Articles by Jason Murdock

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What is Appleby? A guide to the hacked offshore firm used by the rich and powerful

Appleby's long list of clients, while not named publicly, include banks, corporations, FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies and "high net worth individuals".

Oct 25, 2017

Panama Papers HSBC

What is the 'IoT Reaper' botnet and how can I stay safe? Everything you need to know

The botnet has now been christened "Reaper" and is said to be expanding at a rapid pace, using unpatched vulnerabilities to infect millions of devices.

Oct 24, 2017

Another global hack? 'BadRabbit' ransomware infects computers across Europe

According to Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, the virus now spreading is dubbed "BadRabbit" and is a form of ransomware that locks down machines and demands bitcoin.

Oct 24, 2017

Russia Ukraine Bitcoin

Need some extra cash? Watch out for this online sales scam targeting UK jobseekers

Any applicants would be informed they would be selling goods, such as cars or machinery, via online marketplaces – think eBay and Gumtree – on behalf of a fake firm.

Oct 24, 2017

Unemployment

'Intelligent' nanoparticle breakthrough hailed as revolutionary for cancer treatment

The microscopic particles can reportedly heat up enough to destroy targeted cells yet also reduce the temperature before they get hot enough to harm healthy tissue.

Oct 24, 2017

Cancer

Rogue password-stealing Android apps on Google Play could hijack your bitcoins

Experts from ESET, a Slovakian antivirus company, said this week (23 October) that both Google and the real Poloniex crypto exchange have been notified.

Oct 23, 2017

Google Android

UK gambling website crackdown: 450 online sites ordered to stop ads targeting children

It ordered the digital services to "amend or remove" advertising which would be considered appealing to children – including those displayed on paid and free-to-play games online.

Oct 23, 2017

Anonymous hacks Spanish government websites in 'Free Catalonia' cyber campaign

The Anonymous group is known to use distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyberattacks in order to overwhelm website servers with traffic and force them offline.

Oct 23, 2017

Anonymous

Fancy Bear returns: Russian hackers target US cyber conference with booby-trapped file

The two-page file, lifted from the conference's website, was created on 4 October and researchers from Cisco Talos said attacks peaked three days later.

Oct 23, 2017

Would you fly in a self-driving plane? Boeing digs deep on autonomous investments

The team-up will draw on multiple investments of late to design and develop self-driving planes that can take off, navigate and land without the need for a pilot.

Oct 20, 2017

Julian Assange hits back after CIA director likens WikiLeaks to Isis and Hezbollah

Pompeo said "the world has moved" and pledged that the CIA will now refine how it works to combat "non-state threats" and "state intelligence adversaries."

Oct 20, 2017

WikiLeaks Julian Assange Isis Al-Qaeda

This new botnet could take down the internet - and it's rapidly spreading across the world

Research suggested that the new botnet is evolving at a rapid pace, and could soon be weaponised to launch cyberattacks in the same fashion as "Mirai" last year.

Oct 20, 2017

Smart suburb or data-hungry dystopia? Google's Alphabet to design city of the future

The city will incorporate new technological advancements – from WiFi to self-driving cars – and aims to become a hub for start-ups, business and academic centres.

Oct 19, 2017

Google

Hacked personal details of millions of Malaysian citizens allegedly for sale online

Malaysian technology website Lowyat reported that the files were offered for sale by an unknown user of its forums.

Oct 19, 2017

Bitcoin

$Domino\'s GPS tracking customers$

Spam on the menu at Domino's as hackers fry suppliers' computer system

Don Meij insisted that the firm does not store credit card information on its systems and stressed: "No financial data was accessed in this incident."

Oct 19, 2017

'Nearly every citizen' in South Africa at risk after 60 million records leak online

The leaked records contained citizen ID numbers, names, genders, martial statuses, home ownership information, employment details and income data.

Oct 19, 2017

More than 30 million South African identities exposed online in massive 27GB data breach

The 27GB-sized cache was titled "MasterDeeds" and contained millions of records. The leaked records reportedly date back to the late 1990s.

Oct 18, 2017

South Africa

John Lewis pulls children's smartwatch 'vulnerable to hackers' from its shelves

Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) released a report this week detailing the issues after testing a number of the devices: the Gator 2, Tinitell, Viksfjord and Xplora.

Oct 18, 2017

What Is Fentanyl, The Opioid Drug 50 Times Stronger Than Heroin?

Chinese drug kingpins indicted for selling deadly fentanyl packages to Americans online

Police intercepted packages mailed from Yan's internet-based pharmaceutical companies which contained "multiple kilograms" of suspected fentanyl.

Oct 18, 2017

Could North Korea be framed for global cyberattacks?

According to reports, the hermit kingdom's hacking unit has swelled to 6,000-people strong - conducting operations even as the country's internet remains weak.

Oct 18, 2017

North Korea

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