After obtaining thousands of credit and bank card details, an organised crime syndicate consisting around 100 people in a systematic and coordinated attack on cash machines. As the thieves steal $13million in three hours from Japanese ATMs, they were soon quick to leave the country with hardly a trace. The criminals managed to steal 1.4billion yen
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FindFace, a newly released smartphone app, has taken Russia by storm and is potentially putting public anonymity in danger due to facial recognition. The app, developed by Artem Kukharenko and Alexander Kabakov, allows users to photograph people and work out their identities, with reliability sitting around 70%. It works by comparing photographs with the social media
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Now that the domestic season is coming to an end, with most of the champions decided in the major leagues across Europe, attention can almost turn to the European Championships in France. Wherever you are, don’t miss a game, watch Euro 2016 live online with Le VPN. Euro 2016 will take place in France and will
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Trend Micro security firm just released its safety report for the first quarter of 2014. As cybercriminals always aim at maximizing their gain, they keep on developing new advanced techniques and diversifying their targets. This report entitled “Cybercrime Hits the Unexpected” describes how cybercriminals now switch to unusual targets: they do work on advanced techniques
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Microsoft has just released as part of its Play It Safe global initiative the results of a study conducted by IDC (International Data Corporation) and the University of Singapore (NUS) which is called “The link between pirated software and security vulnerabilities.” Conducted in 16 countries*, it thus explores the relationship between software piracy and cyber
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When releasing its 2014 safety report on Data Breach Investigation Research, Verizon Wireless, the second largest U.S. security operator, made some comments about the evolution of the dangers on internet. Cybercrime is worth $ 290 billion per year, according to the Mischon de Reya New York law firm, which is specialized in dealing with such
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Media freedom has experienced its darkest years over the decade, especially in Egypt, in Turkey, in Ukraine, but also in the United States on national security issues, as denounced by a study conducted by an American NGO called Freedom House. Various cases where press freedom has been violated have been studied: control of information, physical
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On May 6th, the French Telecom operator Orange admitted another hacking of clients’ and prospects’ personal data which has affected 1.3 million people. This happened just three months after a previous case that had affected about 800,000 of them. “A limited amount of personal information about customers and prospects” have been copied during an intrusion
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Recently, the U.S. media denounced four U.S. popular TV series which had been censored by China on the web, even on legal streaming sites: The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, The Good Wife and The Practice were unfairly censored despite the fact that they are not as subversive or violent as Game of Thrones, the latter
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“You will perhaps realize about it, but your iPhone knows exactly where you went and how long you stayed.” This article published by Jim Waterson on April 29th highlights one of those hidden features in our high- tech equipment. Although this type of feature is explained in the numerous pages posted by Apple no one,
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