Articles by Jason Murdock

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British local councils used Ripa to conduct mass surveillance on people for over 5 years - report

Chinese police use 'Minority Report' system to spy on citizens' extreme thoughts

Predictive policing and the monitoring of citizens who have "extreme thoughts" are only two of the functions in a Minority Report-style pre-crime system used in China.

Nov 20, 2017

US military's new B-21 stealth bomber has Star Trek-inspired 'invisibility cloak'

US military officials are in the process of building the next generation of highly-secretive stealth bombers which will reportedly boast Star Trek-inspired cloaking technology.

Nov 20, 2017

Star Trek Los Angeles

Rogue hackers and hostile states could 'kill millions' using hijacked cars

Rogue hackers or hostile states could "kill millions" using hijacked cars, and a spike in road deaths is inevitable if manufacturers do not rush to solve cybersecurity issues.

Nov 20, 2017

Doctors warn 'the end is near' for Partridge Family heartthrob David Cassidy

"Partridge Family" star David Cassidy remains in a critical condition in a Florida hospital and sources have reportedly told US media outlet TMZ that the end is near.

Nov 19, 2017

David cassidy

Man arrested with 53 stolen phones at Royal Blood concert

A 22-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of theft after being caught with a haul of 53 mobile phones seemingly hijacked from a rock concert

Nov 19, 2017

Yorkshire Ripper begs to be let out of prison as he tells authorities 'I won't live another year'

Peter Sutcliffe reportedly wants to be sent back to Broadmoor hospital as mounting health issues have left the serial killer convinced that he will be dead by next year.

Nov 19, 2017

Songs of Praise host Aled Jones denies 'inappropriate behaviour' after being taken off air

Welsh singer and TV presenter Aled Jones has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour and has apologised for any "occasionally juvenile" actions on his part.

Nov 19, 2017

British politicians paid handsomely to appear on 'Russian propaganda' TV network

A number of prominent British MPs have defended receiving heft pay checks for speaking appearances on the broadcaster RT, formerly Russia Today.

Nov 19, 2017

Alex Salmond

Harvey Weinstein had 'hitlist' of 91 Hollywood figures aware of sex allegations

A secret "hitlist" who knew about sex allegations was compiled by Weinstein has leaked - including prominent accusers Rose McGowan, Laura Madden and Zelda Perkins.

Nov 19, 2017

Harvey Weinstein Hollywood

Flawless Sabrina dead: Legendary drag queen and trans trailblazer dies aged 79

Drag queen legend and transgender trailblazer Jack Doroshow, better known as Flawless Sabrina, has passed away at the age of 79, leaving a slew of tributes in her wake.

Nov 19, 2017

bitcoin encryption snoopers charter digitalnote

North Korea hacks, Anonymous strikes and Russia trolls: The week in cybersecurity

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.

Nov 18, 2017

Anonymous

Amazon Key Will Allow Delivery People To Enter Your Home

Amazon Key hacked: Tech-savvy couriers could exploit cameras and sneak into homes

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.

Nov 17, 2017

Amazon

Teenager electrocuted to death by iPhone charging cable

A teenage girl from Vietnam has died after being exposed to live wires in a faulty charging cable connected to her iPhone that electrocuted her while she slept.

Nov 17, 2017

IPhone 6

Watch out white nationalists, Twitter is now watching you in the real-world

Twitter has clarified it will take real-world actions into account when deciding if applicants are worthy of the blue tick.

Nov 17, 2017

Twitter

The new Tesla Roadster may be the quickest car in the world

Elon Musk has shocked attendees of a much-anticipated press conference in California with what he claimed will be the quickest car in the world – the Roadster.

Nov 17, 2017

Australian defence minister blames 'hackers' for liked gay porn video on his Twitter account

Australian defence minister Christopher Pyne said that hackers were responsible for breaking into his Twitter account and "liking" a hardcore gay pornography video.

Nov 16, 2017

Ethereum wallet firm was warned about critical bug that left $162m 'frozen in time'

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.

Nov 16, 2017

Ethereum Bitcoin

White nationalists in uproar as Twitter removes blue ticks from 'alt-right' profiles

Changes to Twitter's verification process have left a number of far-right and white nationalist figures – including Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler – without a blue tick.

Nov 16, 2017

Twitter

Cash Converters hacked: Breach of UK database leaks customer passwords, addresses

Cash Converters, a pawnbroker and loan firm, has launched an investigation after suffering a data breach impacting a UK customer database.

Nov 16, 2017

Russian cybercrime mastermind accused of $4bn bitcoin fraud

Greece's Supreme Court on Wednesday (15 November) postponed until December an extradition hearing for Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik.

Nov 15, 2017

Bitcoin

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