Karl Thomas

Independent Correspondent



148 articles by Karl Thomas

Ambiguous new Windows 10 update ‘improves functionality’

Ambiguous new Windows 10 update ‘improves functionality’

Ambiguous new Windows 10 update ‘improves functionality’

The new Windows 10 update doesn’t offer any detail as to what it fixes or improves, leaving many to question why the tech giant has been so vague.

Karl Thomas21 Aug 20152 min. read


Bundestag computer system goes offline

Bundestag computer system goes offline

Bundestag computer system goes offline

The computer system in the Bundestag is now offline, to allow technicians to perform essential maintenance work.

Karl Thomas20 Aug 20151 min. read


Web.com experiences data breach

Web.com experiences data breach

Web.com experiences data breach

Web.com reveals that was the victim of a data breach this month, which affected up to 93,000 of its customers.

Karl Thomas20 Aug 20151 min. read


Privacy

Impact Team releases stolen Ashley Madison data online

Impact Team releases stolen Ashley Madison data online

Privacy

Impact Team releases stolen Ashley Madison data online

The Impact Team have released stolen Ashley Madison data on the dark web, which includes personal information belonging to 37 million users of the website.

Karl Thomas19 Aug 20154 min. read


Cybercrime

Car security vulnerability study finally sees light of day

Car security vulnerability study finally sees light of day

Cybercrime

Car security vulnerability study finally sees light of day

A major security vulnerability study into modern cars has finally been released, two years after it was originally intended to be published.

Karl Thomas19 Aug 20152 min. read


Cybercrime

IRS data breach more severe than originally thought

IRS data breach more severe than originally thought

Cybercrime

IRS data breach more severe than originally thought

IRS admits that the data breach it experienced in May is far bigger than previously thought.

Karl Thomas18 Aug 20151 min. read


Lenovo disables ‘unremovable software’

Lenovo disables ‘unremovable software’

Lenovo disables ‘unremovable software’

Lenovo has announced that LSE,a virtually unremovable software, is no longer being installed on its products.

Karl Thomas17 Aug 20152 min. read


BitTorrent family susceptible to DRDoS attacks

BitTorrent family susceptible to DRDoS attacks

BitTorrent family susceptible to DRDoS attacks

A new study shows that applications belonging to the BitTorrent family are vulnerable to DRDoS attacks.

Karl Thomas17 Aug 20151 min. read


Apple releases major security updates

Apple releases major security updates

Apple releases major security updates

Significant issues evident in Apple products have been patched with a raft of new updates.

Karl Thomas14 Aug 20151 min. read