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BlackBerry announces security tools to thwart hacks by quantum computers
While the looming era of quantum computing promises massive increases in processing power, it has also sparked fears that it…
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China reportedly hacked Supermicro servers used by Apple and Amazon
A bombshell Bloomberg report today suggests that the Chinese government has been hacking American companies in a fairly astonishing manner:…
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Google’s cyber unit Jigsaw introduces Intra, a new security app dedicated to busting censorship
Jigsaw, the division owned by Google parent Alphabet, has revealed Intra, a new app aimed at protecting users from state-sponsored…
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Europe is drawing fresh battle lines around the ethics of big data
It’s been just over four months since Europe’s tough new privacy framework came into force. You might believe that little…
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Facebook finds ‘no evidence’ hackers accessed connected apps
Facebook has said it’s found “no evidence” that third-party apps were affected by the data breach it revealed last week.…
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Facebook breach hit up to 5M EU users, and it faces up to $1.63B in fines
Less than 10 percent of the 50 million users attacked in Facebook’s recent breach lived in the European Union, tweeted…
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Until data is misused, Facebook’s breach will be forgotten
We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the…
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What Instagram users need to know about Facebook’s security breach
Even if you never log into Facebook itself these days, the other apps and services you use might be impacted…
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Everything you need to know about Facebook’s data breach affecting 50M users
Facebook is cleaning up after a major security incident exposed the account data of millions of users. What’s already been…
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Facebook reveals data breach affecting nearly 50 million accounts
Facebook said on Friday that hackers had discovered a security flaw that allowed them to take over up to 50…
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