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Pwned at the factory: attackers think outside the box
There are steps you can take to avoid ending up with a device that’s been compromised even before you’ve started up your new phone, but nothing can guarantee you’ll get a clean device
Nothing is certain except death, taxes – and tax scams, phishing and ransomware
It’s the time of year when criminals turn their attention to honest taxpayers – here’s our advice on what to look out for to avoid falling victim to their scams
News in brief: Macron vows encryption crackdown; mobile calls on planes ruled out; AI wins at poker
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Google boosts verification after wave of Maps fake listings fraud
Just as platforms are turning to humans to verify news stories, verification procedures for business listings now seem to be heading in the same direction
Hard-coded passwords put industrial systems at risk
Schneider Electric held up its hands to the revelation that it was hardcoding passwords into its equipment, but the problem goes beyond one vendor
News in brief: Dallas sirens ‘hacked’; Livejournal cracks down; Russian man arrested in Spain
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Mastodon: new beast to challenge Big Social, or another white elephant?
Another big social network – this time, Twitter – has another new challenger, with some interesting features. But the history of the web is littered with the corpses of failed social media challengers
News in brief: Twitter sues US government; Google launches Fact Check; cybersecurity apprenticeship launched
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Bill would block warrantless searches of Americans’ phones at borders
Lawmakers from both sides of both houses propose bill to require warrants before Americans’ devices are searched at border crossings – although foreigners’ phones would remain liable to search