March 6, 2017
Child porn case dropped to prevent FBI disclosure
US prosecutors have dropped a case against a man accused of using a child porn site because the government refused to divulge how it revealed his identity. The Playpen site was located on the Tor network which is used to anonymise web-browsing…
November 22, 2016
Malware is making ATMs ‘spit cash’
A Russian cybersecurity firm has issued a warning about a spate of remotely coordinated attacks on cash machines. Hacks of banks' centralised systems had made groups of machines issue cash simultaneously, a process known as "touchless jackpotting",…
November 18, 2016
Apple to fix iPhone 6 Plus ‘touch disease’ for a fee
Apple has started offering a service to fix a fault on iPhone 6 Plus phones known as "touch disease". Touchscreens on smartphones that have this problem gradually become unresponsive. The fault was highlighted by gadget sites which said it was…
November 7, 2016
UK halts Facebook’s WhatsApp data dip
Facebook has been told it must not use data gathered from UK members of its WhatsApp messaging app to target ads on its core social network. The country's Information Commissioner said she did not believe the firm had obtained valid consent for the…
November 3, 2016
Drones may soon protect your homes.
A new startup wants to turn drones into guardian angels for our homes. Sunflower Labs, with headquarters in Silicon Valley and Zurich, Switzerland announced a new security system on Thursday that detects possible threats and investigates them with a…
October 16, 2016
Google News launches fact check label
Google has launched a new feature, fact check, which will add a label next to news stories in search results. Fact check will appear with other news organisations in Google News and will, Google says, "shine a light on its efforts to divide fact…
October 11, 2016
Facebook Launches Business Version
Social media giant Facebook has launched a separate version of its network platform aimed at businesses, called Workplace. Facebook hopes the new product will replace businesses' previous internal communications tools, such as intranet and mailbox.…
October 11, 2016
Pokemon Go Might Lengthen Your Life
Forget fitness trackers and fitness apps. Researchers say the augmented reality game Pokemon Go could have added 2.83 million years of life expectancy by simply getting people off the couch to hunt for virtual monsters. The study was done by…
October 11, 2016
Samsung Ends Production of Problem-Plagued Galaxy Note 7
South Korean electronics giant Samsung says it will no longer manufacture its troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after numerous reports around the globe of overheating. The company announced Tuesday it was shutting down production for good in the…
September 23, 2016
Yahoo ‘state’ hackers stole data from 500 million users
Yahoo says "state-sponsored" hackers stole data on about 500 million users in what could be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history. The breach included swathes of personal information, including names and emails, as well as…