Edward Snowden designs phone case to show when data is being monitored

Snowden and co-designer Andrew ‘Bunnie’ Huang’s ‘introspection engine’ knows when a cellular, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection is being used to share data American whistleblower Edward Snowden delivers a speech during the Roskilde Festival in Denmark last month. Edward...

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Police recreate murder victim’s finger so they can unlock his iPhone

It could be the crucial clue to solving a murder mystery. A lab in Michigan has managed to recreate a dead man’s finger A dead man’s finger has been 3D printed at a Michigan lab in order to unlock their iPhone. Police hope that the technology will help...

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KickAssTorrents down: US authorities seize domain name in move that could kill world’s biggest torrent site

The suspected founder of the site has been arrested and it could never go back online Protesters demonstrate in Stockholm over the conviction of four men involved with The Pirate Bay filesharing site The world’s biggest torrent site has been taken offline...

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Investigatory Powers Bill: Theresa May-led legislation could be killed by ruling from European Court, privacy campaigners claim

The case was originally brought by a member of Ms May's own cabinet During her speech at the 2011 Conservative Party conference, Theresa May announced plans to clamp down on illegal immigrants hiding behind the human rights act A European Court of Justice...

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Pokemon Go: Wanted criminal arrested after visiting 'gym' at police station

Police recognised the man, who had a warrant out for his arrest While playing Pokémon Go, one Michigan criminal found the last thing he was looking for: the police. William Wilcox found himself at the Milford police station while playing the augmented reality...

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Google My Activity shows everything that company knows about its users – and there’s a lot

The new site collects every website you’ve been on, everything you’ve searched and many of the things you’ve done with your phone There's a lot to see Google has launched a new site that shows absolutely everything it knows about its users. And there’s an...

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Theresa May could launch huge attack on privacy and internet surveillance protections as prime minister, campaigners warn

The new Prime Minister was labelled the villain of the year by the internet industry, and has come to stand for many of the most invasive parts of the modern surveillance state Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May passes a police officer as she arrives in...

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Whatever you do DON'T open these emails from 'Apple' and 'Facebook'

EXPERTS warn that a flood of spoof emails are trying to trick Apple and Facebook fans into handing over sensitive personal data. WARNING: Experts are warning users to be aware about a flood of email scams Web users are being told to pay extra care when opening...

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Are YOU on the FBI's SECRET facial scanning database?

AN ALARMING number of citizens are included in the most advanced facial recognition service run by the US' top law enforcement agency, a new report has claimed. Facial scanning is more widespread than thought as law enforcement agencies step up their activity New...

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WARNING: This terrifying new virus locks YOU out of your TV, and then CHARGES you

SECURITY experts have warned about a growing number of cyberattacks on televisions – which lock out the viewer until they pay a ransom. Here's everything you need to know about the terrifying trend. Dangerous new malware could halt your watching time by locking...

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Hackers are using this nasty text message trick to break into people's accounts

The attacker can sometimes even spoof their identity - so the text looks like it comes from Google, or Facebook he hacker enters the victim's password, followed by an ill-gotten 2FA code, and they're in Two-factor authentication is a godsend for securing...

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Details of 33 million Twitter accounts hacked and posted online

Twitter security officials said they are 'confident the information was not obtained from a hack of Twitter’s servers' Security experts said the most common password affected by the breach was '123456' Twitter has been forced to lock around 33 million accounts...

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Why is everyone covering up their laptop cameras?

Stickers and slides serve to ease concerns that spooks could be watching our every move, as even the FBI director says he puts tape on his camera The crowdfunded product Eyebloc failed to reach its $5,000 funding target despite appealing to a legitimate concern...

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WhatsApp VIRUS warning: Hundreds sent Dance of the Pope video hoax

HUNDREDS of WhatsApp users have received a warning over a purported smartphone-deleting VIRUS, entitled The Dance of the Pope. The message – which has spread across the popular messaging application – warns users NOT to accept a video called “The Dance of...

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Text scams: The messages that allow criminals to break into your iPhone, and how to spot them

Mobile phones are increasingly becoming the most important part of people’s work and social lives – which means they’re more and more vulnerable to attack A man uses an iPhone 5C at the Berlin Apple Store The next text message you receive could ruin your...

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More than 65m Tumblr emails for sale on the darknet

Company only now discloses scale of hack three years ago – shortly before purchase by Yahoo – as database of passwords is leaked Yahoo acquired Tumblr in May 2013. The security breach took place earlier that year Personal information from more than 65m Tumblr...

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WhatsApp Update Available with Fingerprint Protection

WhatsApp is currently benefiting from end-to-end protection and 1 billion users feel now safer. But a native password protection mechanism is missing and WhatsApp won’t introduce it in the near future, so users will continue to rely on third-party applications...

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Google's upcoming Allo messaging app is 'dangerous', Edward Snowden claims

Snowden said Google's decision to disable end-to-end encryption by default makes it 'unsafe' The new chat app will be released this summer Using Google’s upcoming messaging app is “dangerous”, according to Edward Snowden. In a tweet, the whistleblower...

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New Report Claims Public Charging Stations Might Not Be So Safe

If your phone runs out of juice while you're out-and-about it might be much safer (but a whole lot more frustrating, obviously) to wait until you can use your own charger to beef up your battery. According to research from Kaspersky Lab, all kinds of information...

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Charging your mobile phone by plugging it into a computer could be enough to get you HACKED

If you thought plugging your phone into a computer to charge it up was fairly safe, you thought wrong When your phone starts complaining that its battery is running low, you probably wouldn't think twice about plugging it into a computer to charge it up. But...

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