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Jason Murdock

Jason Murdock was a reporter for V3 covering security, government and technology news in 2015 and early 2016.

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Security

Lenovo blunder means '12345678' used as password for default file sharing app

Easy to exploit password flaw could leave data unencrypted

clock 27 January 2016 •
Amazon resets passwords following Black Friday leak fears

Security

Amazon resets passwords following Black Friday leak fears

Retailer has "no reason to believe" passwords were improperly used

clock 25 November 2015 •
TalkTalk hack: Met Police arrests fifth suspect in relation to breach

Security

TalkTalk hack: Met Police arrests fifth suspect in relation to breach

Firm expects to take £35m hit on data breach as arrests continue across the country

clock 25 November 2015 •
Dark web drug website Agora to close after Tor security concerns

Security

Dark web drug website Agora to close after Tor security concerns

Marketplace closes after MIT releases research indicating Tor security is flawed

clock 27 August 2015 •
Android Stagefright, Carphone Warehouse hack and an Oracle rant: The week in security

Security

Android Stagefright, Carphone Warehouse hack and an Oracle rant: The week in security

The top security news of last week from the V3 newsdesk

clock 17 August 2015 •
Lenovo caught installing bloatware again with Windows BIOS backdoor

Security

Lenovo caught installing bloatware again with Windows BIOS backdoor

Rogue feature sends system data to Lenovo and is vulnerable to attack by hackers

clock 13 August 2015 •
Android devices criticised for storing unencrypted fingerprint data

Security

Android devices criticised for storing unencrypted fingerprint data

Fingerprint scanning as an authorisation tool is open to cyber attack, says FireEye

clock 11 August 2015 •

Government

AI weapons are a threat to humanity, warn Hawking, Musk and Wozniak

Over 1,000 computer experts and AI researchers voice opposition to autonomous weapons

clock 28 July 2015 •
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