The Irish government has sought advice from cyber security experts on whether TikTok should continue to be permitted on work phones used by people in the public sector. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government was liaising with the country’s National Cyber Security Centre. Mr Varadkar said there was not yet any change to the government’s […]
The head of WhatsApp has said he would sooner British users were stopped from using the popular messaging app than allow the Government required it to impinge on their privacy. Will Cathcart said the company would not comply if the new Online Safety Bill forced it to scan messages for child abuse material, the BBC […]
US government bans on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. The US government “has been overstretching the concept of national security and abusing state power to suppress other countries’ companies”, Mao Ning said at a daily briefing. “How unsure of […]
TikTok has said it is planning two more European data centres, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West. TikTok has been under fire from European and American authorities over concerns that it could scoop up masses of user data and send […]
Businesses have been warned not to pay ransom demands for data stolen in cyber attacks following a number of high-profile ransomware attacks on firms around the world. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued the warning in response to claims from cyber criminals that paying a ransom reduces the scale of enforcement action taken against […]
Concerns have been raised about the CCTV system made by a company linked to the Chinese Communist Party being used around the Irish Parliament. A human rights group has sent a letter this weekend to highlight qualms about the use of Hikvision surveillance cameras inside and outside the Houses of the Oireachtas in Dublin. Hikvision […]
Seven Russian nationals have been sanctioned by the UK and US over their links to the development and deployment of ransomware, as part of a Government crackdown on cyber criminals. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said asset freezes and travel bans had been imposed on the seven individuals for their ties to strains […]
Parents are being encouraged to take advantage of online resources offering guidance around child online safety as campaigners mark Safer Internet Day. It comes as new research from Virgin Media O2 and children’s online safety group Internet Matters found that more than half of parents (57%) were unaware that children were able to donate to […]
People aged 51 to 65 accounted for nearly half of the amount of money reported lost to romance fraud in 2022, according to TSB. Scammers will create fake profiles on dating websites and social media and spend time building trust with people looking for a relationship before asking for cash. Analysis by TSB among its […]
JD Sports has warned that around 10 million people might have had their addresses, phone numbers and email addresses among other things stolen in a hack that hit the retailer. The business said payment card details were safe, and that it has no reason to think the hackers have accessed users’ passwords. Hackers accessed a […]
