CYBERSECURITY

BitStash CTO Trevor Murphy discusses how bitcoin can largely prevent data theft by hacking.

Live coverage of the global protest movement organised by hacktivist group Anonymous called the Million Mask March

Apple alerted to big security flaw in OS X Yosemite called Rootpipe but needs time to develop a patch

Plea by GCHQ head Robert Hannigan for mature debate about social network privacy dismissed as 'offensive' by campaign group

Anonymous activists prepare to hit the streets in the second annual Million Mask March on 5 November.

Hackers sympathising with terrorist group Isis attack website of rugby league team Keighley Cougars.

Facebook has lifted its ban on the anonymous browser Tor by launching its own .onion address.

Gabriella Coleman's comprehensive book about Anonymous is hugely informative, but also entertaining and enthralling.

UK government admits GCHQ views data about citizens without a warrant.

An on-going and powerful cyberattack by Russian hackers against the White House computer systems continues.

Personal records of 18.5 million people in California were at risk in 2013 due to cyber intrusions.

North Korea hackers posted malicious smartphone games on South Korean websites infecting 20,000 devices

Facebook and Google's use of private data is causing growing privacy concerns - here are some alternative online services

Sophisticated cyber-espionage group dubbed APT28 has been linked to the Russian government

Plane delayed after passenger spots Wi-Fi network on board labelled 'Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork'

Hacker collective Anonymous says Officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted for the shooting of Mike Brown.

A security researcher claims Mac OS X Yosemite secretly sends unsaved documents and email addresses to its servers.

Following the killing of a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy by the IDF, Anonymous hacktivists knock Israeli government websites offline

Spammers are sending emails claiming to be from the World Health Organization which contain malware.

Major websites are infecting visitors with malware, earning cybercriminals up to $25,000 per day

Cook is reported to have met Chinese Vice-Premier Ma Kai to discuss iCloud hacking claims

NeoMam Studios compiled a list of the most controversial figures of internet freedom.

Biometrics offer efficient way to secure transactions but experts warn they may have deeper failings

The world's largest office supply chain Staples admits potential theft of customer credit card data

The Australian version of the NSA is so efficient it even manages to spy on itself - though not intentionally

Chinese government accused of staging man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on Apple's iCloud.

Reports says Apple collects & transmits location data when you use Spotlight search on Mac OS X

Phishing attacks are amongst the most common type of fraud threat

New report claims that the UK is "sliding fast into a surveillance state" which may prove irreversible