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SWIFT bank transfer network hacked

SWIFT bank transfer network hacked

Banks have agreements with certain other banks in the network, and so when a payment instruction is received, payments are made. In theory, outsiders shouldn't have access and so SWIFT should be difficult to hack.

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Bruce Blackshaw
WhatsApp is now fully encrypted

WhatsApp is now fully encrypted

_WhatsApp_ was acquired by Facebook a couple of years ago, and they have just announced that their messenger application is now fully encrypted, end-to-end.

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Bruce Blackshaw
Snoopers' charter update

Snoopers' charter update

The UK's now infamous "snoopers' charter" (officially the Investigatory Powers Bill) was debated in parliament recently and has proceeded to the committee stage.

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Bruce Blackshaw
LinkedIn hack and password encryption

LinkedIn hack and password encryption

You might remember the LinkedIn hack of 2012. Their password encryption was extremely poor, and it was easy for anyone who obtained the leaked password files to retrieve the original passwords.

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Bruce Blackshaw
Another SWIFT hack

Another SWIFT hack

We recently reported that the SWIFT financial network for international bank transfers was compromised. Now there has now been another SWIFT hack.

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Bruce Blackshaw