Blockchain bandits hit crypto start-ups

There is a growing interest by hackers in fledgling firms seeking to build businesses around blockchains and digital currencies. That is troubling given the current…

$10 router blamed in Bangladesh bank hack

Hackers managed to steal £56 million from Bangladesh’s central bank because it skimped on network hardware and security software. The bank had no firewall and…

Blackberry launches free wi-fi calls

Blackberry has become the latest smartphone company to offer free wi-fi calls to users via its own software.Research In Motion (RIM) has added the facility…

GCHQ recruiting Generation Xbox for spy jobs

Up to 100 members of “Generation Xbox” will be offered a career by GCHQ security services under a scheme announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague.The…