SWIFT bank transfer network hacked
The SWIFT bank transfer network has been hacked. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a Belgian co-operative owned by 3,000 financial institutions. SWIFT is a secure network…
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Encryption debate rolls on
The San Bernardino court case may be over, but the encryption debate is still very much alive. On Tuesday, representatives from both Apple and the FBI will be testifying before…
Draft US senate encryption bill leaked
A draft of the US senate encryption bill has been leaked, and it makes for unpleasant reading. It's called the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016. The draft…
WhatsApp is now fully encrypted
Facebook has aggressively thrown down the gauntlet in the wake of the Apple vs FBI controversy. WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook a couple of years ago, and they have just…
Snoopers' charter update
The UK's now infamous "snoopers' charter" (officially the Investigatory Powers Bill) was debated in parliament recently and has proceeded to the committee stage. It has been heavily criticized for…
FBI unlocks iPhone without Apple
Last week we reported that the FBI thought that they may be able to unlock the infamous iPhone without the help of Apple. Apparently, they were approached by a third…
Maybe the FBI can unlock the iPhone
Today Apple and the FBI were to face each other in court over Apple's refusal to provide a build of iOS to unlock a domestic terrorist's iPhone. The hearing has…
Android malware targets banking apps
A sophisticated new piece of android malware is targeting Android users of banking apps for the largest banks in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. When the user logs in their…
Amazon backtracks on FireOS encryption
That was quick! We posted a story on Friday about how Amazon has disabled device encryption on its FireOS devices. It was an optional feature that few used, but a…
Amazon disables FireOS encryption
While Apple battles the FBI over their demand for software to unlock an iPhone, Amazon has disabled encryption in its Fire devices. Any device running FireOS 5 or later will…