Articles by Jason Murdock

Jason Murdock

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South London incident

'Chemical incident' in South London leaves locals vomiting following mysterious smell

Police investigate occurrence as locals rushed to hospital.

Sep 17, 2017

British Airways flight surrounded by police at Paris airport after 'direct security threat'

Armed officers and firefighters reportedly surrounded as passengers were evacuated.

Sep 17, 2017

Facebook and Google have become 'surveillance states' and risk regulation, investor warns

Ex Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya had tough words for his former employer.

Sep 15, 2017

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Google Chrome

Google has announced some big changes are coming to autoplay video in Chrome

Google wants to "reduce the annoyance factor" of autoplaying video.

Sep 15, 2017

computer typing

British hacker who caused $600,000 of damage to US military networks is sentenced

25-year-old Sean Caffrey stole usernames and passwords from the US DoD.

Sep 15, 2017

Fitbit tracks inaccurate heart rates

Fitbit hack: Wearable firm pushing out security updates following cybersecurity warnings

University team able to access personal data and create false activity records.

Sep 15, 2017

Google axed massive Android adfraud botnet Chamois from Play Store

'ExpensiveWall' malware is the latest Android security threat - and you may be infected

Android malware with millions of downloads was found on the Google Play Store.

Sep 14, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg

Will Mark Zuckerberg testify before US Congress on alleged Russian election meddling?

US congressman Adam Schiff would "love" Facebook and Twitter to give evidence.

Sep 14, 2017

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John McAfee

John McAfee slams Jamie Dimon's Bitcoin 'a fraud' tirade

Cybersecurity pioneer believes bitcoin will spike to a value of $500,000 by 2020

Sep 14, 2017

Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Lab ban: What we know so far about the US government's antivirus crackdown

Kaspersky Lab software must be removed from all federal systems within 90 days.

Sep 14, 2017

US Customs and Border Protection

US government sued over 'unconstitutional' border searches of phones and laptops

ACLU and EFF representing 11 defendants in lawsuit over electronic searches.

Sep 13, 2017

China cyberespionage

China will force internet companies to log cyberattacks on new national database

Companies that fail to report cybersecurity infomation will be fined.

Sep 13, 2017

Eugene Kaspersky

In America, Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky Lab is not going down without a fight

Russian cyber firm Kaspersky Lab struck a defiant tone in expansion pledge.

Sep 13, 2017

Jamie Dimon

Bitcoin is a 'fraud' only useful for drug dealers and North Korea, says JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon

Dimon's tirade against bitcoin comes as JPMorgan invests in blockchain tech.

Sep 13, 2017

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Smartphone

What is BlueBorne? Billions of phones, laptops and TVs at risk of silent Bluetooth hack

Silent attacks are invisible to traditional security controls, and can spread without clicks.

Sep 12, 2017

Free WiFi sign

Why hotel WiFi connections are a hacker's dream come true - explained

Risks of insecure connections revealed by industry experts.

Sep 12, 2017

England football team

FA bulks up cybersecurity ahead of World Cup 2018 amid fears of Russian hacking

Players warned about the dangers of WiFi connections and social media.

Sep 12, 2017

How to sue Equifax: This chatbot app wants to help you fight back after major cyberattack

The bot – dubbed 'DoNotPay' – helps victims file small claims court complaints.

Sep 12, 2017

NHS Doctor Surgeon

NHS wants to let you access medical records via a smartphone app

What is the new NHS smartphone application? Here's what we know so far.

Sep 11, 2017

Eugene Kaspersky

America vs Kaspersky Lab: US retailer Best Buy pulls antivirus software from shelves

Kaspersky Lab has long-denied explicit links to the Russian government.

Sep 11, 2017

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