January 16, 2017

News in brief: Snowden supporters petition Obama; iOS Onion browser now free; bank bans WhatsApp

Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today

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January 16, 2017

Ukraine power outages ‘the work of cyberattackers’, warn experts

Observers raise fears that attackers are using Ukraine as a 'playground' before raising the stakes

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January 16, 2017

Spora ransomware goes freemium with four different payment options

The Spora ransomware will unscramble two files for free, some files for $30, all files for $120 and provide "immunity' for $50.

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January 16, 2017

WhatsApp ‘backdoor’ turns out to be known design feature

Maker of WhatsApp's protocol moves to reassure users by clarifying how key pairs work

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January 16, 2017

Trump picks hackable Rudy Giuliani as cybersecurity advisor

Former NYC mayor's corporate websites taken down after experts pointed out security flaws

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January 16, 2017

Obama administration signs off on wider data-sharing for NSA

Activists fear move could threaten the privacy of Americans, but others point out it could limit Trump's ability to make things worse

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January 16, 2017

Monday review – the hot 27 stories of the week

From Amazon phishing scams and the bank email slip-up that leaked 60,000 account details to the Mongo DB databases held to ransom, and more!

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