Articles by Jason Murdock

Jason Murdock

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US Army

Defence contractor guilty of planting 'logic bomb' in US Army computer network

Mittesh Das, 48, planted destructive code into an army computer programme.

Sep 22, 2017

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to slash 10% of global workforce, putting 5,000 out of a job

Company is reportedly seeking to make $1.5bn in savings over the next 3 years.

Sep 22, 2017

MacBook

Hackers are remotely locking Apple devices and demanding bitcoin payments

Apple iCloud appears has been used to force activate the 'Find My Device' option.

Sep 22, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission

US SEC reveals it was hacked in 2016, says leaked data likely used for insider trading

Company data from its 'Edgar' system used for 'illicit gain' through trades.

Sep 21, 2017

Rogue reseller: Chinese national pleads guilty to hatching $100m Microsoft piracy scheme

Orland Liu, 37, admitted to playing a key role in the reselling of counterfeit software.

Sep 21, 2017

computer typing

Are you being watched? FinFisher government spy tool found hiding as WhatsApp and Skype

Malware used by intelligence agencies spotted in 7 countries, experts said.

Sep 21, 2017

Twitter to be interrogated by US intelligence committee probing Russian election meddling

Investigators will ask how social media platform was exploited by bot accounts.

Sep 21, 2017

Hacking hands

Iran's hackers exposed: 'APT33' group, tied to destructive malware, seeks military secrets

Cybersecurity firm FireEye said the hackers use 'recruitment lures' for cyber espionage.

Sep 20, 2017

South Korea Saudi Arabia

WhatsApp fined €3m over data sharing

WhatsApp rejects British government demand for 'backdoor' access to encryped messages

The news comes as UK PM appeals for technology firms to help combat terrorism.

Sep 20, 2017

Theresa May Facebook Google Twitter

Corrupt Barclays banker helped gang launder £16m for Eastern European cybercriminals

NCA officers seized a hand-written "step-by-step guide to money laundering".

Sep 20, 2017

Security camera

Hackers could open your front door using infrared light in home security cameras

The technique – dubbed 'aIR-Jumper' – can steal passwords and Pin codes.

Sep 20, 2017

Android applications

Android antivirus app with up to 50 million downloads covertly hijacked users' data

DU Antivirus Security failed to protect its users' information, said Check Point.

Sep 19, 2017

ransomware

Hackers are now using 'rotating' ransomware that could infect your computer twice

Booby-trapped links were spotted serving up malware that could lock down your files.

Sep 19, 2017

Julian Assange

WikiLeaks releases 'Spy Files: Russia' detailing shadowy mass surveillance programme

'Spy Files: Russia' includes documents from inside Russian IT company Peter-Service.

Sep 19, 2017

WikiLeaks Julian Assange

dark web gun

'Premier league of arms dealers': Pair jailed for using dark web to supply UK gangsters

Khan used the identity 'cheeko412' on the dark web to buy guns and ammo.

Sep 18, 2017

Bitcoin

What's happening to bitcoin in China? Markets close as Beijing plans total trading ban

BTC China, Huobi and OKCoin shut as authorities mull over "comprehensive" crackdown.

Sep 18, 2017

Computer code

CCleaner software hacked to spread 'backdoor' malware to more than 2 million people

Researchers from Cisco Talos found malware was hidden for a month.

Sep 18, 2017

China hacking

Did China hack Holyrood? 'Senior sources' in Scottish parliament link Beijing to cyberattack

The Scottish parliament computers were targeted by 'external sources' in August 2017.

Sep 18, 2017

Trump playing golf

'You're a child': Twitter reacts as Trump shares clip of him hitting Clinton with a golf ball

The US president whips up controversy following anti-Clinton retweet.

Sep 17, 2017

Donald Trump North Korea

'North Korea will be destroyed' unless it gives up nuclear weapons, Trump advisers warn

US ambassador Nikki Haley said North Korea was starting to 'feel the pinch.'

Sep 17, 2017

North Korea Donald Trump South Korea

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