Are Starbucks using your laptop?
Starbucks has acknowledged that visitors to one of its branches were unwittingly recruited into a crypto-currency mining operation.
The wi-fi service provided by a branch of the company’s Buenos Aires outlets, who hijacked connected computers to […]
Apple inside your house?
The bug appeared in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 11.2, and could have let criminals unlock internet-connected doors.
Apple said it had now disabled remote HomeKit access for shared users, as a […]
Keyloggers found in HP laptops
For the second time this year, HP has had to create a patch for its laptops, after a security researcher found a driver-level keylogger – and this time, customers might have to check their own […]
World’s First Bitcoin Billionaires
The twin brothers who sued Mark Zuckerberg claiming he stole the idea for Facebook are worth more than $1bn after capitalizing on the astonishing rise in Bitcoin.
An $11m investment in Bitcoin made by Tyler and […]
UK Government Security Breach
The British government has issued a warning about the security risks of using a Russian anti-virus software.
The National Cyber Security Centre is to write to all government departments warning against using the products for systems […]
Apple Rush To Fix Major Password Bug
Apple has said it is working to fix a serious bug within its Mac operating system.
The flaw in MacOS High Sierra – the most recent version – makes it possible to gain entry to the […]
Uber Data Breach!
Uber has given a figure for the number of UK-based riders and drivers affected by its massive mess up: 2.7 million.
The taxi hire firm has been slammed by regulators all over the world for keeping […]
iPhone X Hacked!
On Friday, Vietnamese security firm Bkav released a blog post showing they’d cracked Face ID with a composite mask of 3-D-printed plastic, silicone, makeup, and simple paper cutouts, which in combination tricked an iPhone X […]
The iPhone X’s touchscreen broke!
Apple’s $1,000 iPhone X may have trouble operating that new “Super Retina HD” screen in the winter weather.
This is according to multiple complaints from owners and an admission from the Cupertino idiot-tax operation itself that, […]
Android Security Risk!
Crooks have come up with a strain of Android ransomware that both encrypts user data and locks victims out of compromised devices by changing PINs.
DoubleLocker combines a cunning infection mechanism with two powerful tools for […]