August 11, 2017

‘You could see why someone might want to hack DNA’

Researchers pull off a proof of concept experiment to encode malware in DNA - and this should be 'a wake-up call to make sure it can't become a practical reality'

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August 10, 2017

Debian move marks beginning of the end for TLS 1.0 and 1.1

TLS 1.20 fixes a vulnerability so now's the time to check that the software you use and the software you manage supports it

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August 08, 2017

How do you feel about getting on a plane with no pilot?

We're already getting used to the notion of autonomous cars, but are we ready for autonomous aircraft?

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August 03, 2017

Fired employee caught by keylogger wins case

Spyware isn't the preserve of foreign militaries and script kiddies

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July 27, 2017

Start-up accused of undermining popular open-source tools

San Francisco company Kite 'wants to do better' after users object to its changes to Minimap for Atom

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July 24, 2017

Yakkety Yak won’t come back: Linux users, it’s time to upgrade Ubuntu

Canonical's announcement of the end of support for Yakkety Yak is a good reminder that it's worth keeping an eye on your other devices to make sure they're up to date, too

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July 21, 2017

Global police swoop shutters Hansa and AlphaBay dark web markets

Two key marketplaces for illegal drugs go dark as it's revealed that Dutch police secretly ran Hansa for a month during its investigation

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July 20, 2017

Facebook has got your number – even if it’s not your number

Make sure you check which phone number you have associated with your Facebook account - if it's assigned to someone else, they could take over your profile

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July 19, 2017

Myspace bug left old accounts vulnerable to attack

Myspace is still there, and so's your old account

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