Apple says it hasn’t been breached, but is facing a ransom demand, payable in cryptocurrency … or iTunes gift cards
News in brief: WikiLeaks drops more CIA documents; ISP privacy rules killed; Instagram launches 2FA
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News in brief: bid to upgrade Pluto; Nest cameras vulnerable to attack; Google rolls out location sharing
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Russian bank claims hackers are trying to connect it to Trump
Claims of DNS spoofing between a Russian bank and a Trump server add ‘fake traffic’ to the lexicon of obfuscation
News in brief: carry-on gadgets ban from some countries; Android O preview lands; Hawking to space
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When will blockchain technology deliver on its promise?
There’s a lot of promise in blockchain technology, but it’s bogged down in problems and has a long way to go before it’s ready for prime time
News in brief: FBI probes Russian ‘meddling’; Secret Service laptop stolen; Pi beats Commodore 64 sales
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Ethical hacking: should you pay a white hat to break in?
Naked Security reporter Paul Ridgewell thinks it’s odd to attach the word ‘ethical’ to an activity that’s usually considered criminal – do you agree with him?
News in brief: GCHQ hits back in ‘wiretap’ row; Uber still needs humans; Intel call to bug-hunters
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Switch console flaw leaves Nintendo looking flat-footed
Hack exploited a flaw in the browser – but Nintendo had said there was no browser on the console