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Election 2020: Have Russian Hackers Stolen Millions Of Voter Registrations?

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Davey Winder 397 Views elections, Hacking, Politics, Russia

Russian media reports of 7.6 million hacked Michigan voter registration records went viral this week. But were they actually true?

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Can This Army Of Hackers Secure The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election?

August 1, 2020 Davey Winder 302 Views election, Politics, Trump

Can an army of hackers come to the aid of President Trump and help deliver a secure election in 2020?

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Hackers Post ‘Vote For Trump’ Messages On Gaming Platform With 90 Million Users

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Davey Winder 399 Views Donald Trump, Gaming, Hacking, Politics

A pro-Trump hacking campaign is targeting kids on a hugely popular social gaming platform to spread ‘Vote for Trump’ message

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China Prepares To Drop Microsoft Windows — Blames U.S. Hacking Threat

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Davey Winder 1182 Views China, military, Politics, Windows

The latest casualty in the seemingly ever-expanding trade war between China and the United States could just be Microsoft Windows

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Analysis 

Russia Or The Far-Right: Who Hacked German Politics?

January 5, 2019January 5, 2019 Davey Winder 1391 Views breach, Germany, Politics, Russia

As speculation starts regarding the mahoosive German data leak, both Russia and the far-right of German politics are prime suspects

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Hacking 

Hacking the UK general election

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017 Davey Winder 1344 Views election, Hacking, Politics

How likely is it that the UK General Election could actually be hacked, but by whom and using what methodology?

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News 

Giuliani (still) Down!

January 15, 2017January 15, 2017 Davey Winder 1682 Views Down, Giuliani, Politics, Trump, Web

The Giuliani Security website is still down, 48 hours after Donald Trump announced Rudy Giuliani will be his cybersecurity advisor

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Labour leadership contender Owen Smith fails simplest of security tests

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 Davey Winder 1995 Views insecurity, insider, Password, Politics, social media

Owen Smith, the Labour leadership contender and wannabe Prime Minister, has revealed a shocking lack of good cyber security sense

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Opinion 

Budget 2016: What about cybersecurity spending?

March 16, 2016 Davey Winder 1575 Views budget, cybersecurity, News, Opinion, Politics, spending

Anyone hopeful that cybersecurity would get more than a passing nod in today’s Budget 2016 speech will be hugely disappointed

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Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
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Windows 10 Warning For 800 Million Users: Microsoft Says Install THIS Update First

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Davey Winder
New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Davey Winder
Should You Stop Using Amazon Alexa After Security Probe Of 90,194 Skills?

Should You Stop Using Amazon Alexa After Security Probe Of 90,194 Skills?

March 7, 2021 Davey Winder
Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Microsoft Servers Hacked In Ongoing Attack

Warning: ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of Microsoft Servers Hacked In Ongoing Attack

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Davey Winder
Microsoft Exchange Attacks Are Declared An Emergency By Homeland Security

Microsoft Exchange Attacks Are Declared An Emergency By Homeland Security

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Davey Winder
Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers

Microsoft Issues Critical Update Warning As Chinese Hackers Attack Exchange Servers

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Davey Winder
How to build security into pensions

How to build security into pensions

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Davey Winder
How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Davey Winder
Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Davey Winder
Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Davey Winder
Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Davey Winder
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Cybersecurity Pros Mistake Rappers For Malware

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Hackers Already Have Attack Code

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Hackers Already Have Attack Code

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
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Biden Attacks ‘Irrational’ Trump Over Grave Risk To U.S. National Security

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Davey Winder
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