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Several popular websites and their software have already been found to be targeted by the StrongPity group.

The week in cybersecurity was largely dominated by cryptocurrency. That's unsurprising, given that bitcoin spiked in value, reaching $17,000 at one point.

The trojan's varied capabilities include disabling the light indicator on the webcam and even triggering the Blue Screen of Death if anyone tries to shut down the process.

The critical remote code execution flaws have not been exploited in the wild and Microsoft has already issued a patch for them.

From the Star Wars BB-8 toy to smart-tracking watches for children, new cybersecurity research suggests that some products under the Christmas tree this year can easily be hacked.

Growth in demand, rising profits and regulatory support bodes well for the industry, according to a new report.

Calvin Klein underwear, among hoodies, fans and shoes impounded by UK officials.

From Anthem and Chipotle to Equifax and Uber, this year saw several data breaches and leaks.

A Google security researcher tweeted about dropping a powerful iOS 11 tool, which the infosec community reportedly suspects may allow a full iPhone jailbreak.

Richard Nesbitt, CEO of the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services, speaks to IBTimes UK about the need to address gender diversity.

The then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanic was reoprtedly aware of the breach and the bug bounty payment, which was made in November 2016.

Thabo Mabogwane and Bongani Mohosana – aka Black Motion – bought business class tickets on a Comair flight – which flies under the British Airways brand in South Africa.

Major banking applications used by HSBC, NatWest and Co-op had potential to let hackers steal usernames and passwords of account holders.

The state-sponsored hackers used Israeli-made spyware to spy targets residing in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, India and others.

House prices grow 3.9% in the year to November, as annual rate of growth drops for the first time since July.

Gaming marketplace Steam will no longer accept bitcoin as payment as cryptocurrency value hits new peak and financial experts sound alarm over bubble bursting.

All Nippon Airways and Virgin Atlantic have also experienced issues with Trent 1000 engines mounted on Boeing 787s.

The town of Nueva Fuerabamba in Peru's southern Andes was built to house around 1,600 people who gave up their rural village to make room for a massive, open-pit copper mine

Shares in Ladbrokes were up by more than a quarter after it announced that it was holding "detailed discussions" regarding a takeover offer from rival GVC.

India is critical to the UK's plans to show that it can secure post-Brexit trade deals with non-European Union countries.

Day one of Newsweek's AI and data science in capital markets event examined a range of new data sources.

Hackers have reportedly threatened to leak more explicit photos of the wrestler in an upcoming Fappening-like leak.

Legal practitioner and IBTimes UK columnist Martin Kenney writes 2017 has been another mega year for financial scandals.

When it comes to finding the perfect job, new research suggests it's not all about the money.

Rail fares are going up because the government is trying to shift the burden of subsidy from the state onto the passenger.

"If they can't cope with a few naked bums, then frankly that's quite sad," Angus Malcolm, producer and photographer of the Warwick Rowers calendar, said.

The data leak is caused by the website's flawed default security settings, leaving users vulnerable to blackmail and hacking.

As cryptocurrency continues to grow exponentially in popularity and value, this isn't the first time hackers have targeted a digital currency platform

The value of bitcoin – the world's most popular cryptocurrency – surged past £10,000 ($13,300) per coin, defying critics to reach yet another all-time high.