Contractors working for Apple hear a small portion of recordings from voice assistant Siri, the company has confirmed.
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The ransomware attack that has crippled City Power’s IT systems holds valuable lessons for companies about disaster management and backup, a Swiss-based software specialist has said.
City Power, which provides electricity to the City of Johannesburg, has been hit by a ransomware virus that has crippled its systems.
The website of the South African Social Security Agency, which is responsible for paying social grants, has been down for days following a hacking incident.
Google has said it will plug a loophole in the Incognito mode of its Chrome Web browser in a bid to better protect user privacy.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday moved to downplay an e-mail in circulation that claims it has been the subject of a ransomware attack, describing the e-mail as “a misrepresentation of facts”.
Servers operated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority have been down for most of the week after management was alerted to suspicious activity on its systems – and the agency is now probing whether a malicious actor was involved.
Broadcom is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm Symantec, according to people familiar with the matter, seeking a further expansion into the more profitable software business.
Few people bother to read the lengthy legal documents when signing a new cellular contract, opening a bank account or signing up for a new e-mail address. They should.
Facebook failed to fend off a lawsuit over a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users, one of several privacy snafus that have put the company under siege.