensors placed on underground mains water pipes to ‘listen’ for water escaping and send immediate alerts in the event of a leak.
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25 Jul
Facebook Ad Library API had “major bugs” during EU elections
A tool built by Facebook to increase the transparency of political adverts placed on its platform contained “12 major bugs” that prevented it from working as intended during May’s EU parliamentary elections, according to research by Mozilla.
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24 Jul
The 10 most popular malware discussed in underground forums
Research carried out by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future has revealed the most popular malware discussed in underground forums, shining a light on what cybercriminals are looking for to carry out their next cyberattack.
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24 Jul
Neuralink security “has to be solid” to avoid brain hacking
Almost anything can be hacked.
