security

Bitcoin: El Salvador revamps cryptocurrency wallet after complaints of theft and fraud

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The Central American country’s experimental adoption of bitcoin has been beset by problems including identity theft and missing funds. Now the system is being relaunched with a US company providing the infrastructure Technology 3 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A vendor holds a sign showing that bitcoin is accepted at a store in San Salvador … Read more

Online security: Birthday wishes inadvertently give away private information

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Thousands of tweets every day expose other users’ date of birth, which could help criminals access their private accounts Technology 31 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes A woman using a phone Wavebreakmedia Ltd IP-211210 / Alamy Every day, thousands of people are giving away private information about their friends that could compromise their online security … Read more

Log4j security flaw: UK companies could face fines for failing to patch vulnerability

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A security flaw discovered in December 2021 makes private data vulnerable to hackers – and the UK government could take action against firms that fail to fix it Technology 19 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Log4J software is used by millions of web servers Alexander Limbach/Shutterstock UK firms could face government fines if they fail … Read more

Log4j: Serious software bug has put the entire internet at risk

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A flaw in a commonly used piece of software has left millions of web servers vulnerable to exploitation by hackers Technology 13 December 2021 By Matthew Sparkes Hackers could use the Log4j bug to access secure data Shutterstock / Tammy54 A major security flaw has been discovered in a piece of software called Log4j, which … Read more