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Ministry of Defence Investigates Emails Sent To Russian Ally
Ministry of Defence investigates after 'small number' of emails sent to Russian ally Mali instead of US military due to typing errors
DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case
Serious allegation of misconduct made against Google by US Department of Justice, in its antitrust case against the firm
Twitter Says No Evidence Data Leak Originated From Its Servers
Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists
FBI Investigates After Internal Server Sent Fake Emails
Investigation begins after internal server at the FBI sends thousands of fake email messages warning of possible cyberattack
Bill Gates Advised To End Emails With Female Staffer, WSJ Alleges
Microsoft executives advised Bill Gates to end email correspondence with a female employee in 2008 when he chairman of the board, the WSJ alleges
Japanese Officials Resist Ban On Fax Machines
Victory for legacy tech, as pushback by Japanese officials against ban on fax machines overturns a mass switch to email systems
Zoom To Deploy Email Service, Calendar App
Microsoft and Google watch out? Zoom is developing an email service to be launched next year, coupled with a calendar app
Apple Email Flaw Exposed iPhones To Hacking
A flaw in Apple's Mail app found on iPhones and iPad, has left devices susceptible to sophisticated attacks for years, ZecOps warns
Digital Pollution: Cleaning Your Digital Footprint
As businesses strive to reduce their emissions, their digital services and processes are often forgotten. Taking a comprehensive approach to digital emissions is now a priority. 2020 will see a shift in how digital pollution is managed ...
App Developer Calls For Open Revolt Against Apple
Developer of BlueMail publishes open letter calling on fellow app developers to join fight against Apple for allegedly “stealing ideas”
Mozilla Confirms Thunderbird Email Client Move
Thunderbird is go. Thunderbird email client has this week moved to a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
Twitter Admits To Using Emails, Phone Numbers, For Advertising
Sorry folks. Twitter admits to inadvertently using people's email and phone numbers provided for security purposes, for advertising
Yahoo Mail Outage Impacts BT, Sky, TalkTalk Customers
Problems at Yahoo's global emailing service has impacted British customers at Sky, BT and TalkTalk
Human Error Blamed For Visa Data Breach Down Under
Personal information of 317 people applying for Australian visas leaked after email blunder, ABC investigation finds
Email Scammers Reaping Huge Rewards, Study Shows
Email scammers making over $300 million per month in America, US Treasury department warns
Hackers Access Microsoft Email Accounts
The breach occurred at the beginning of this year after attackers compromised a customer support representative's login credentials
Home Office Admits EU Citizen Breach
Government department blames 'administrative error' for disclosure of hundreds of email addresses
Collection 1 Data Breach Exposes 773 Million Email Addresses
One of the largest ever data breaches includes hundreds of millions emails and 21 million passwords
Gloucester Police Fined For Disclosing Victim Details In Bulk Email
An officer failed to activate the 'BCC' function in a bulk email, landing the force a £80,000 penalty
PGP Encrypted Emails At Risk From ‘eFail’ Attacks
Unpatched bugs could allow attackers to decode PGP-encrypted emails - even those that are years old
Google Allows Third-Party Add-ons For Gmail
Gmail opened up for direct integration with business applications across desktop and mobile devices
Windows Trick ‘Can Spread Malware Through Outlook Emails’
The unpatched security vulnerability allows attackers to use a Windows code-sharing feature to trigger malware using formatted Outlook messages
Tales In Tech History: The Fax Machine
Take that Alexander Graham Bell! Faxes are older than the telephone, as the ability to send images over a wire was invented in 1843
Tales In Tech History: ‘I Love You’ Virus
The 'I love you' worm had a devastating impact on computer networks worldwide seventeen years ago
Researcher Finds Super Secure Email Service Nomx ‘Riddled’ With Security Flaws
Researcher Scott Helme was left "horrified" at Nomx' level of security after analysing the device
US House Approves Bill Requiring Warrant To Search Old Emails
Tech companies urged the Senate to back the measure tightening controls on law enforcement email searches
French Workers Can Legally Ignore After Work Emails
Under a law that takes effect this week, companies are obliged to negotiate with staff over out-of-hours emails
Obama Orders Full Review Of Russia Election ‘Hacking’
The review is to examine government-sponsored hacks going back to 2008
Yahoo Mail Bug Squashed By Cyber Security Flaw Bounty Hunter
Yahoo moved to patch the flaw before the bug could cause chaos