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Lees meerApple says it hasn't been breached, but is facing a ransom demand, payable in cryptocurrency ... or iTunes gift cards
Lees meerAccording to a report from Motherboard, a group of hackers calling themselves “Turkish Crime Family” is threatening to remotely erase devices belonging to hundreds of millions of Apple customers. They will do this on April 7, they say, if Apple does…
Lees meerCase again raises the issue of how organisations can protect themselves against rogue employees
Lees meerWatch out for attacks that start with social engineering and sending convincing-looking emails targeted at companies
Lees meerIs this defendant protected by the Fifth Amendment over revealing his password? Campaigners think he is - and predict that the case might go to the Supreme Court
Lees meerFlying to the US or the UK? We've got some tips on how to pack your devices and secure your data if you're flying out of one of the airports or on a carrier named in the bans
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Lees meer'Up to 15%' of Twitter accounts are bots posting spam, propaganda and fake news and driving away advertisers and investors - but social media firms are fighting back
Lees meerOpponents warn of the potential for 'an internet riddled with memory holes'
Lees meerThe attacks on a Samsung Galaxy S5 and a Fitbit are proof of concept, but they make an important point: analog devices are also vulnerable
Lees meerThe latest version of a circuit-frying USB stick that can now also disable Macs is a reminder to be careful about what you plug into your devices
Lees meerA lot of people say you shouldn’t write headlines that contain questions. Either you already know the answer, in which case you might as well say it outright, or you don’t, which means that your article isn’t going to help your readers figure it out…
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Lees meerWhat's the state of play on malware for the Mac platform? We checked in with Sophos Labs for an update
Lees meerHardly anyone follows all the best-practice advice for online security, it seems - so here are some tips to help keep you safe
Lees meerClaims of DNS spoofing between a Russian bank and a Trump server add 'fake traffic' to the lexicon of obfuscation
Lees meer'I am a bit uncomfortable about being watched in such places', as one user of the public facilities in Beijing's Tiantin Park noted, is probably the understatement of the week
Lees meerGoogle says it will always 'push back' when asked for 'excessively broad requests for data'
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Lees meerThe concept of helping people via a support line has been poisoned by scammers using leaked customer data to target victims
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