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Police Federation Confirms Ransomware Breach

Association of police officers in England and Wales confirms it is the latest to suffer ransomware attack

Facebook Stored Millions Of Passwords Unprotected

Three Warns Huawei Ban Will Delay 5G Deployment

Olso To Wireless Charge Electric Taxi Fleet

Government Inquiry Into AI Algorithm Bias

Worried that AI may discriminate on race or gender? Government orders inquiry despite ongoing use in policing

BT Calls For Open Access To Street Furniture For Better Coverage

Want better coverage for 4G and 5G? BT says councils need to stop restricting access to lamp posts

Firefox 66 Seeks To Reduce Web’s Most Annoying Features

Hate video or audio clips automatically playing content in a web page? Firefox 66 aims to sooth online annoyances

Aluminium Maker Hydro Goes Old School After Ransomware Attack

Huge Norwegian aluminium producer switches to ‘manual operations’ after damaging ransomware attack

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Google Stung By 1.49bn Euro Fine Over Advertising Practices

Third EU fine in two years for Google as European Commission rules its advertising service broke antitrust rules

New Mirai Variant Targets Enterprise Networks

Researchers warn businesses to be vigilant as notorious IoT botnet looks to take over enterprise devices

Germany Launches 5G Auction Amidst Huawei Row

Multi-billion-euro auction goes ahead in spite of a legal challenge by operators over service requirements and US pressure to ban Chinese equipment vendors from next-generation networks

Start-Up OneWeb Seals Funding For Massive Broadband Satellite Launch

OneWeb has now raised some £2.6bn toward its plans for a global satellite-based broadband network, with a major launch campaign set for later this year

Microsoft Extends Windows Defender Application Guard To Chrome, Firefox

Third-party browsers now compatible with Microsoft’s secure browsing system – but sandboxed sessions still run in Edge

German States Approve Criminal Law Targeting Dark Web Infrastructure

The proposal would hand prison sentences to those whose dark web platforms are used for criminal purposes

Apple Fires Back At Spotify Antitrust Complaint

Spotify accused of trying to side-step App store rules, as Apple lambasts the service for its complaint

Huawei Enters Not Guilty Plea Against US Charges

Chinese firm responds in New York courtroom to US indictments of Iranian sanction busting and bank fraud

Facebook Hit By More Senior Resignations

Mark Zuckerberg’s right hand man steps down amid plans to unite WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook

Mozilla Releases Free File Transfer Service, Firefox Send

Mozilla gives ability for users to send encrypted files up to 2.5Gb in size with launch of Firefox Send

German States Approve Criminal Law Targeting Dark Web Infrastructure

The proposal would hand prison sentences to those whose dark web platforms are used for criminal purposes

Poll: UK Critical Infrastructure Attack ‘Likely This Year’

Infosecurity Europe poll highlights growing unease about risks to UK infrastructure as physical and online security issues converge

Researchers Hack Third-Party Car Alarms To Take Control Of Vehicles

Simple trick could have allowed attackers to take over an account, enabling vehicles to be stolen or even hijacked while driving

Dell Impresses After Return To Public Scrutiny

Revenue rises 9 percent, as the PC and services giant returns to public market after six year absence