What does the general election victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservatives mean for the technology sector? Silicon UK takes a quick look
Programming Shortcuts ‘Lead To Security Risks’
New research highlights vulnerability risk of using potentially insecure code snippets posted on social media outlets such as Stack Overflow
EU Antitrust Watchdog Looks To Sanction Chip Giant Broadcom
Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager set to deploy rarely used powers against Broadcom as EU steps up action against US tech giants
Police Auction £240,000 Of TalkTalk Hacker’s Cryptocurrency
Police sell off cryptocurrency seized from TalkTalk hacker Elliott Gunton, in a case that is the first of its kind for a UK police force
Government Announces £5bn Investment Into ‘Gigabit-Capable’ Networks
Funding promise comes as government seeks full coverage of the UK by fibre, 5G and other ‘gigabit-capable’ networks by 2025
Researchers Crack PDF Encryption
Two variants of ‘PDFex’ attack could allow PDF documents to be modified so that their contents are automatically exfiltrated to an attacker
‘Less Than One-Third’ Of Companies Fully GDPR-Compliant
Capgemini finds firms struggle with legacy IT systems, complex requirements and mounting costs to bring themselves into line with strict data protection rules
Mac Malware Pretends To Be Share-Trading App
Newly discovered Mac malware includes copy of real share-trading app, but also steals data and carries out other malicious functions in the background
Targeted Cyber-Attacks Hit Transportation Firms
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 finds previously unknown tools used in attacks on transportation and shipping firms in Kuwait
Google Changes Terms For Virtual Assistant Transcripts
Company to require users to reconfirm if they want to allow humans to listen to Assistant recordings, following privacy row