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Apple Introduces T2 Chip in Effort to Improve MacBook’s Security
New MacBook Security Feature Helps Prevent Microphone From Being Hacked Apple has introduced a new MacBook security feature called the T2 security chip that is meant to help stop hostile takeovers of the computer's camera and microphone that would allow hackers to...
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TalkTalk Hackers Jailed
Data Breach Caused £77 Million in Losses On 16 and 21 October 2015 Matthew Hanley hacked the TalkTalk website and stole personal details of over 150,000 customers. This included their full names, postal addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and banking details....
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Google Makes Android Security Updates Mandatory
Android OEMs Forced to Provide Updates Android is great. It’s established a solid reputation when it comes to the wide and varied choices in handsets, reliable hardware, fast charging and a fantastic range of apps. Unfortunately, Android is not that great on all...
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Reversing the Threat of WannaCry Cyber Destruction
HolistiCyber Offers Protection Against WannaCry Ransomware In May 2017 what is believed to be the biggest ransomware campaign yet hit hundreds of companies around the globe. Identified as a variation of WannaCry ransomware, it blocks access to the victim’s computer...
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BleedingBit – Bluetooth Chip Flaws
Security researchers made a worrisome discovery of two major vulnerabilities in chips installed in millions of networking devices and access points around the globe. Named BleedingBit, the two chip flaws in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips may allow hackers to run...
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Hackers Steal Customer Data from British Airways Website
Cybercriminals never take breaks and never waste an opportunity to steal sensitive data from unsuspecting companies. British Airways doesn’t look like an easy target, but apparently, their defensive mechanisms were not enough to prevent hackers from stealing customer...
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$6 Million in Ransom – The Rise of Cyber Crime
Since 2015, the cybercriminals behind ransomware SamSam have extorted nearly $6 million in payouts from individuals, companies and government organizations. No one is immune to the demands from the group who have employed an extremely targeted approach to their model...
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Facebook Data Privacy Scandal Continues
After the Cambridge Analytica data privacy put Facebook in hot water for ‘selling’ the personal data of over 85 million Facebook users, the company is embroiled in another data privacy breach. In 2015, Facebook stated that it restricted access to user data for...
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