It should have been a great week for the Irish Lottery, with the largest jackpot (12 million euros) for 18 months up for grabs. However, things didn’t run entirely smoothly in the run-up to the Wednesday night draw. Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), which runs the Irish Lottery, confirmed in a statement that it suffered a … More Irish lottery and ticket terminals knocked offline by DDoS attack
The GCHQ in the UK has admitted that it hacks computers and other devices at home and overseas and does so without individual warrants, Privacy International has revealed. Court documents that have been released by the organization confirm that the intelligence agency is engaged in these sorts of highly divisive activities, relying on “thematic warrants” … More GCHQ confirms that it hacks computers without ‘proper warrants’
VTech has announced that it has experienced a data breach, which has affected up to five million of its customers. The specialist electronic toys and technology company revealed that its Learning Lodge website, which has been “temporarily suspended”, was compromised on November 14th. Learning Lodge, which is similar to app stores like Google Play, is … More 5 million VTech customers affected by major data breach
Car hacking may sound like something out of the latest Die Hard or James Bond film, but it’s newsworthy, real and likely to happen much more regularly in the future. We look at the top facts you need to know about this emerging trend. The first cars were ‘hacked’ at least five years ago While … More 7 things you need to know about car hacking
TalkTalk has admitted that “one-off costs” related to last month’s cyberattack could total £35 million. In an interview with the BBC, the company’s CEO, Dido Harding, said that this covers its response to the breach, “incremental” inquiries to its call centers, IT expenses and loss of revenue. While representing a significant hit to its finances, … More TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million
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