Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The smart speakers continued listening after users commanded the apps stop Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers have been compromised by apps modified to spy on users after being approved by the technology companies. Berlin-based Security Research Labs (SRL) built the eight “smart spies”, which were promoted as a […]
Media captionMy security software was a scam that cost me £4,000 When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up. “I had no reason to suspect it wasn’t genuine,” he says. That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online […]
Image copyright Marc Teyssier A team of researchers has built a prototype phone case that mimics human skin. A video released by team members shows them using it to control a handset by pinching, squeezing and prodding it to zoom in or out, and carry out other functions. It could also be used in the […]
Image copyright Riot Games League of Legends is facing a backlash after players discovered its online chat system censored the term “Uighur”. Uighurs are a Muslim ethnic minority who claim they have faced human rights abuses from the Chinese government. Developer Riot Games acknowledged the fault, and blamed its filtering system for “banning words it […]
Media captionMy security software was a scam that cost me £4,000 When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up. “I had no reason to suspect it wasn’t genuine,” he says. That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Iranian hackers became unwitting dupes for Russian attacks An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group – codenamed OilRig – had its operations compromised by a Russian-based group known as Turla. […]
Media captionMy security software was a scam that cost me £4,000 When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up. “I had no reason to suspect it wasn’t genuine,” he says. That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online […]
A device which allows the audience to have their own mixing desk at a concert is being used at Elton John’s final tour. Individual instrument tracks from backstage are transmitted via radio signals to the device and then synchronised with the sound being sent – meaning there is no delay. Audience members can then mix […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Iranian hackers became unwitting dupes for Russian attacks An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group – codenamed OilRig – had its operations compromised by a Russian-based group known as Turla. […]
A device which allows the audience to have their own mixing desk at a concert is being used at Elton John’s final tour. Individual instrument tracks from backstage are transmitted via radio signals to the device and then synchronised with the sound being sent – meaning there is no delay. Audience members can then mix […]
