It can be very frustrating when you’re unable to view or access certain online content when trying to access them from abroad. Even websites you wouldn’t expect to be blocked, or at least have restricted content, can come up with a message stating you can no longer access certain content when trying to watch a
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Six teenagers arrested for cyber attacks, and have been subsequently been bailed. This came after suspicions of the teenagers had been using hacking group Lizard Squad’s hacking tool Lizard Stresser to attack various websites. The sites that had been targeted have been confirmed to be schools, newspapers, games companies and retailers, who have all been
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Security experts have warned that those who have signed up to extra marital dating website Ashley Madison could potentially fall prey to blackmailing threats. The website, which is owned by Avid Media, was hacked back in July, after an anonymous threat came through from hacking group Impact Team, who demanded the website close otherwise customer’s
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With all the news of major companies and websites being compromised due to online hacking, now is the time to take steps to protect yourself even more. It is vital that you remain safe and secure whenever you use the internet, either for work or just leisure. Regardless of secure passwords or supposed ‘safe’ websites, you can never
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Yet another cyber attack has affected millions of people, this time the customer’s of Carphone Warehouse, one of the UK’s largest high store chain. After the attack which left millions of customer unable to access their online banking accounts in last week’s RBS heck, yet another attack has this time affected millions of customer’s details accessed
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As Apple continues to pride itself over its system’s invulnerable ability to not be affected by viruses, a stance that they have long boasted over rivals Windows, it has announced it will patch two serious bugs in its operating system before the next major update. The vulnerabilities, named DYLD and Thunderstrike 2 were found in Apple’s
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A Dedicated Denial of Service attack had left millions of users unable to access their online accounts last Friday. A DDoS attack, which is when an attack is staged that floods a website with millions of requests all at once, which is simply too much for the site to handle. Intentional surges of internet traffic are
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For many years, BlackBerry have been the go-to phone for businesses and the casual user due to its incredibly secure and encrypted server which handles all its communication. This proves is impossible for law enforcement and intelligence agencies from potentially snooping on you and extracting information. But recently, the Pakistani government have outlawed BlackBerry’s secure
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The addition and innovation of on-board computers within cars, allowing for remote control of certain controls and features, inevitably led to unauthorised access. It was only a matter of time before hackers would find a way to access the computer remotely, potentially setting a dangerous precedent for any further implementations of remote access to cars. UConnect,
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Dating website Ashley Madison, which offers users the chance for an online affair with other users, has been a victim of a targeted attack, which has resulted in the personal details of more than 37million users being potentially in the hands of the hackers. Ashley Madison, which has gained popularity internationally for its dating website specialising
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