CYBERSECURITY

Hackers were reportedly distributing the ransomware, which may be linked to Russia, via a new phishing campaign.

India Ashok Nov 07, 2017

Nearly 20,000 people have potentially unknowingly handed over their personal data and financial details to hackers, according to Proofpoint.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 07, 2017

Some of the websites compromised belong to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, China's BDStar and the Armed Forces of the Philippines among others.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 07, 2017

Sexual images of two more female WWE personalities – Maria Kanellis and Joseann 'JoJo' Offerman – appear to have been leaked online, reportedly after being stolen by hackers.

Staff Reporter Nov 06, 2017

Dozens of social media users have spoken out in frustration after receiving scam messages on WhatsApp and Facebook which claim to offer a free voucher for UK supermarkets.

Jason Murdock Nov 06, 2017

The Crunchyroll site was taken offline after hackers "gained access" to its Cloudflare configuration to serve up visitors with malware.

India Ashok Nov 06, 2017

The British wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis, who goes by the name Paige, was targeted by hackers earlier in March as part of the so-called "Fappening 2.0".

Staff Reporter Nov 06, 2017

The sites were reportedly infiltrated a few months before Trump traveled to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant in November 2013.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 06, 2017

The latest breach impacted six websites, including Toyotanation.com and Jeepforum.com – the company's second most popular website.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 06, 2017

A massive leak of financial document called the Paradise Papers revealed how the ultra-wealthy, including the Queen, secretly invested vast amounts in offshore tax havens.

Nicole Rojas Nov 05, 2017

Equifax has drawn intense scrutiny since the disclosure of the massive hack that compromised valuable personal and financial information of 145.5 million Americans.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 04, 2017

In order to keep you up-to-date, here are some clickable links to the best cybersecurity stories of the week from the IBTimes UK tech desk.

Jason Murdock Nov 04, 2017

Deep Instinct researchers noticed a new, modified variant of the malware is being distributed via spam emails with Office documents attached.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 04, 2017

The AP investigation revealed that Russian-linked hackers used brute force tactics for months to try and break into the emails of people across the Democratic Party.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 04, 2017

The APT group's new corporate espionage campaign makes use of phishing emails and specialised malware to spy on and steal from targets.

India Ashok Nov 04, 2017

Hackers are reportedly taking advantage of Google's algorithms to infect people with banking malware, gaming the system by using search engine optimisation (SEO) tactics.

Jason Murdock Nov 03, 2017

A corrupt banking insider working for Barclays, and four other men, have been jailed after helping a gang of Eastern European hackers launder £16m.

Jason Murdock Nov 03, 2017

Was the BadRabbit cyberattack a red herring, designed to throw people off the scent of the mission's real objective?

Jason Murdock Nov 03, 2017

Despite the size of the botnet, Sean Tiernan insisted that the profits made from the scheme were "comparatively small".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 03, 2017

Fancy Bear first targeted Bellingcat journalists in 2015 and again last year as the journalists probed the mysterious downing of flight MH17.

India Ashok Nov 03, 2017

Google's Advanced Protection Program locks down users' Gmail accounts like never before and is meant for its high-risk users.

India Ashok Nov 03, 2017

The Turkish hacking group named Akincila previously targeted a number of Dutch websites, and posted pro-Turkish and anti-European messages.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 03, 2017

The US Department of Justice reportedly has enough evidence to charge six hackers associated with Russian military and intelligence.

India Ashok Nov 03, 2017

What happens when a hacker takes on a cybersecurity company like Mandiant, well-known for investigating major leaks and data breaches. He gets arested.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

A fake and potentially malicious application has been discovered on the official Google Play Store posing as WhatsApp Business – and has been downloaded up to 5,000 times.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

Hackers have compromised a major database maintained by Hetzner Ltd, one of the largest data centre and web hosting services in South Africa.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

Predator from Luton who was caught with an "application form for a secret paedophile club" on his computer has been handed a two-year suspended sentence.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

In 2013, hackers with links to Russia allegedly infiltrated the Trump Organisation computer networks, but unlike the Democratic Party attacks years later, did not steal emails.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

The malware has been around since last year and has been targeting popular cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, ZCash, Ethereum, Monero and others.

India Ashok Nov 02, 2017