Researchers find a member of Symantec's partner program was offering bogus tech support and overpriced software to web users
January 21, 2016
Dridex Trojan Evolves To Continue Banking System Spree
Dridex redeveloped by its gang, as it continues to loot bank accounts around the world, IBM researchers warn
Irish Lottery Hit By DDoS Attack
Customers left unable to buy tickets for two hours following attack from unknown criminals
Virgin Media Restructure Threatens 900 UK Jobs
Virgin Media confirms a consultation on proposed job cuts is taking place, but says reorganisation will allow it to focus on expansion
MariaDB Gets £6.35m Funding, Appoints New CEO, CTO
Open source database MariaDB gets more funding from Intel and others as it seeks to expand
Data Breach And Reliability Issues Cause TalkTalk Customers To Leave
Figures from Kantar suggest recent events at TalkTalk have had an impact on customer retention and acquisition in the communications market
BBC Micro Bit Delayed Again
Pocket-sized computer hopes to teach schoolchildren coding skills
Sendachi Is The Latest Company Gearing Up To Sell You DevOps
New starter Sendachi launches with $30m funding, ready to train large enterprises in the way of agile working and DevOps
EU Regulators Keen To Restrict US Data Transfers
Europe plays hardball with America as the two side rush to agree new data transfer deal, before deadline
Foxconn Makes £3.7bn Bid For Sharp – Reports
£3.7bn offer would see iPhone maker gain control of Apple’s current display manufacturer
One In Seven Brits Now Own A Wearable
Apple Watch spurs on 118 percent growth in wearable sales during 2015 as sales reached three million in the UK
Nest Thermostats Accused Of Leaking Information
Researchers say thermostats leaked unencrypted user information over unsecured Wi-Fi, but Nest disagrees
Aliyun Drops $1bn On AliCloud Big Data Push With Nvidia
AliCloud to launch big data platform with 1,000 developers over the next three years
ASA Proposes New Rules To Stop ‘Misleading’ Broadband Advertising
ASA says broadband consumers find current adverts misleading and confusing, and suggests most would break new rules to be introduced at end of May
Top Tips For Using Social Media Analysis To Plan Better Marketing Campaigns
Social media analytics firm, Crimson Hexagon, explains how marketing agencies can use social media data to back up their campaign ideas