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Cryptocurrency heist hackers return more than half of £517m stolen

A person claiming to be the hacker says they wanted to expose the platform's vulnerability and it was "always the plan" to return the tokens.

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Security flaws found in Samsung’s stock mobile apps

A mobile security startup has found seven security flaws in Samsung’s pre-installed mobile apps, which it says if abused could have allowed attackers broad access to a victim’s personal da

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ECOSOC calls for financial support for small island developing states

Farmers and fisherfolk in the Comoros Islands are needing to adapt to climate change. /UNDP Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are t

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Facebook does not plan to notify 530m users affected by data leak

Facebook Inc. did not and does not have plans to notify the more than 530 million users whose details were leaked, said a company spokesman. /CFP Facebook Inc. did not notify the more than 530

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Facebook: Data on 530 million users 'scraped' before September 2019

A reported data leak affected 530 million Facebook users. /CFP Facebook Inc. on Tuesday said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 million users stemmed from a misuse of a fe

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TC Early Stage will cover everything you need to know about operations for your startup

TechCrunch Early Stage goes down tomorrow (not a joke!) and the agenda is jam-packed with breakout sessions covering everything a startup needs to know about fundraising and operations. We’ve al

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A bug in a popular iPhone app exposed thousands of call recordings

A security vulnerability in a popular iPhone call recording app exposed thousands of users’ recorded conversations.The flaw was discovered by Anand Prakash, a security researcher and founder of

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Apple releases important iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch security patches

Apple has released a set of security updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs, and Watches. There are no new features — but these are updates you will still want to install.As part of these security fixes

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SITA says its airline passenger system was hit by a data breach

Global air transport data giant SITA has confirmed a data breach involving passenger data.The company said in a brief statement on Thursday that it had been the “victim of a cyberattack,”

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Indian state government website exposed COVID-19 lab test results

A security flaw in a website run by the government of West Bengal in India exposed the lab results of at least hundreds of thousands of residents, though likely millions, who took a COVID-19 test.The

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Spotify resets user passwords after a security bug exposed private account information

Spotify said it has reset an undisclosed number of user passwords after blaming a vulnerability in its systems for exposing private account information to its business partners.In a data breach notif

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Ticketmaster fined for losing payment card details

It took the company more than two months to respond to reports of fraud from customers who had used the website.

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Kenya says floriculture sector to fully recover in 2021

Kenyan flowers on display at an international trade show. /Kenya Flower Council Kenya's floriculture sector will fully recover from the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the middle of 2

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Android security bug let malicious apps siphon off private user data

A security vulnerability in Android could have allowed malicious apps to siphon off sensitive data from other apps on the same device.App security startup Oversecured found the flaw in Google’s

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WHO urges safe reopening of schools in Africa amid COVID-19 risks

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African countries to put solid COVID-19 prevention measures in place before embarking on reopening of learning institutions. WHO said in a state

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WHO chief warns against vaccine nationalism

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism so as to guarantee the equitable access and fair

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Federal court rules WhatsApp and Facebook’s malware exploit case against NSO Group can proceed

A U.S. federal court judge ruled on Thursday that WhatsApp and parent company Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance software company NSO Group can go forward. Phyllis Hamilton, Chief