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Get yourself up to date with everything we covered in the run-up to the holidays.
Monday 19 December 2016
- News in brief: Obama warns Putin on hacking; China to return US drone; lynda.com hacked
- Germany threatens Facebook with €500,000 fine per fake news post
- US government eyes car-to-car data sharing to improve safety
- Ransomware payouts ‘heading for $1bn a year’
- Legion’s high-profile Twitter hacks have us looking the wrong way
Tuesday 20 December 2016
- When a Russian-speaking hacker cracks a US Election website…
- News in brief: inflight systems ‘can be hacked’; LA seeks extradition of ‘cyberattacker’; Uber safety fears grow
- Shadow Brokers are back with ‘stolen NSA cyberweapons’, now 99.9% off
- Yahoo breach: your account is selling for pennies on the dark web
- Google using Project Wycheproof to scan crypto software for security holes
- Lawmaker urges regulating Facebook and Google’s algorithms
Wednesday 21 December 2016
- Our 12 tips for staying safe online this Christmas
- News in brief: crackdown on drones; Egypt blocks Signal; Nook 7 warning
- Meet Jarvis – Zuck’s new AI assistant
- Smile! You’re on a stolen phone’s candid camera!
- How a hacked phone number cost Jered Kenna millions in bitcoins
- Porn block on new PCs to ‘fight trafficking’ – unless you pay $20
Thursday 22 December 2016
- Sing a song of ransomware…
- News in brief: Groupon grief; Apple encryption delay; post-quantum crypto
- Pow! Captain America and other Marvel heroes defeated by bad passwords
- Government’s “general and indiscriminate” data collection ruled unlawful
- AT&T takes aim at scam callers
Friday 23 December 2016
- Nook 7 tablet updated to neutralise ADUPS fear, says Barnes & Noble
- News in brief: Snowden denies allegations; Uber moves to Arizona; Wikipedia reveals most edited page
- Group that attacked Tumblr threatens to DDoS Xbox for Christmas
- Encryption backdoors are ‘against the national interest’
- Vice is the latest site to call it a day on comments
- Passwords, patches and backup – three easy tips in our Facebook Live video
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