Turla hacking group carried out at least 20 successful cyber-raids around the world using Iranian attack tools, NCSC says
Matthew Broersma
Kolkata Police Shut Down Scam Call Centres
Fraudsters convinced Devon man his computer had been taken over by a Russian criminal involved in trafficking guns, ammunition and hand grenades
Equity Firm Buys UK’s Sophos For £3.1bn
Acquisition of Oxfordshire-based cyber-security firm, which aided NHS during WannaCry attacks, follows fall in value of sterling in wake of 2016 Brexit vote
Italy To Implement Digital Tax From January 2020
Country pushes ahead with 3 percent levy on internet transactions as digital tax negotiations continue on Europe-wide and global level
Developers Reduce Firefox Code Injection Exposure
Mozilla has removed features that exposed the browser to code injection attacks via its about: pages and JavaScript’s ‘dangerous’ eval() function
Financial Firms Quit Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project
As Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe and Mercado Pago exit the project Libra is left without the backing of a major financial company
Researchers Develop Autonomous Drone For Wind Farm Inspections
New technology reduces need to ferry human technicians out to offshore wind farms, potentially resulting in significant cost savings for renewable energy industry
Vodafone Bug Lands Users With Huge Roaming Charges
Users outside the UK left unable to make calls or use data after ‘technical error’ lands them with bills into the hundreds and thousands of pounds
Windows 10 Preview Build Adds Security, Smartphone Features
Users can now log into Safe Mode with a PIN, Your Phone features roll out to newer Samsung devices and Windows Subsystem for Linux gets bug fixes
Programmer Hacks Ransomware Crooks, Releases Decryption Keys
German developer releases thousands of decryption keys for Muhstik ransomware after being forced to pay out £600 to decrypt his files