CYBERSECURITY

Data breach affecting usernames, passwords, emails, mailing addresses and phone numbers has been repaired

Security researcher believes 2,239 Tesco details leaked online just small percentage of compromised accounts.

The Forbes.com website and a number of associated social media accounts have been hacked by the pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army.

Underground drugs website Silk Road 2 was hacked and the websites entire cache of bitcoin - worth $2.7 million - stolen.

Third IT gaff to hit the supermarket in two months.

Following the world's biggest recorded DDoS attack, CloudFlare CEO says criminals already working on attack methods three times the size

Following the biggest ever DDoS attack being recorded this week at 400Gbps, one experts says he expects that to double in the next year.

Security expert David Emm says that as long as targeted attacks remain profitable the malware used in them will become more sophisticated.

Multiple reports suggest the largest ever DDoS attack - peaking at 400Gbps - has hit targets in the US and Europe.

The UK was among the main victims of the latest high profile cyber weapon called The Mask, which originated in a Spanish speaking company.

A new piece of malware called CoinThief monitors your web traffic in order to steal your bitcoins.

NoSochi2014.com, website commemorating Circassian genocide infected by malware.

Users of Hunters gay app warned of arrests for accessing it ahead of Sochi Winter OIympics.

The cost of developing sophisticated state-backed malware like Stuxnet and Flame has dropped dramatically in recent years.

Developer Jacob Allred makes fake data generator websites for a living.

With hacktivists, cyber-criminals and Russian authorities, can anyone at Sochi 2014 expect privacy?

It's been around for at least seven years and has been used in 27 countries, but still very little is know about the cyberweapon The Mask.

Cyber attacks are serious and growing threat to British businesses, according to Cable.

Following revelations that GCHQ used DDoS attacks against Anonymous, former LulzSec member Jake Davis asks "Who at the real criminals?"

The UK's spy agency GCHQ has used DDoS attacks against hacktivist groups to disrupt their communications.

Facebook's Conceal Java APIs are designed to encrypt files on SD cards

Spending by US retailers in 2014 for security is expected to reach $720.3m, according to IDC Retail Insights.

A Turkish cyberactivist group called RedHack has published the names and phone numbers of 5,000 Vodafone customers.

RedHack publishes 600 records relating to Turkish government officials after hacking ISP TTNET.

Anonymous Slovenia claims it has hacked the FBI, posting email address on Pastebin.

Advice on how to avoid the cyber-glare of the Russian authorities during the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014.

Newspaper destroyed its copy of leaked material in July, under supervision of GCHQ spooks.

As touchscreens become ubiquitous, one researcher has shown it is possible to capture every single tap on your smartphone or tablet.

Malware named after Star Wars character enabled payment data theft from 45 small retailers.