CYBERSECURITY

Google users in Vietnam were briefly redirected to a webpage selling DDOS cyberattack tools.

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 24, 2015

Gemalto has played down reports that encryption keys for its SIM cards have been compromised

David Gilbert Feb 23, 2015

NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, the subject this year's best documentary at the Oscars, hopes CitizenFour's victory will inspire people to "change the world"

David Gilbert Feb 23, 2015

Pernicious spying software bundled with Lenovo's laptops is powered by a tool present on millions more PCs

David Gilbert Feb 20, 2015

The FBI and NSA identified unique encryption keys in the software used to hack into Sony Picture's system

David Gilbert Feb 20, 2015

NSA and GCHQ stole the encryption keys from Gemalto, one of the world's biggest SIM card manufacturers according to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

David Gilbert Feb 20, 2015

The malware targeted computers with unpatched versions of Adobe Flash, Silverlight and Java

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 19, 2015

Superfish is adware that comes preloaded on Lenovo laptops and can be used to spy on encrypted online communication

David Gilbert Feb 19, 2015

Hugely popular porn website RedTube has been compromised with visitors automatically redirected to malicious website

David Gilbert Feb 19, 2015

Lenovo's range of consumer laptops come pre-installed with a piece of adware that also allows it to monitor secure communications like banking and email

David Gilbert Feb 19, 2015

Xbox Live taken offline once again in what appears to be the work of hacker collective Lizard Squad.

Anthony Cuthbertson Feb 18, 2015

The security arm of Alcatel-Lucent says Android devices are now favoured targets of cybercrime.

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 17, 2015

Equation group hailed as the most technically gifted team of hackers ever, working for the NSA to target thousands of victims around the world

David Gilbert Feb 17, 2015

Windows 10 will support FIDO authentication to get devices moving away from the password.

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 17, 2015

Noor Aziz Uddin wanted by FBI for allegedly defrauding victims of $50m

Anthony Cuthbertson Feb 17, 2015

Hackers linked to Gaza have been blamed for on-going attacks against high-profile targets in Israeli government

David Gilbert Feb 16, 2015

DARPA's Memex search engine tracks pages previously hidden by dark web services like Tor and I2P.

Anthony Cuthbertson Feb 16, 2015

We look at how the Carabanak cyber-crime gang was able to steal up to $1bn without being noticed.

David Gilbert Feb 16, 2015

Reports say that NSA is preparing to deal with leaks of the techniques it used in its cyber operations.

Jerin Mathew Feb 16, 2015

The infamous hacking group Lizard Squad has once again attacked Microsoft's Xbox Live network, knocking it offline

David Gilbert Feb 16, 2015

Banks in 30 countries including Russia, US, Germany, China and Canada hit by cyber attack.

Jerin Mathew Feb 16, 2015

Kaspersky Lab claims that hackers using malware accessed banking computer systems drained accounts of millions.

Tom Porter Feb 15, 2015

If you want to stay safe while using an Apple product, it's worth activating two-factor authentication.

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 13, 2015

Former Sony Pictures head Amy Pascal says she was fired by 'weird Hollywood' after the cyberattack

Ben Skipper Feb 12, 2015

Jeb Bush's efforts at transparency have also exposed his constituents' data for the world to see

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 11, 2015

After hacking Newsweek's Twitter account and threatening President Obama's family, the question is: who are Cyber Caliphate?

David Gilbert Feb 11, 2015

The US government is creating a new agency to monitor cyber security threats.

Adam Justice Feb 11, 2015

Researcher publishes a list of ten million passwords and usernames to help advance security

David Gilbert Feb 10, 2015

Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims it has "exposed and destroyed" over a thousand online accounts linked to Islamic State

David Gilbert Feb 10, 2015