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Bill Gates has revealed he uses an Android phone. His own Microsoft powered phone has make its mark on consumer markets. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

McAfee have reported a sudden rise in the use of Faceliker Malware, which maniuplates facebook likes, subsequently promoting social media trends, fake news, and other content.   Read Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer

Android custom keyboard app, Go Keyboard, has been found to be secretly collecting user data, and sending it to remote servers. It has been downloaded by over 400 million users. Read Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes

Kromtech Security Researchers have uncovered a security breach exposing half a million vehicle tracking details. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Inquirer

China has disrupted WhatsApp services, in the states latest attempt to expand on online censorship efforts. The App joins Facebook and Instagram. Read Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IBTimes

ESET has discovered that the dangerous Android banking Trojan, dubbed ‘BankBot’, has once again found its way to the Google Play store disguised as the popular game, ‘Jewel Star Classic’. The BankBot Trojan was first spotted at the beginning of this year, and has been evolving since, resurfacing in different versions both on and outside the Google Play store.   Read Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet

Accountancy firm Deloitte are the latest firm to fall victim to a data breach. The firm says attackers accessed personal data via their email platform, but very few clients were actually affected. The Guardian exclusively broke the story on Monday. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Reuters

A private email server was used by Jared Kushner, the US Presidents son-in-law and adviser, to conduct White House business. View full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IB Times UK

An updated version of Chrome 61, which has addressed to High severity vulnerabilities, has been released by Google this week. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Security Week

Organizations are experiencing an increase in the magnitude of DDoS attacks, with the average size of attacks over 50 Gbps quadrupling in just two years, according to A10 Networks. The study also found the gargantuan 1 Tbps attacks that started last year with the Mirai botnet have begun to leave their mark, with 42% of organizations reporting an average size of DDoS attacks greater than 50 Gbps, a significant increase from 2015, when only 10% of attacks were...