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The ransomware attack has impacted the IoT manufacturer’s production lines across multiple sites, and other internal operations. A ransomware attack on leading internet-of-things (IoT) manufacturer Sierra Wireless this week ground…

New research shows that while all sectors are at risk, 70 percent of manufacturing apps have vulnerabilities. Web-facing applications continue to be one of the highest security risks present for organizations, with more than 40…

A new infection vector from the established malware puts internet-facing Windows systems at risk from SMB password brute-forcing. A malware that has historically targeted exposed Windows machines through phishing and exploit kits has…

A radical experiment is being considered in the US state of Nevada. It would allow new local governments to be formed on land owned by tech firms. Jeffrey Berns, the cryptocurrency millionaire who proposed the idea, is…

Tech bosses Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey are being grilled by US politicians over the proliferation of disinformation on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. This latest hearing is the first since the…

China's biggest carmaker Geely is launching a premium electric car brand it hopes will take on Tesla. The Chinese company, which owns Volvo and Lotus, announced its Zeekr brand on Tuesday to tap into China's demand for electric…

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned about what it calls “huge gaps” in UK employment law over the use of artificial intelligence at work. The TUC said workers could be “hired and fired by algorithm”, and new legal…

A car that became the byword for a certain type of British motorist will finally be put out to pasture next year after 29 years in production. The Ford Mondeo was launched in the UK in 1993 and has sold five million…

A "ground-breaking" pilot scheme will use drones to fight a predicted surge in post-lockdown litter this summer. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council wants to collect data to inform bin locations, street…

American investment bank Citigroup has urged its staff to limit video calls on Fridays in an effort to promote a better work-life balance. Chief executive Jane Fraser told staff to observe "Zoom-free Fridays", in a memo…

Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said. Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet. But Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up…

Facebook has removed a group of China-based hackers it says targeted members of the Uighur community living abroad. It said hackers used malicious websites and apps to infect devices and allow for remote…

One in three people spotted hate speech in online video platforms in the past three months, a report by Ofcom found. Racist content was most frequently seen, but religious discrimination, transphobic and homophobic…

Intel's chief executive is setting up a new division to make chips for its rivals. Until now, the US firm's factories were focused on making chips of its own design for computers, servers and other equipment. Pat Gelsinger said he hoped…

"Saylists" are being launched on Apple Music to help young people with speech-sound disorders. The project, from Warner Music, uses algorithms to find song lyrics that repeat challenging sounds. The 173 tracks…

Anyone with a smartphone that uses facial recognition will know it does not really work with a mask on. That can be frustrating - but although masks have undoubtedly thwarted the facial-recognition industry, the…

An advert for a single by rapper Bamby H2O which featured illegal drug use was "irresponsible" and must not appear again, the Advertising Standards Authority has said. The video, posted on YouTube, used expletives…

Augmented reality app, Museum Alive, is a continuation of Sir David Attenborough’s Bafta award-winning series of the same name. Featuring a Saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon), a flying reptile (Dimorphodon) and a sea creature (Opabinia), the…

YouTube will detect items shown in videos and generate a list of related products to buy. Automated suggestions will appear as viewers scroll on the platform. The technology will allow users to identify products…

Would you like a Covid test with your chips? Some US residents can now get one alongside a meal after food ordering service DoorDash announced they'll deliver at-home tests to cities across the country. Two types of…

Criminals and paedophiles are trying to groom and exploit young siblings as part of an emerging trend of online sexual abuse, experts have warned. The Internet Watch Foundation said victims ranged from 3-16 years,…

More than 6,000 cases of Covid-related fraud and cyber-crime have been recorded by the UK's police forces during the pandemic. The Action Fraud team said £34.5m had been stolen since 1 March 2020. It covers activity…

A few months ago, millions of TV viewers across South Korea were watching the MBN channel to catch the latest news. At the top of the hour, regular news anchor Kim Joo-Ha started to go through the day's headlines. It was a…

Google has fixed a problem that meant Android phone apps were crashing for many users. The issues began on Monday and affected apps such as Gmail, Facebook and Amazon. It appears that an update to the Android…

Attackers can leverage the critical Adobe ColdFusion flaw to launch arbitrary code execution attacks. In an unscheduled security update, Adobe is warning of a critical security flaw in its ColdFusion platform, used for building web…

Remote ed software bugs give attackers wide access student computers, data. Netop, the company behind a popular software tool designed to let teachers remotely access student computers, has fixed four security bugs in its…

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet has been sold for the equivalent of $2.9m (£2.1m) to a Malaysia-based businessman. The tweet, which said "just setting up my twttr," was first published on March 21, 2006 and was…

People waiting for parcels to arrive have been given a fresh warning about a scam that claims payment is required for a package to be delivered. Social media is awash with talk about the con, which involves a text…

Drones that fly into clouds, giving them an electric shock to "cajole them" into producing rain, are about to be tested in the United Arab Emirates. The country already uses cloud-seeding technology, dropping salt to encourage…

Elon Musk, the chief executive of the US electric carmaker Tesla, says his firm would be "shut down" if its vehicles were used for spying on China. His comments came in response to reports that China's military had banned Tesla…