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Researchers win Internet Defense Prize for C++ detection tool
Corvette hacked with a text message
Cybercriminals and traders charged with $100m ‘newswire fraud’
Facebook data security loophole ‘needs to be fixed’
Internet Defense Prize goes to researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology for designing a tool that detects a new class of C++ vulnerabilities.
Karl Thomas • 13 Aug 2015 • 1 min. read
Researchers have hacked into a Corvette with a simple text message, taking control over its brakes.
Karl Thomas • 12 Aug 2015 • 2 min. read
An international team of hackers and traders who benefited from illegal pre-publication access to company finance updates have been charged with fraud.
Karl Thomas • 12 Aug 2015 • 1 min. read
A data security loophole discovered in Facebook needs to be fixed, according to a software engineer.
Karl Thomas • 11 Aug 2015 • 2 min. read
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5 child geniuses destined for a career in cybersecurity
There is a huge shortage of skilled professionals in cybersecurity. We take a look at five young geniuses who may be the future of the industry.
Karl Thomas • 11 Aug 2015 • 4 min. read
Glasses that ‘block’ facial recognition technology to launch in 2016
Glasses that are capable of blocking facial recognition technology are to go on sale in Japan next year.
Karl Thomas • 10 Aug 2015 • 1 min. read
ICO investigating major data breach at Carphone Warehouse in the UK
The Information Commissioner's Office is “making enquiries” into a major data breach at Carphone Warehouse in the UK.
Universal remote can ‘hack into any car’
A hacker has developed a device that is capable of hacking into most modern cars by bypassing the rolling code security system.
Karl Thomas • 07 Aug 2015 • 2 min. read
Wordpress releases latest update with 4.2.4
Wordpress has announced its latest update, urging all users to download version 4.2.4 immediately.
Karl Thomas • 06 Aug 2015 • 1 min. read