Articles by Jason Murdock

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The fentanyl family: Father and son charged with selling 'deadly' opioid on the dark web

Michael Luciano, 58, and Philip Luciano, 29, used the vendor name 'Zane61'.

Aug 25, 2017

UK police database has 20 million citizen face scans - and no-one knows if it even works

The face scanning technology is being tested during the 2017 Notting Hill Carnival.

Aug 24, 2017

John McAfee's cyber firm to boost bitcoin mining operation with new $2.4m investment

MGT has reportedly mined 1,000 bitcoins since September 2016.

Aug 24, 2017

Bitcoin

French parents being sold software to 'find out if your son is gay'

The firm Fireworld said the articles were designed to boost its Google ranking.

Aug 24, 2017

Julian Assange slams 'absurd' US plan to label WikiLeaks 'non-state intelligence service'

If the US wants to prosecute WikiLeaks, it will have to prosecute other outlets, Assange said.

Aug 24, 2017

WikiLeaks Julian Assange Russia

Why the Russian state 'weaponised' stolen medical records of famous footballers

Amid an alleged state doping scandal, Russian hackers are (again) linked to scandal.

Aug 23, 2017

Vladimir Putin

Reaper Aircraft Flies Without Pilot From Creech AFB

'Game-changing' updates to MQ-9 Reaper drones will help track North Korean missiles

Source told Defense One that laser tracking tech will soon be tested on drones.

Aug 23, 2017

North Korea

An email prankster posed as Steve Bannon to dupe Breitbart and here's what happened

Prankster @SINON_REBORN tricks top Breitbart editor into offering to do 'dirty work'.

Aug 23, 2017

Steve Bannon

Android users beware: Notorious 'BankBot' Trojan hits Google app store to drain accounts

The banking malware can empty accounts by mimicking legitimate applications.

Aug 23, 2017

Android

At least 500 Android apps with 100 million total downloads found hosting malware

Google said it has now removed the malware-laced applications from its Play Store.

Aug 22, 2017

Google

Day in the life of a modern spam kingpin: Why hackers work similar hours to everyone else

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm - turns out the hackers are pretty much like everyone else.

Aug 22, 2017

Hackers use leaked NSA exploit to stealthily spread cryptocurrency mining malware

'EternalBlue' tool being used to infect Windows PCs with fileless crypto malware.

Aug 22, 2017

Bitcoin

NHS patient data hacked? 'Anonymous' cybercriminal says 'millions' of records stolen

Targeted company SwiftQueue says it 'totally refutes' allegation of millions impacted.

Aug 22, 2017

Anonymous

'The front line is at risk': Leaked Sadiq Khan email says Tory cuts will slash 4,000 police jobs

The Tory government is demanding cuts at a time of "unprecedented threat" said the London mayor.

Aug 20, 2017

Isis

Ukip candidate wants to pay migrants to leave the UK

Ukip leadership hopeful wants to cut 'unnecessary population' by paying dual citizens to leave

John Rees-Evans wants to pay people £9,000 to return to their country of origin.

Aug 20, 2017

UKIP

Family dog digs up $85,000 worth of heroin in backyard, named 'narcotics K-9 for life'

Kenyon was presented with an official County K-9 citation ribbon for his service.

Aug 20, 2017

A leading UK supermarket may have infected 'thousands of people' with a pig virus

Scientists believe that imported pork products infect 150,000-200,000 British citizens a year.

Aug 20, 2017

British teacher banned from profession over 'indecent images' of teens

The images were from a pornography DVD police found after raiding his home in 2015.

Aug 20, 2017

London

Air Force Works To Meet Increased Demand For Remotely Piloted Aircraft

What is Pine Gap? New Snowden leak exposes Australian spy hub aiding US drone strikes

The facility - codenamed 'Rainfall' - reportedly uses satellites to aid US military missions.

Aug 20, 2017

North Korea

Russian hackers caught using hijacked PDF files to infiltrate G20 task force

'Turla' is a Russian-speaking hacking unit that may be state-sponsored, analysts said.

Aug 18, 2017

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