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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The GandCrab crew previously built bespoke ransomware for other cyber-criminals

An infamous hacker group that was thought to have disbanded appears to be behind a wave of new attacks being carried out across the world.

Researchers at cyber-security company Secureworks say

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Facebook has acquired a start-up which is developing devices that can pick up electrical signals from the brain and transmit them to a computer.

CTRL-Labs has designed a wristband that can identify the signals the brain sends to the hand telling it to move, and decode them.

It could then transmit that command - for example,

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Image copyrightReutersImage caption The bug could mean victims' computers get hijacked by malicious hackers

Microsoft has released an emergency update for its Internet Explorer browser to fix a bug that cyber-thieves are known to be exploiting.

The bug could let attackers hijack a web browser and use their access

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If you play Fortnite there is a big change coming - you might not always be playing against real people anymore.

The game has announced it's adding in computer-controlled characters.

It's part of an update designed to make sure you're always matched with opponents of a similar skill-level.

For a while now, the game has

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Image copyrightReutersRide-hailing firm Uber has had its right to operate in London extended for 2 months.The firm lost its licence in 2017 due to public security concerns, after which a judge approved a 15-month extension which was due to end on Wednesday. Transportation for London (TfL) said its licence would now be renewed momentarily while it
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Image copyrightKik InteractiveImage caption The app has proved popular with teenagers, particularly in North America

Kik Messenger is shutting down despite the service having millions of active users around the world.

The company said it was closing down the messaging service so it could concentrate on the Kin

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