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Ransomware cyber-attack a wake-up call, Microsoft warns

BBC | Updated at 11:05am on May 15, 2017

A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a ‘wake-up call’, Microsoft says...
Blogger halts ransomware 'by accident'

BBC | Updated at 08:45am on May 14, 2017

A UK security researcher has told the BBC how he ‘accidentally’ halted the spread of the malicious ransomware that has affected hundreds of organisations, including...
Hackers release files indicating NSA monitored global bank transfers

Reuters | Updated at 08:35am on April 15, 2017

Hackers released documents and files on Friday that cybersecurity experts said indicated the US National Security Agency had accessed the SWIFT interbank messaging system...
Extremist images 'fingerprinted' by tech firms

BBC | Updated at 11:19am on December 06, 2016

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are collaborating to stop violent, extremist images and video being spread via their sites...
Hackers hit San Francisco transport systems

BBC | Updated at 03:42pm on November 28, 2016

San Francisco’s transport agency has been hit by a hack attack which led to customers being able to travel for...
Banks tighten SWIFT system security after hacks

Reuters | Updated at 02:49am on October 01, 2016

Banks are tightening the security of their SWIFT messaging networks – used by the industry to shift trillions of dollars each day – following revelations...