CYBERSECURITY

The Economist Intelligence Unit report claims companies can use cyber crime as a business opportunity

Google has begun encrypting users' searches to protect against hackers and government surveillance, starting in China.

US government should be champion of internet, not a threat, says Facebook founder

Videos claiming to show the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 which are being shared on Facebook are scams.

The Kremlin website was briefly taken offline in a DDoS attack which was not related to the crisis in Ukraine.

A man whose computer was infected with ransomware demanding payment of £13,000 or face jail decided to kill himself and his four-year-old son.

The latest NSA leaks reveal how the agency has masqueraded as a fake Facebook server to hack into computers on an industrial scale

Edward Snowden says that the fact US government doesn't know what documents he has shows encryption is working - for now.

More than 162,000 legitimate WordPress websites used to mount DDoS attacks by cyber-criminals

Internet privacy and civil liberties group EFF said records may be used as evidence in lawsuits against NSA.

A cyber-security expert says the monetary fine handed down to the British Pregnancy Advice Service is the only way to change behaviour.

WikiLeaks founder says that the internet is a "state" and we must manage how it is governed

Edward Snowden tells SXSW 2014 about NSA surveillance allegations and their global impact

The appearance of "common criminal" Edward Snowden at SXSW has been criticised by a member of the House Intelligence Committee.

Dubbed the Snowden Phone, the Freedom Privacy Phone by FreedomPop is a modified Samsung Galaxy S2.

Information war of hacking and censorship has begun between Ukraine and Russia

IP-telephonic attack is under way on mobile phones of members of Ukrainian parliament.

Consultancy PwC survey shows 39% of financial services groups suffered from cyber attacks.

Security firm Team Cymru has spotted the man-in-the-middle attack, the latest affecting small home and office routers

Android developers granted access to use Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner with their apps.

Mobile banking trojans are on the rise

Website of Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange went offline earlier in major blow to digital currency.

Shattered bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is facing probes from US and Japanese authorities.

Aerospace giant files patent with FCC for heavily protected spy phone that self-destructs if tampered with

Lack of intrusion prevention technology leaves routers and hotspots open to attack

Earlier, website of Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox went offline in major blow to bitcoin.

Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge claims Japanese-based exchange could not have lost 744,000 bitcoins over two years.

The theft of 744,000 bitcoins has left the cryptocurrency world in crisis. Can it survive the latest bitcoin blow?

The reported theft of more than 744,000 bitcoins from Mt. Gox has sent prices of all other cryptocurrencies down too.