October 04, 2019

Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency

"You misguidedly tried to help your son" by moving his cryptocurrency, but it "didn't help him at all," a judge said.

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May 02, 2017

News in brief: China plans its own Wikipedia; social media firms face huge fines; TalkTalk duo plead guilty

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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March 20, 2017

ISP customer data breach could turn into supercharged tech support scams

The concept of helping people via a support line has been poisoned by scammers using leaked customer data to target victims

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March 14, 2017

Questions linger after ISP blocks TeamViewer over fraud fears

Data stolen from an ISP after a breach has led to its customers being targeted by scammers - but blocking a widely used tool is not a way to improve security

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March 09, 2017

Are you customer of a firm that’s been breached? Look out for more attacks

Customers of the UK telecoms provider TalkTalk have found themselves targeted by scammers - and the advice applies to other firms too

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December 13, 2016

News in brief: fowl play; Google moves into Cuba; teen hacker sentenced

Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

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December 02, 2016

News in brief: meals on robot wheels; Mirai blamed for new attacks; police bypass iPhone encryption

Your daily round-up of what else is in the news

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June 21, 2016

CEOs should be fined for firms’ security failings, suggests report

A UK parliamentary report suggests that "plain vanilla" vulnerabilities like SQL injection could factor in to slashed pay.

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December 09, 2015

Campaign targets youngest cybercrooks

The average age of suspected cyber offenders has dropped from 24 to 17 over the past year, the NCA says.

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