Apple Joins Argument Against Proposed Security Law

In a rare move from the Californian tech giants, Apple joins argument against proposed security law in the UK that could see the security of millions affected. The UK government plan to approve and move on a law that would greatly increase the investigative powers of governments as well as law enforcement agencies. The bill

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21 Year Old Man Arrested in Connection with Cyber Attack

After toy manufacturer VTech suffered a data breach in which thousands of customer’s details were compromised, it has since been found that a 21 year old man arrested in connection with cyber attack. The hack, which targeted the customer data stored on the Learning Lodge app, which is an application for parents to download games, ebooks

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USA Targets Foreign Hackers

President Obama has passed laws allowing the US to take sanctions against any company or organisation that profits from stolen data acquired through hacking. Even though these companies may be overseas and outside America’s jurisdiction, if the company operated in the global market, then it can still be affected by sanctions imposed upon them. USA

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Hacking Leads to Physical Damage

In only the second time in history, a cyber attack has lead to actual damage at a steel mill in Germany at the end of last year. The attack on a steel mill left the plant with huge amounts of damage after hackers remotely accessed the control systems that controlled the blast furnace. The attack meant that

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