Hackers frequently look to target and exploit curious users by tapping into trending issues, events in the news or widely publicised ones in their attacks.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 23, 2018
Intel has disclosed that the patches were causing devices to reboot unexpectedly among other "unpredictable" behavior.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 23, 2018
Clarke is the latest in a slew of US conservative political figures and reporters targeted by the Turkish hacking group.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 23, 2018
Malicious websites used to generate password details for the fintech network "IOTA" are reportedly to blame for the theft of nearly $4 million from users' cryptocurrency wallets.
Jason Murdock
Jan 22, 2018
"Since both the Chrome and Firefox extensions mostly add themselves through forced installs, it's not always possible to avoid getting them," researchers said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 22, 2018
Over the past few years, DDoS attacks have become more sophisticated, common and cheaper to carry out as a popular tool in cybercriminals' arsenal.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 22, 2018
The disclosure comes several days after users who purchased products on OnePlus' website reported credit card fraud earlier this month.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 22, 2018
A 21-year-old computer hacker from the UK who made more than $700,000 by selling malware on the dark web has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple cybercrime charges.
Jason Murdock
Jan 19, 2018
Security researchers suspect that the Necurs botnet may be giving the new Dridex campaign a boost – something the botnet has done before.
India Ashok
Jan 19, 2018
The data breach is suspected to be the work of an "advanced and professional" hacker or hacker group, and could impact nearly half of Norway's population.
India Ashok
Jan 19, 2018
The Lebanon-linked hacker group has successfully targeted mobile devices of military personnel, medical professionals, journalists, lawyers, activists and more.
India Ashok
Jan 19, 2018
Hackers are using new Microsoft Office bugs to spread Zyklon in a new spam campaign targeting the telecommunications, insurance and financial services industries.
India Ashok
Jan 19, 2018
For several months, a primary router of the Muscat Securities Market has both its username and password as "admin".
India Ashok
Jan 19, 2018
More than 50 Android apps on Google's Play Store found to be housing malicious code hackers could use to steal Facebook passwords.
Jason Murdock
Jan 18, 2018
High-risk vulnerabilities found in SinVR app leaked personally identifiable information of customers for around five days.
India Ashok
Jan 18, 2018
Swisscoin is an obscure cryptocurrency and its trading was briefly suspended after it was reported to be a ponzi scheme.
India Ashok
Jan 18, 2018
The Satori variant comes less than a month after hackers posted the working code for a Huawei router exploit, which was used by the original Satori botnet, for free.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 18, 2018
The attack comes just days after the group hacked the accounts of India's top diplomat to the United Nations and World Economic Forum president.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 18, 2018
The hacker claimed that the sale of the malware's source code made him "very rich", which experts suspect may be true.
India Ashok
Jan 18, 2018
A fresh bug affecting iOS and Apple Macs can let pranksters crash your Apple devices via a simple text message, a security expert has revealed.
Jason Murdock
Jan 17, 2018
Researchers spotted the extensions while investigating a recent suspicious spike in outbound network traffic from a customer's work station.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 17, 2018
ARC-embedded processors are found in a wide range of internet-connected devices including cars, mobiles, TVs and cameras.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 17, 2018
The photo is making waves on social media and has already drawn criticism, outrage and ridicule online.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 17, 2018
North Korean hackers have increasingly targeted cryptocurrency firms and users to generate funds for a country squeezed by sanctions and trade restrictions.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 17, 2018
The malware is believed to have been created by a nation-state and has reportedly been publicly available online for nearly a month.
India Ashok
Jan 17, 2018
A US hospital has paid hackers $55,000 (£39,900) to restore control of its computer systems after they were infected with a strain of ransomware known as "SamSam".
Jason Murdock
Jan 16, 2018
UK's spy nerve centre hopes old cypher will pique interest of young girls who have code-breaking knack and inspire them to join the service as adults.
Claire Toureille
Jan 16, 2018
Skygofree dubbed "one of the most powerful spyware tools" ever spotted exposed by cybersecurity researchers.
Jason Murdock
Jan 16, 2018
Researchers say hackers are constantly looking to exploit anxious users, particularly during widely publicised events such as the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre flaws.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 16, 2018
The latest attacks come as hackers increasingly target cryptocurrency using various nefarious methods amid the growing popularity and value of virtual currency.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas
Jan 16, 2018