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Microsoft's much-maligned mascot Clippy is coming back from the dead - but only as an emoji. Clippy the paperclip was a simplistic virtual assistant who offered tips and advice to Microsoft Office users, from 1997 and until the…

With over half (51%) of 16-24 year olds and almost half (46%) of 25-34 year olds reporting they’ve used security workarounds, Younger employees are most likely to admit they cut cybersecurity corners, Tessian says. Additionally,…

Researchers found that one in five British adults believe that hanging up on someone is rude - even if the person on the other end of the line is obviously a scammer. British politeness could be hindering the fight against scammers - as…

Instagram has admitted a mistake in its technology meant racist comments and emojis were not removed. It comes after a flood of racist abuse was directed at England footballers Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho following…

Fake delivery scams have soared during the pandemic with more than 60% of Britons reporting receiving at least one such text in the past year, research from the consumer rights group Which? has revealed. The scams are so prevalent that…

Within two months of a major data breach of LinkedIn users, the personal details of LinkedIn subscribers have once again been compromised. Although the executives at LinkedIn have denied any data breach, the company has probed allegations…

Amazon is to offer end-to-end encryption for videos captured by the Ring doorbell worldwide, following a successful trial in the US. It means that only the smartphone on which the video is received will be able to view the files.…

Google has been hit with a €500m (£427m) fine by France's competition authority for failing to negotiate "in good faith" with news organisations over the use of their content. The authority accused Google of not taking an order to…

A decade ago, tax return fraud was the consequence of breaking into someone's office and stealing boxes of paperwork. Since then, everything has gone digital. So, whoever deals with your taxes now must have computer network security in…

Cybercriminals are no longer going after computer systems or business networks to steal data. Instead they are now using employees to steal information. Business Email Compromise, also known as CEO Fraud is an email-based attack in which…

Once again, social-media companies are facing criticism as their platforms are used to racially abuse football players, following the dramatic conclusion of the Euro 2020 men's tournament on Sunday night. And make no mistake, it is…

The UK prime minister and the Football Association have condemned racist abuse aimed at England's Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy. All three players missed penalties in the 3-2…

A few months ago, I received a pitch for a story - nothing unusual there, as I am a journalist and receive a lot of pitches - but what set this one aside was the story idea arrived as a flurry of WhatsApp messages. And I was…

More than four in 10 Australians are worried China may attack Australia, according to new polling, expressing a level of fear that is nearly as high as among Taiwan’s population. The Australia…

Executive Summary REvil has emerged as one of the world’s most notorious ransomware operators. In just the past month, it extracted an $11 million payment from the U.S. subsidiary of the world’s largest meatpacking company based in…

A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is hoped the Airo will go into production in…

WASHINGTON — The computer code behind the massive ransomware attack by the Russian-speaking hacking ring REvil was written so that the malware avoids systems that primarily use Russian or related languages, according to a new report by a…

The NHS Covid contact tracing app used in England and Wales may need to change as coronavirus restrictions change, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said. The end of the 1m-plus rule on 19 July may mean the app's sensitivity needs to…

Some gamers are extremely successful; professional gamers can earn millions of dollars. However, not all video game players are powerful celebrity influencers. Regular gamers generally cannot afford to buy the game they want to play. Since…

Chinese gaming giant Tencent is rolling out facial recognition to stop children playing between 22:00 and 08:00. The "midnight-patrol" technology will stop "tricks" circumventing the government curfew, introduced in 2019 with a cap…

Microsoft has issued a fix for a critical bug dubbed PrintNightmare. It says, hackers are using the bug, accidentally disclosed by researchers. It can help them "install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new…

Google is being sued by 37 US states over policies on its Android app store, Google Play. The lawsuit claims that the tech giant has used "monopolistic leverage" to generate large profits from purchases made within its own store.…

A recent crackdown on LGBT accounts on Tencent's popular WeChat platform has divided Chinese social media. Dozens of such accounts, mostly run by university students, had been deleted on Tuesday night - sparking fears of a…

Sayantani Mitra say she now scrolls through listings on Facebook Marketplace "for hours". A 28-year-old from Oxford, prior to the pandemic she "would buy everything from charity shops, whether that's furniture, clothes, or bags and…

Audio-edit software Audacity has denied accusations its new privacy policy has transformed it into "possible spyware". The open-source free tool, with 100 million users worldwide, is popular with podcast and music editors. Its…

Spear-phishing is a targeted attempt to steal sensitive information such as account credentials or financial information from a specific victim, often for malicious reasons. This is achieved by acquiring personal details on the…

Flatter stomachs, bigger lips, smoother skin. When we're scrolling through photos on social media, it's sometimes hard to tell what's been edited. But would a disclaimer stating the post had been filtered or modified help to…

One of Oscar Anaya's earliest successful hacks was in to a personal computer he shared with his older sister when he was 11 years old. "My sister wanted to play some weird game on the computer and didn't want me to use it, so she…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand academic says Twitter temporarily restricted her account after she mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping. University of Canterbury Professor Anne-Marie Brady is an expert on China’s attempts to…

Welcome to dystopia: getting fired from your job as an Amazon worker by an app This is the most boring possible Terminator sequel - the robots are here to text you snidely that you won’t need to come into work…