Month: June 2016
Windows zero-day flaw on sale for $90,000
A cyber crook is offering a Windows zero-day vulnerability for $90,000 that they claim works on all versions of Microsoft's OS from Windows 2000 to freshly patched Windows 10. It's unusual for zero-day...
Gotthard Base Tunnel opens with 4G coverage throughout
It makes sense to go hyperscale/hyper-converged
Microsoft announces open source blockchain-based identity platform for Azure
Microsoft is entering a partnership with Blockstack and ConsenSys to develop an open source identity verification system based on the Ethereum blockchain. "Our goal in contributing to this initiative...
Microsoft does deal with Xiaomi to put Office and Skype apps on its Android smartphones
Microsoft has reached an agreement with Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi to put Skype and Office on to the firm’s Android smartphones that are sold in countries including China and India. The move...
Myspace blames data breach on Russian hacker behind LinkedIn and Tumblr attacks
Myspace has admitted that details of millions of its users have been posted for sale online and has blamed the same hacker behind the recent dumps of LinkedIn and Tumblr data. Like the LinkedIn and Tumblr...
WWII Nazi coding machine bought for £9.50 on eBay
A Lorenz machine used during the Second World War has been bought by the National Museum of Computing after it was found for sale on eBay for £9.50. The Lorenz was used to send encrypted messages from...
Lenovo warns bloatware on laptops and desktops leaving users open to attack
Lenovo has acknowledged that a piece of bloatware on a huge number of its laptops and desktops devices called Lenovo Accelerator Application is insecure and leaving users open to attack. Lenovo admited...
Dell unveils the Inspiron 17 7000, a giant 17in 2-in-1 running Windows 10
Dell has unveiled a giant 17in hybrid device in the form of the Inspiron 17 7000 running Windows 10. The device was shown off at the Computex trade show in Taipei and it clearly has designs on Lenovo's...