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Submission + - TalkTalk hack: 4% of customers' data accessed in cyber security breach

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Friday November 06, 2015 @08:23AM

Amanda Parker writes: TalkTalk has announced that 156,959 customers had their personal details accessed as a result of the recent attack on its website, of which 15,656 bank account numbers and sort codes were stolen. In an update, the firm also said the 28,000 credit and debit card numbers that were accessed were obscured, i.e. had part of the number asterixed out, and so are unusable for financial transactions. They were also "orphaned", says TalkTalk, so customers are unable to be verified by the stolen data.

Submission + - Huawei & Proximus promise 33 HD films per second

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Friday June 26, 2015 @07:43AM

Amanda Parker writes: Proximus and Huawei have demonstrated speeds of 1 Terabit per second (Tbps) in an optical trial. The speed, which equates to the transmission of 33 HD films in a second, is the first outcome of the partnership between the two companies which was formed in January. The trial was conducted over a 1,040 kilometre fibre link using an advanced 'Flexgrid' infrastructure with Huawei's Optical Switch Node OSN 9800 platform.

Comment this might be the reason (Score 1) 312

by Amanda Parker on Monday June 15, 2015 @08:02AM (#49912945) Attached to: US Teen Pleads Guilty To Teaching ISIS About Bitcoin Via Twitter

This article says that US made harder for Terrorists to use their banking systems, that forced these to search for alternatives for funding their activities .. and thus the use of Bitcoin ....

Submission + - Game of drones: As U.S. dithers, rivals get a head start (reuters.com)

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Monday March 09, 2015 @06:51AM

Amanda Parker writes: Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are a hot ticket in Silicon Valley, but U.S. government dithering over regulations has given overseas companies a head-start in figuring out how best to exploit them. Global spending on drones could add up to close to $100 billion over the next decade, with commercial uses — from farming and filming to pipelines and parcels — accounting for around an eighth of that market, according to BI Intelligence. But for years, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the authority largely responsible for regulation in the United States, has dragged its feet, only last month issuing draft rules on who can fly drones, how and where. It's likely to be a year or more before the regulations are in place — good news for companies operating outside the U.S. and looking to build a business around drones.

Submission + - Lizard Squad Claim Attack On Lenovo Days After Superfish

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Thursday February 26, 2015 @07:41AM

Amanda Parker writes: Shenanigans apparent as confusion spreads over attribution. Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for an attack on Lenovo's website just a week after the company was accused of shipping laptops with the vulnerable adware Superfish installed. The hackers seemingly replaced the manufacturer's website with images of an unidentified youth, displayed with a song from the Disney film High School Musical playing in the background. Taking to a new Twitter account that has only been active a matter of days, the Lizards also posted emails alleged to be from Lenovo, leading some to speculate that the mail system had been compromised. Whilst some have seen the attack as retaliation for the Superfish bug, it is also possible that Lizard Squad are jumping on the event merely to promote their own hacking services.

Submission + - Microsoft To Offer Azure Credits To Compete With IBM & AWS

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Tuesday February 10, 2015 @08:11AM

Amanda Parker writes: Google, AWS and IBM already offer incentives for start-ups to join them. Microsoft is trying to lure start-ups and SME's to its Azure profile by offering them $500,000 in Azure credits. The deal, announced by Y Combinator, is only available to Y Combinator-backed companies and will be offered to the 2015 Winter and future batches. In addition to this, Microsoft is also giving Y Combinator start-ups a three years Office 365 subscription, access to Microsoft developer staff and one year of free CloudFlare and DataStax enterprise services. The move signifies Microsoft's desire to compete with Amazon Web Services and Google, both of whom already offer credits and freebies.

Submission + - EE, Virgin And Vodafone Back Net Neutrality

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @06:02AM

Amanda Parker writes: ISPs commit to net neutrality by signing up to Open Internet Code. EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone have thrown their support behind net neutrality by signing up to the Open Internet Code. Launched in 2012 by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the UK code commits the three internet service providers (ISPs) to provide full internet access with no data blocked "on the basis of commercial rivalry." Content providers can now lodge a complaint with the BSG if they feel their services are being discriminated against. This latest development means that all major ISPs providing fixed and mobile networks are signed up to the code. BSG CEO Matthew Evans said: "Unlike some countries, where net neutrality has become a controversial topic for discussion, the UK benefits from a fiercely competitive market and high levels of transparency — which together offer the best assurance of an open internet."

Submission + - Gogo Uses Fake SSL Certificates To Throttle Streaming

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @04:49AM

Amanda Parker writes: In-flight internet service Gogo has defended its use of a fake Google SSL certificates as a means of throttling video streaming, adding that it was not invading its customer's privacy in doing so. The rebuttal comes after Google security researcher Adrienne Porter Felt posted a screenshot of the phoney certificate to Twitter, prompting speculation the firm could eavesdrop on customers in what is known as a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.

Submission + - TSA's new security checks: absolute joke or absolute necessity? 1

Submitted by Amanda Parker on Thursday December 11, 2014 @02:41AM

Amanda Parker writes: In July the US warned of a terrorism risk which led countries, such as France and the UK, to step up their security screening for flights to the US. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson directed the TSA to implement enhanced security measures. In his statement on 6 July, Johnson warned that passengers could also be asked to "power up some devices, including cell phones" and stated that "powerless devices will not be permitted on board the aircraft". In light of the US Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) recent tightening of airport security to include stricter screening of electronic devices, is the TSA right to be cautious or have its actions caused unnecessary hassle for passengers?

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