Tuesday, 16 June 2015

South Korea provokes teenage smartphone privacy row

How much control should parents have over teenagers' web browsing?
That's the debate raging in South Korea at the moment.
Because the government has ruled that people under 19 who buy a smartphone must install an app that monitors their web activity.

Monday, 15 June 2015

Officials say deeply personal information in hackers' hands

FILE - In this June 5, 2015, file photo, a gate leading to the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, June 11, 2015, charging that the cyberattack on U.S. employee data is far worse than the Obama administration has acknowledged. Photo: Susan Walsh, AP / AP
For those who might be a bit careless or not particularly tech savvy, you could leave yourself open to phishing attacks. More often than not, there are emails being sent to unsuspecting users asking them to reset their bank password, but these emails contain links that takes the user to a website that looks like it belongs to their bank, but in reality it is a phishing scheme.

Apple Has Plans To Do Away With Spoofing And Phishing Attacks

phishing
For those who might be a bit careless or not particularly tech savvy, you could leave yourself open to phishing attacks. More often than not, there are emails being sent to unsuspecting users asking them to reset their bank password, but these emails contain links that takes the user to a website that looks like it belongs to their bank, but in reality it is a phishing scheme.

Japanese Xperia Z4 Owners Complaining Of Overheating

xperia_z4_overheatThe Sony Xperia Z4 was officially announced in Japan back in April. The handset packed some decent specs, one of which was the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810processor. However it looks like it didn’t take long for Xperia Z4 owners to start complaining that their devices have begun to overheat.

North Korea turns off foreigners' mobile internet access

The two Koreas on a map
You probably aren't planning a trip to North Korea any time soon, but if you are... well, don't expect to post your Instagram photos while you're there. The country's only cellphone provider, Koryolink, has turned off its 3G network access for foreigners due to a "service outage" from a "local internet provider."

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Cyber attack on German parliament still active, could cost millions

A cyber attack on the German Bundestag lower house of parliament reported last month is still stealing data and could force officials to spend millions of euros replacing the entire computer system, German media reported on Wednesday

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Adobe, Microsoft Issue Critical Security Fixes

Adobe today released software updates to plug at least 13 security holes in its Flash Playersoftware. Separately, Microsoft pushed out fixes for at least three dozen flaws in Windowsand associated software