3 Big Data problems facing businesses in 2014
Few trends in technology were hotter than Big Data over the last 12 months. In fact, so much has been said about it during 2013 that it’s hard to see what else we can…
Cybercriminals set sights on Internet of Things in 2014
Connected devices are becoming increasingly attractive targets for cybercriminals, and while we saw few such attacks in 2013, the number is likely to surge in the year ahead. That’s the opinion of a number…
Facebook accused of ‘reading’ your private messages
Facebook has found itself in hot water for the umpteenth time, and once again it’s due to alleged privacy violations. So what has the social media giant done this time around, you ask? Well,…
Windows crash reports give the NSA ‘passive access’ to your PC
If you’re a Windows user – as the vast majority of desktop owners are – you’ll be entirely familiar with that irritating message that follows a system crash: “The system has recovered from a…
Windows 8 isn’t doing too bad at all, now running on 10% of all desktops
Microsoft has every reason to think this year’s set to be a good one, following the news that its divisive Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems have finally landed on 10 percent of all…
Snapchat API exploit results in 4.6M usernames and phone numbers exposed
Snapchat users are mistaken if they think that the messaging platform is inherently more secure than others. While it’s gained millions of users over the last year due to the way it permanently deletes…
BlackBerry outlines its New Year resolution: Saving its ass with enterprise, BBM focus
Everyone hopes for the new year to be more successful than the previous one, but few will have a more daunting task to achieve that than BlackBerry’s new CEO John Chen. Which is precisely…
The NSA has totally compromised Apple’s iPhone, leaked documents show
It’s very likely that all what we’ve learned about the NSA’s spy program is but the tip of the iceberg of the agency’s true capabilities, following yet more revelations published yesterday. Just days after…
Doggone it! Someone’s just ripped of 21 million Dogecoins
Dogecoin, which is probably the most ridiculous cryptocurrency to emerge so far, based on one of this year’s most ridiculous internet memes, has reportedly suffered its first hacking incident with more than 21 million…
Dread Pirate Roberts wants his Bitcoin booty back
Alleged Silk Road website mastermind Ross Ulbricht, AKA Dread Pirate Roberts, has just launched an ambitious attempt to have more than 173,000 Bitcoins seized by the FBI returned to him, despite continuing to protest…