Geoff White
How scammers conned TalkTalk customers out of thousands of pounds
A Channel 4 News investigation has identified two of the people behind the scamming of British customers of the telecoms giant TalkTalk.
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NHS spared second cyber attack
The NHS is slowly getting back to normal after last week’s global cyber hack, as ministers said there had been no second wave of attacks when people got back to work this morning.
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NHS hack: Chris Hopson
Chris Hopson, the CEO of NHS Providers, the association of NHS foundation trusts.
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NHS hit by IT hack
From Dumfries and Galloway to Colchester in Essex, hospitals and NHS trusts across the country have been thrown into chaos by a massive cyber hack.
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Malware used by hackers in NHS attack
It seems the malware the hackers used was a sophisticated virus called Wanna Decryptor. It shuts down files on a victim’s computer then tries to blackmail them in exchange for restoring access to their files.
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Geoff White
Interpol plays cyber crooks at their own game
In the fight against cyber crime, no matter how smart the technology gets, it’s often human relationships that dictate success.
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Geoff White
Crime is changing, and technology is playing a major role
News last week that crime rates had fallen to a record low gives an indication as to how that shift is taking place.
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Geoff White
Five ways to protect your computer from cyber attack
If you saw the story earlier this week about the foiling of some of the world’s biggest cyber criminals, you might be on the hunt for tips to protect yourself online. Here are mine.
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Geoff White
Heartbleed: why you should change passwords
The latest online bug has been around for some time – but now we know it’s out there, we should all act to protect our data.
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Geoff White
Did UK spooks use NSA data to spy on Britons?
A new report on how GCHQ and the UK’s other spy agencies used NSA data is published – but it leaves many questions still unanswered.