Cybercriminals are believed to have used a bug to successfully steal the account details of millions of Instagram users. The hackers claim to have stolen sensitive information tied to more than six million Instagram accounts. Instagram’s 50 most-followed accounts are believed to have been included in the hack. The Facebook-owned […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton invited followers to try fact-checking site Verrit. Monica Schipper A political fact-checking site has been hacked almost immediately after it was endorsed by Hillary Clinton. Clinton invited followers to sign up to Verrit on Sunday, but within an hour of her tweet a distributed denial of service […]
Even if you don’t have an iPhone or plan on getting a new one, you should still pay attention to Apple’s September 12 event. For one thing, it takes place in a new location, Apple Park, the company’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California. But the highlight of the show will […]
Sky has taken the wraps off a new film channel for Sky Cinema subscribers, dubbed Sky Cinema Sky-Fi. As the name suggests, the new channel will be dedicated to the science-fiction genre – blending all-time classics with some of the latest genre releases. The dedicated channel is available at no […]
With many homes still not getting fast broadband speeds via their fixed line, EE is hoping to help beam improved connections to customers via its award-winning 4G network. The mobile company has just announced the launch of its latest device called the 4GEE Home Router. This Cat 7-enabled mobile Wi-Fi […]
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A temptation for the future? People’s Daily/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET This didn’t happen, as car ads often have it, on a closed course with an expert driver. This was, police say, on a real […]
GETTY • PICTURE POSED BY MODEL Reports indicate the Blue Whale Game may have come to the UK Blue Whale Game has purportedly arrived in the UK. The twisted viral challenge, which encourages participants to kill themselves, appears to have hit UK schools. According to one online security expert, schoolchildren […]
Today’s Google Doodle honours the late Russian crooner on what would have been his 83rd birthday. Khil was a Soviet-era singer who experienced an unlikely second heyday as a YouTube sensation. In 2010, a video resurfaced which sees Khil mouth his way through a lyric-less version of the song I […]