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80% of London's councils are at risk of a major cyber attack, new research has revealed. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Evening Standard

Europol has stressed manufacturers of IoT devices do their utmost to ensure consumer IoT goods cannot be easily hacked. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Expatica

Customers of Domino's pizza in Australia have complained that their personal data has been leaked, after receiving personalized phishing emails- knowing their first name, and where they live. Domino's says their systems have not been compromised. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: News.com

In a blog post on Tuesday Google announced the introduction of the new 'Advanced Protection Program', intended to protect people seen to be high risk from hacking. This includes politicians, journalists and even activists. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Mashable

UK spy agencies are allegedly collecting and sharing citizens' social media data- it has been heard in a case bought by Privacy international, looking at the legality of mass data collection. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

Certain smartwatches, designed to be safe for children, have security flaws which make them easier for hackers to gain access to, a watchdog has warned. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

Google is rolling out several Chrome for Windows security improvements, including its own basic antivirus, in conjunction with ESET. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

SMes are more vulnerable than ever to being the victim of a cyber attack; attacks tend to result from poor password management, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Computer Weekly

Russian officials have fined messaging app Telegram 800,000 roubles for refusing to adhere to Russia's FSB's demand that it decryps user messages. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

It has emerged that Iran was behind the cyber attack on the UK Parliament in June this year; the attack attempted to break account holders' passwords. It is unclear as to why, or what hackers where after. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Information Security Magazine