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TSB 'data breach' amid online banking upgrade chaos

TSBhasapologisedafterproblemswithonlinebankingtemporarilyleftsomeusersabletoaccessotheraccountsandalsoresultedinintermittentaccesstoitsservice.Itcameaftertheban

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Great Western Railway accounts breached

ABritishrailoperatorhasresetmorethanamillioncustomeraccountsafterdiscoveringhackershadsuccessfullybreachedasmallpercentageofthem.GreatWesternRailwaysaidthatabou

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Twitter has suspended lots of accounts responsible for ‘tweetdecking'

Lastmonth,Twitterannouncedanumberofnewrulesonhowusersandappscanautomatetweetsinanefforttocutdownonspamandbotsthatspreadpropaganda.Thecompanysaysthatusersusingmu

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Twitter bars tactics used by 'bots' to spread false stories

TwittersaidonWednesdayitwouldnolongerallowpeopletopostidenticalmessagesfrommultipleaccounts,crackingdownonatacticthatRussianagentsandothershaveallegedlyusedtoma

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1.4m Twitter accounts notified of Russian interactions

TwitterhasdoubledthelistofpeopleithasalertedaboutinteractionswithaccountspotentiallyconnectedtoapropagandaeffortbyaRussiangovernment-linkedorganisation.Around1.

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Twitter finds more Russian troll accounts

Twitterhasidentifiedmorethan1,000additionalaccountswhichitclaimswereusedbytheKremlintoinfluencetheUSpresidentialelection.TheaccountswerediscoveredaspartofTwitte

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Twitter slammed over 'completely inadequate' Brexit inquiry response

Twitterhasbeenslammedbythechairofaparliamentarycommitteeforits"completelyinadequate"responsetoaninquiryintoRussianinterferenceintheEUreferendum.DamianCollinsMPc

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Yahoo 'hacker-for-hire' pleads guilty

ACanadianmanhaspleadedguiltytochargesrelatedtoa2014hackattackatYahoo,whichaffected500millionuseraccounts.DescribedbyUSlawofficialsasa"hacker-for-hire",KarimBara

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Canadian charged in Yahoo hacking case to plead guilty in US

ACanadianaccusedbytheUSofhelpingRussianintelligenceagentsbreakintoemailaccountsaspartofamassive2014breachofYahooaccountsisexpectedtopleadguiltynextweek,accordin

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Fake Twitter accounts targeting EU referendum 'co-ordinated by Russia'

FakeTwitteraccountscreatedbyaRussianpropagandaunitmadeadetermined,co-ordinatedattempttointerfereduringtheEUreferendum,SkyNewscanreveal.AdetailedanalysisofTwitte

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Russian Twitter accounts tried to influence the UK's EU departure

Russia'sattempttoinfluenceWesternpoliticsthroughTwittercertainlywasn'tlimitedtothe2016Americanelections.WiredandNewKnowledgehavecombedthroughtheRussia-linkedacc

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Google study shows how your account is most likely to be hijacked

Securitythreatslikephishing,keyloggingandthird-partybreachesareprettycommonknowledge.Googlewantedtogainabetterunderstandingofhowhijackersstealpasswordsandothers

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Fake Russian Twitter users supported Trump early in his campaign

It'snolongershockingthatbogus,Russia-backedTwitteraccountstriedtoinfluencevotersinthe2016presidentialelection.Buthowlongdidittakethisapparatustogetstarted?Notlo

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Samsung withdraws 4 bln USD from borrowed accounts without paying taxes

SamsungElectronicsChairmanLeeKun-hee,chiefofSamsungGroup,SouthKorea'sNo.1family-controlledconglomerate,withdrewalmost4billionU.S.dollarsfromborrowedaccountswith

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Disqus reveals it suffered a security breach in 2012

Anotherday,anothersecuritybreach(andanother,andanother...).Thistimeit'sDisqus,whichisrevealingthatin2012--aroundthetimewhenEngadgetusedDisqusforcomments--hacker

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How important is Catalonia to Spain?

Cataloniaoccupiesjustover6.3%(32,114sqkm)ofSpain’sterritory,butitsimportanceisnotproportionatetoitssize.With7.45millionpeople,theregionaccountsfor16%ofSpain’spo

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Twitter uncovers $274K in ad spending by Russian operatives in election

TwitterannouncedithasuncoveredseveralaccountslinkedtothesameRussianactivityonFacebook,aswellas$274,000spentonadsbyacompanywithtiestotheRussiangovernmentduringth