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Estate agent Foxtons ‘knew that financial details of 16,000 customers had been published on dark web by hackers but did not tell their clients’ Foxtons allegedly did not inform customers that their data was on the dark web It was reportedly informed about publication of details by a customer last month Investigation ‘found 16,000 card … Read more
In-demand coronavirus items, such as face masks, medications and vaccines, are being flogged on dark web marketplaces, a new study reveals. Opportunistic con-artists are also using the dark web to sell ventilators and guides on how to scam people during the pandemic. Prices vary depending on item, with PPE and coronavirus-specific website names, like ‘covid-testing.in’ … Read more
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says Australia’s plan to force Google to pay for news content is ‘unworkable’ and undermines ‘fundamental principle’ of the internet Australia is pursuing laws requiring digital giants to compensate news outlets Creator of the web Tim Berners-Lee has slammed the plans as ‘unworkable’ Move has also prompted backlash from … Read more
Australian man is accused of running the world’s biggest ‘dark web’ online marketplace for deadly drugs and stolen credit cards – with the site turning over $220million An Australian man accused of running $220million illegal dark web marketplace The man was arrested at the German border and the website was shut down Investigation followed discovery … Read more
‘Chrome is Bad’ is the title of a website released by developer Loran Brichter that claims Google Chrome is slowing down Apple Mac computers. Brichter says the web browser installs the auto-update mechanism Keystone in the background, which hides from the Activity Monitor, and results in the WindowServer having high CPU usage. The solution, he … Read more
The wife at the centre of Britain’s biggest divorce battle had two affairs with younger men while married to her Russian oligarch husband, her son has claimed. Tatiana Akhmedova’s flings included a relationship with a New-York based art dealer and a 20-year-old web designer whose brother was best friends with her son Temur, he claimed … Read more
Schoolgirl, 15, died at gathering with friends after taking ecstasy supplied by two teenagers who bought the tablets off the dark web, inquest hears Hannah Bragg, 15, from Tavistock, Devon, was killed by toxic effects of MDMA The schoolgirl who was celebrating end of exams took ecstasy in a field in 2018 Senior coroner said she was … Read more
Google faces major competition probe over its dominance of internet advertising after Britain leaves EU By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 23 November 2020 Google faces a major competition probe over its dominance of internet advertising after Britain leaves the EU. The Competition and … Read more
Fears rising that crooks will launch second wave of fraud on Chancellor’s £40bn bounce-back loans scheme By Helen Cahill And Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 7 November 2020 Fears are rising that crooks are set to launch a second wave of fraud on Rishi … Read more
Chinese web users have accused a US zoo of ‘abusing’ an elderly panda loaned by China and urged authorities to ‘save’ the bear by bringing her back to the country. They alleged that the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, DC, regularly underfed 22-year-old Mei Xiang – the oldest panda in the United States – … Read more