Visa card payments system goes down across the UK and Ireland

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ISSUE DATE: 4 June 2018 TOP STORIES Visa card payments system goes down across the UK and Ireland Millions of businesses across the UK and Ireland are unable to accept VIsa card payments because of a "service disruption”. READ MORE → Offensive AI unlikely in the near future, says Mikko Hypponen Cyber criminals are not close to being able to use AI for attack purposes, according to industry veteran Mikko Hypponen, who has been at the forefront of AI use in cyber defence for several years. READ MORE → Subpostmasters told to expect decision on alleged unfair prosecutions in August The Criminal Courts Review Commission is expected to announce the findings of an investigation into alleged unfair subpostmaster prosecutions in August. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Revamped BHS website to close two years after department store collapse The BHS website, which was developed after the department store’s closure in 2016, will be closed at the end of June.  READ MORE → Huge rise in TSB-themed mobile phishing attacks after IT meltdown Scammers have used bank’s IT problems as an opportunity to target its customers with mobile phishing attacks. READ MORE → BBC to show World Cup in virtual reality Broadcaster will trial virtual reality and ultra HD live streams of the FIFA World Cup through BBC iPlayer and a dedicated VR app. READ MORE → Ethical hacker, 86, rises to Santander’s challenge Elderly hacker with little computing experience was able to hack WiFi and create phishing attack. READ MORE →

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