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Walmart's Self-Checkout 'Feels Like Big Brother Is Watching', Shopper Claims
A frustrated Walmart shopper took to social media to criticise the store's self-checkout surveillance, calling it 'startling and scary.'
80-Year-Old Californian Contemplates Suicide After Losing $720K Life Savings To Scammer
Alice Lin, a Southern California widow, is now leveraging new laws to win her case against JPMorgan for allowing fraudulent transactions despite multiple red flags.
Credit Card Fraud Cost Americans $1 Billion In 2023 As Identity Theft Cases Flare Up
There are several ways credit card holders can minimise risks and damage from threat actors who steal consumer data and use it to secure fraudulent credit cards and government benefits.
British ministers attend IISS Shangri-La Dialogue to promote security in the Indo-Pacific
Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Office Minister of State Anne-Marie Trevelyan have attended Asia's "foremost defence summit".
British Foreign Secretary visits Estonia to demonstrate commitment to NATO
Ahead of his attendance at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo, Norway, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has observed British armed forces in NATO exercises in Estonia.
Britain participates in major NATO exercise near Russian border as geopolitical tensions continue
Britain has deployed 1500 troops in a major NATO exercise in Estonia. British troops are set to participate among 14,000 personnel from 11 NATO member-states.
OSCE media freedom report highlights 'alarming trend towards authoritarianism'
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has presented a her bi-annual report to the OSCE Permanent Council. It highlights concerning trends towards authoritarianism.
NATO Chiefs of Defence meet in Brussels as 'a new era for collective defence' beckons
NATO Chiefs of Defence have met in Brussels with new Regional Plans on the agenda as concerns over the security threat posed by Russia motivate action.
The necessity of IT security hygiene amidst the growing rise of cyberattacks
VIPRE Security's John Trest has stressed the need for companies to invest in security awareness training to fight the current onslaught of cyber threats.
Web3 security issues persist despite plans to be more resilient than web2
Expert commentary from Maria Lema has identified the issues with web3 and what it is currently exposed to, stressing the importance of supply chain cybersecurity within telecommunications.
Canada to no longer pay for Harry and Meghan's security
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will no longer protect the couple after they step down officially on March 31.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's Scotland Yard protection officers running errands?
The protection officers' were reportedly seen picking up groceries and coffee near the couple's Canada home.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will receive diplomatic protection; may pay part of their security cost
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly going to be reimburse a taxayers a part of their security cost.
Facebook on iOS 13.2.2 privacy risk as bug reportedly activates background camera
Facebook users currently on iOS 13.2.2 report a bug that launches the camera without any permission.
Identity 101: Why two-factor authentication is not enough
Keith Graham, Chief Technology Officer, SecureAuth, examines some attacks which exploit today's trade-off for easy user experience.
Ethereum: Adapting security tooling to blockchain-built software
Stark Riedesel, security consultant at Synopsys, points to a recent scan of Ethereum smart contracts that identified 34,200 vulnerable contracts.
Meltdown melted down everything, except for one thing
A side channel attack is a way to extract sensitive information from a system by some means other than the intended input and output channels
Brexit security: 'Deep-seated ideology' should not kill security, May says
UK Prime Minister Theresa May says ideology and doctrine should not stand in the way of continued EU-UK security cooperation after Brexit.
How can banks stay secure in a data-sharing world?
Ben Boswell, VP of Europe for World Wide Technology, discusses how financial services can assure the safe functioning of their applications in an increasingly complex environment
Companies must face facts: Cyber attacks can wreak havoc on multiple fronts
Brian Cohen is CFO of BitSight, which provides companies with security ratings.
Anonymous hacks, Fancy Bear returns and BadRabbit strikes: The week in cybersecurity
This week in cybersecurity was defined by major attacks and global concern - here are the biggest cybersecurity stories of the week as chosen by the IBTimes UK tech desk.
Security guards pimping out young male refugees, German media claim
Security staff at refugee centres in Berlin are prostituting young male asylum seekers – including minors – a documentary by broadcaster ZDF has claimed.
Tesco Reading security guard stages rooftop protest over sacking - and livestreams it on Facebook
Ex-security guard Adama Jammeh, who was sacked from Tesco after accusations of stealing, has spent the night protesting in the supermarket's roof.
Scientists develop 'ring' which detects explosives or chemical agents - in breakthrough against terrorism
The wearable device shows considerable promise for meeting the demands of a wide range of defence and security scenarios.
Off to university? Watch out for this student loan phishing scam spreading in the UK
Emails claim to be from Student Loans Company, but will steal your identity.
CVS app found sharing your location data with more than 40 third-party web servers
'We literally cannot think of any legitimate reason for doing this,' security expert Serge Egelman said.
This smartphone optical illusion could stop thieves from stealing your PIN or passcode
New touchscreen technology could thwart 'shoulder surfing' crooks by tricking their eyes.
NHS patient data hacked? 'Anonymous' cybercriminal says 'millions' of records stolen
Targeted company SwiftQueue says it 'totally refutes' allegation of millions impacted.
Cybercrime group 'OurMine' breaches HBO Twitter accounts in latest hack attack
The cybercrime group is known for hacking into the accounts of high-profile figures.
Daily Stormer: Anonymous promises to wipe neo-Nazi website from the internet
Daily Stormer was tied to recent white supremacy rallies in Charlottesville.