Why you should use a VPN on your smartphone
VPN smartphone: For many people, surfing the net with a laptop is a different experience from doing it with a smartphone. Of course, the devices are different; in one case,…
‘Outright lie’: India denies threatening to shut down Twitter
By Kanishka Singh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, co-founder Jack Dorsey said, an accusation…
Britain sounds alarm on spyware, mercenary hacking market
By James Pearson and Raphael Satter BELFAST/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people were…
Israeli spyware used to hack across 10 countries
By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter (Reuters) – An Israeli firm’s hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations across at least 10 countries – including…
Israel’s Cognyte won tender to sell intercept spyware to Myanmar before coup
By Fanny Potkin and Poppy McPherson SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Israel’s Cognyte Software Ltd won a tender to sell intercept spyware to a Myanmar state-backed telecommunications firm a month before the…
Greece to ban sale of spyware amid wiretapping scandal
By Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will soon ban the sale of spyware, the government said on Monday, after a newspaper report that more than 30…
Cyber horror stories: The true horrors for this Halloween
Cyber horror stories: The Cyber Hell-Oween: It’s not about ‘IF’ but ‘WHEN’ will happen. Now that autumn is here, and the leaves have turned to gold, it’s officially that time of…
Slovak parliament suspends voting due to suspected cyberattack
By Robert Muller (Reuters) – The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said. “We have identified…
Predator – The Greek spyware scandal
Predator: The Greek Government is on the ropes in the wake of the recent spyware scandal, which has sparked an uproar. The political crisis began when the Socialist Party (PASOK)…
Apple notifies users who have been targeted by spyware attacks
The tech giant also announced a $10 million contribution to support cyber-surveillance researchers and advocates. Apple has launched a new feature that informs and assists users who may have been…