In recent years, hackers have become increasingly good at counterfeiting identification and authentication tags. This has led to an increase in cases of identity theft, fraud, security breaches and other concerning privacy or security related incidents.
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An attacker can steal sensitive user data over the phone using smart speakers
In recent years, voice assistants such as Siri, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Cortana have become increasingly popular. People in many countries worldwide communicate with these artificial intelligence (AI) agents on a daily basis, asking them to search for...
Study unveils security vulnerabilities in EEG-based brain-computer interfaces
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are tools that can connect the human brain with an electronic device, typically using electroencephalography (EEG). In recent years, advances in machine learning (ML) have enabled the development of more advanced BCI spellers, devices...
Companies up spending on cybersecurity
Enterprises are spending more on hiring cyber-security staff and employing security-relevant tools, according to this year's PwC Global State of Information Security survey (GSISS)
Apple fixes bug that lets hackers take control of iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac
Apple's latest update fixes a bug that lets hackers take over iPhones, iPads and Macs after showing a picture to users.
Hillary Clinton emails scandal: Will the FBI cost Hillary the election?
Even if you've - with good reason - tapped out of reading about the ongoing US election, it's impossible to miss headlines about Hillary Clinton's emails.
Online attack ‘disrupted Clinton Campaign’s phone-dialling software’
Hillary Clinton's campaign operations were disrupted by a cyber attack on the eve of the US presidential election, it has been claimed.
New strain of ransomware mimics Locky
Security researchers have discovered a new ransomware campaign targeting manufacturing and business service sectors in Western Europe.
LastPass makes multi-device access free for everyone (with more adverts)
Password manager LastPass has extended free multi-device-access to everyone,but at the cost of more adverts.
Hackers steal 130,000 sailors’ details in US Navy breach
A US Navy cyber attack resulted in hackers getting details on 134,386 current and former sailors yesterday.