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A hacker who blackmailed users of pornography websites in what investigators say is the UK’s most serious cybercrime case has been jailed for six years and five months.

Zain Qaiser targeted millions of computers with malicious browser-locking software that demanded payment of up to $1,000 (£765) to unfreeze screens, Kingston crown court heard.

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Chrome, Safari and Opera criticised for removing privacy setting

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Frank Cisco

Forthcoming versions of the Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera are in the process of removing the ability to disable a long-ignored tracking feature called hyperlink auditing pings.

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Airbnb says sorry after man detects hidden camera with network scan

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Frank Cisco

His family of 7 was one network scan away from potentially being livestreamed by their host.

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Hacker unlocks Samsung S10 with 3D-printed fingerprint

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Frank Cisco

According to a video posted on the Imgur site Friday, it’s possible to bypass the biometrics on the new Galaxy S10 range using a 3D-printed fingerprint in minutes.

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Fired sysadmin pleads guilty to doxxing five senators on Wikipedia

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Frank Cisco

Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice,

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