7 ways cybercrime is evolving amid the coronavirus pandemic

For many cybercriminals, the global coronavirus pandemic has been a golden opportunity for fraud. And we haven’t even seen the worst of it yet. Scammers love crises. From the criminal’s…

Israel extends coronavirus cell phone surveillance by 3 weeks

By Steven Scheer and Tova Cohen TEL AVIV, May 5 (Reuters) – A parliamentary panel on Tuesday authorised Israel’s Shin Bet security service to continue using mobile phone data to…

Is the UK ready for Monday’s launch of the NHS coronavirus track and trace app?

The track and trace app will be launched nationally next week despite claims that only one in 10 contact tracers have been recruited, it has emerged.  The Government has insisted…

Coronavirus Pandemic Changes How People Bank, Spend Money

Cash may no longer be king, as coronavirus pandemic fears lead some consumers to embrace new ways of banking and handling their money. Consumers are looking for all kinds of…

An official government mobile phone app could soon track millions of people in the UK in order prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay The UK government is this week launching a mobile app for tracking and tracing the coronavirus. It will be trialled on the 141,000…