BUSINESS

Under India's Aadhaar system, every citizen receives a 12-digit number, similar to Social Security Numbers in the US, and has his/her biometric data collected by the government.

Spending through November and December in the UK is set to fall 0.1% compared to a year earlier, a report from Visa and IHS Markit says.

From Amaq hacks to Anonymous and Russian troll farms - here are the biggest cybersecurity news stories of the week, as chosen by the IBTimes UK technology desk.

The Pentagon accidentally left exposed three "publicly downloadable" databases, one of which contained nearly 1.8 billion of social media data.

Amazon has pledged to release a security patch after a team of cybersecurity researchers showed its delivery service, which lets couriers inside homes, could be hacked.

Vishal Marria is CEO of Quantexa.

Ferrari F2001 won 19 of the 20 races it entered, as the Italian team clinched both drivers' and constructors' titles.

New dark web markets that have recently cropped up appear to be run by inexperienced hackers, leaving the sites vulnerable.

Former president of Italy's National Olympic Committee says the Azzurri's absence at next summer's event would be keenly felt in many parts of the Italian society.

The pontiff's car has a white paint job with gold racing stripes running from the hood to the back of the two-seater.

Executives of the Japanese automaker are returning a part of their salaries to show remorse over illegal vehicle inspections.

"Interestingly, the malware is specifically instructed not to gather any data from vk.com, Russia's largest social media platform," Bitdefender noted.

The process of 're-imagining' Singapore's interbank RTGS system using blockchain involved R3 Corda, JP Morgan Quorum and Hyperledger Fabric.

Poll suggests Modi is more popular than ever, with seven out of 10 Indians saying they hold a "very favourable" view of the prime minister.

Carillion issued a profit warning last July when it saw its market cap plunge from £1bn to just over £250m.

The historic data breach occurred in October when over 46 million Malaysians' records were put up for sale on the dark web.

Bram Cohen explains how proofs of space and time can solve the sort of ASIC centralisation you find in Bitcoin.

WorldRemit and Arsenal partner to use the power of football to find a better way to connect communities.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation also exposed information regarding stock files and production services via unsecured cloud servers.

Zurich is the only European city in the top five, while London is ranked sixth despite its costly accomodation.

Three years of growth have come to a stuttering halt as events in 2017 dented the confidence of marketing bosses.

Barclays predicts adoption of new technologies like AI would lead to the creation of 101,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector over the next decade.

New survey reveals some of the most unusual places Brits take a peek at their office emails.

The tZERO sale will begin on December 18, 2017 using the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (or SAFT).

After a careful analysis of the situation, the Parity confirmed that it was first made aware about the potential dangers of a coding vulnerability months before the incident.

German industrial conglomerate says it's moving focus away from fossil fuels division.

Cycling UK wants the blame of a crash involving self-driving cars to lay with the software engineer and manufacturer.

US automaker in global recall following concerns over fuel tanks fitted in the vehicles.

Engineering firm says its designated boss, whose appointment was announced in September, won't get the job anymore.