Geoff White
State-level hacking: who’s got your back?
Governments are unleashing viruses often designed to take complete control of a computer, giving police and intelligence agencies access to its webcam and microphone.
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3 mins
Is there a link between North Korea and the cyber attacks?
Could the shadowy hand of North Korea be behind the ransomware attack which brought chaos to computers around the world? Cyber security experts say there’s a possible link between the rogue software known as WannaCry, and hackers linked to North Korea – although there’s no conclusive evidence.
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3 mins
French election regulators investigate hacking claims
Election regulators in France are investigating claims of a “massive and co-ordinated” hack targeting frontrunner Emmanuel Macron.
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Trump ‘cyber tsar’ Giuliani among swathes of hacked top appointees
Passwords used by Donald Trump’s incoming cyber security advisor Rudy Giuliani and 13 other top staff members have been leaked in mass hacks, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal.
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7 mins
Trump dismisses Russia claims
Nine days to the inauguration of Donald Trump and his first news conference as President-elect became a damage limitation exercise as he angrily dismissed allegations that Russia had compromising material on him.
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3 mins
Trump: Russia behind hacking
Donald Trump also said for the first time Russia had been behind hacking attacks.
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4 mins
Trump rejects Russia hacking claims
Just hours before his briefing by the US intelligence agencies on the hacking of Democrat email accounts, Donald Trump called the claims a “political witch-hunt”.
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5 mins
Russian hacking controversy in US elections
The heads of America’s intelligence agencies versus the man about to become their commander in chief. According to Donald Trump he hasn’t seen any evidence that Russia interfered in the US election. Putting him at odds with intelligence chiefs and leading members of his own party, like Senator John McCain, who called Russian hacking “an…
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5 mins
Obama warns Russia on cyber attacks
The US president-elect Donald Trump has again dismissed any suggestions that Russia tried to swing the election in his favour. President Obama warned of retaliation against any attempt to interfere with the integrity of the poll, saying Vladimir Putin was “well aware” of his feelings.
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4 mins
Interview with former CIA agent
Glenn Carle joins us live from Boston, Massachusetts to discuss Russian hackers.
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Geoff White
Why hacking is not a victimless computer crime
I contacted some of those affected by the hacking of Yahoo! emails in 2012. The responses show that it caused distress, frustration and, in some cases, tangible loss.
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Geoff White
Phone employees in GCHQ’s sights
According to the latest Snowden claims, British spies can hack into your personal and work email, hack sales team records for customer information and then later hide their trails. All all of this is legal.
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Geoff White
Snapchat: what your kids need to know
The leaking of thousands of Snapchat users’ photos online gives parents a valuable opportunity to talk to their kids about privacy.
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Geoff White
Is it possible to create a digital identity based on trust?
If we could instantly assess a person’s trustworthiness, it would make money redundant. But things become tricky when we try to avoid using our legal identity.
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Geoff White
Did UK spooks use NSA data to spy on Britons?
A new report on how GCHQ and the UK’s other spy agencies used NSA data is published – but it leaves many questions still unanswered.