Tag: FBI
Apple fixes security loophole that allowed FBI to snoop on encrypted chats
Apple has released an urgent software update to close a security loophole that allowed the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to eavesdrop on encrypted messages. The fix, included in […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk tells BBC owning Twitter has been ‘quite painful’
Elon Musk has said running Twitter has been “quite painful” and “a rollercoaster”, in a last-minute interview with the BBC. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur also said that he would sell the […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: BYD steals Tesla’s sales crown
A Chinese firm backed by Warren Buffett has stolen Tesla’s crown after selling more electric cars in the first half of this year than Elon Musk’s company. BYD, which is […]
Tech support scams cost nearly $350 million in damages in 2021
Atlas VPN analysis reveals that tech support scam losses increased by 137% in 2021 and caused $347.66 million in damages to unwitting individuals globally. Tech support fraud involves a […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Number of Facebook users falls for first time
Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Facebook’s parent company Meta Networks says DAUs fell to 1.929bn […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Thousands of fake emails sent from real FBI address
A hacker has sent thousands of fake emails from a real FBI address, warning the recipients that their networks were being attacked by a reputable cyber security researcher. The hoax […]
UK data watchdog ‘considering’ concerns about FaceApp
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The Digest: New details on Sony hack… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] FBI Director Comey reveals new details on the Sony hack | The Verge “Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Manhattan, FBI director James Comey went into more detail […]
Apple's Steve Jobs feared kidnapping
Apple's late visionary founder Steve Jobs feared that his daughter could be the target of kidnappers, a newly uncovered FBI file has revealed. Released last February and uncovered by Wired, the FBI file was put together as Jobs was probed…
LulzSec leader caught by FBI and Scotland Yard teams
A 19 year-old from Essex, England, believed to be the leader of the LulzSec hacking group, has been arrested today as part of a joint operation by the FBI and Scotland Yard. The arrest comes just hours after LulzSec used…
