Security
Cyber espionage campaign helped China acquire intellectual property behind C919 airplane
CrowdStrike claims Chinese authorities largely stole the technology behind China's first passenger airliner, the Comac C919
Thoma Bravo to buy Sophos in £3.1bn deal
Thoma Bravo offer has been 'unanimously recommended' by the board of Sophos
Iran-linked APT 'Charming Kitten' adds new impersonation tactics to trick potential victims
The group, also known as APT35, is thought to have recently targeted the US presidential primary elections
Tiny $2 spy chip can be added to IT hardware, claims security researcher Monta Elkins
Bloomberg has been widely derided for its Supermicro spy-chip story, but Elkins claims it's feasible and low cost
Compulsory Chinese government propaganda app grants authorities 'superuser' access to smartphones
China's ruling party has made it compulsory for members to download and use the app
China to make it compulsory to provide a facial scan when getting new phone numbers or internet access
The new rule will apply from December and will no doubt be used to support the country's draconian 'social credit' system
The reaction to an NBA coach's Hong Kong tweet proves why Huawei, ZTE and Alibaba Cloud can't be trusted
Tencent and TikTok appear to follow the Chinese government's line on censorship at home and abroad. Imagine what could be expected of Huawei, ZTE and Alibaba Cloud in the future
Dozens of Amazon workers watch footage recorded by Cloud Cams home security cameras
Some clips also show intimate moments of Cloud Cam users
Solid's Ruben Verborgh: 'We need competition based on quality of service not on data harvesting'
Solid developer and inrupt advisor on progress with Berners-Lee's vision of re-decentralising the web.
Ex-Google staffer claims data stored in Google Docs and other G Suite apps isn't as private as users might think
G Suite domains lack end-to-end encryption and content can be scanned by Google for a variety of purposes, claims former employee
DTExpo: "I know I can't hack a bank, but I can hack a person," says ethical hacker
Why hack your way in when you can simply talk your way in?
EU warning over 5G security risks from state-backed entities
EU report warns that non-EU firms bidding for 5G network contracts could be "subject to interference" when they have strong ties to government - but doesn't mention Huawei or ZTE
Up to 20,000 ecommerce websites at risk of Magecart attacks following Volusion server compromise
The attack targeted at least 6,500 online stores - possibly as many as 20,000 - including the Sesame Street store
Microsoft patches nine critical vulnerabilities in October 2019 Patch Tuesday
In total, 59 vulnerabilities have been fixed in Microsoft's latest slew of security fixes
Huawei omitted from Czech Republic hardware tender over security fears
Last year, Czech cyber watchdog had warned network operators against using products supplied by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE
BA customers given the green light for class-action lawsuit over 2018 data breach
Half-a-million BA customers affected by 2018 Magecart security breach can join class-action lawsuit, High Court rules
US and UK sign deal to speed up electronic evidence collection from tech firms in serious criminal cases
The current process for receiving evidence can take years
US, UK and Australia demand that Facebook stop plan to introduce end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp
End-to-end encryption will 'hinder or prevent' serious criminal investigations, authorities claims
Warning over Reductor malware that manipulates browsers' random number generator to hijack HTTPS traffic
Reductor malware can also replace legitimate installers from third-party websites with infected ones on-the-fly, claims Kaspersky
Android security flaw gives attackers full control of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones
While patched in December 2017, a number of recent Android smartphones have been exploited in the wild
Uzbekistan's SandCat APT exposed itself by testing malware against commercial anti-virus software
SandCat developed malware on PCs running antivirus software - which transmitted binaries of dodgy files back to Kaspersky researchers
Google Chrome to start blocking all types of mixed content in HTTPS web pages from January 2020
A web site might be HTTPS, but its sub-resources, such as ads, are often downloaded via insecure HTTP
Security Excellence Awards shortlist recognises success
From data to critical infrastructure, security professionals protect all types of modern IT
FBI urges organisations not to pay ransomware demands
Paying a ransom encourages criminals to target more people, FBI warns
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