TECHNOLOGY

The data was left freely exposed due to an unsecured Amazon cloud storage server and could have been downloaded by anyone.

Karim Baratov admitted to hacking more than 11,000 email accounts in total for both the FSB and customers between 2010 until his arrest in March 2017.

Science can be a useful tool when exploring the legends of mythical creatures, according to researchers.

Eugene Kaspersky believes that recent bad press around his cybersecurity company is the result of a co-ordinated campaign by US politicians, law enforcement and media.

New insights have allowed researchers to create the most accurate depiction of any dinosaur to date.

Alarming report finds firms also losing an average of more than seven days a year on account of IT woes.

Restoration expert Eudald Guillamet found the animal artwork while cleaning the cave to remove graffiti.

3D-printed "death pod" created by Philip Nitschke will let users "die peacefully and reliably" with one click.

While glitter may seem harmless, it can be washed into the seas causing damage to the marine environment.

Benchmarking company Futuremark has revealed that perception the iPhone slows down after an upgrade is most likely false.

Over billions of years, red giant stars can transmit enough energy and radiation to increase the size of gas giants to massive proportions.

Nasa Astronaut Randy Bresnik took time out of his busy schedule to film this incredible footage of Earth from space.

Clay Tall Stories used a drone to capture footage of an orca feeding on stingray in New Zealand's Ruby Bay. He went back the next day to find dead stingrays littering the beach.

A European-wide plan to install 400 electric car charging stations has just been given a boost: Shell has signed on.

Though this version won't be wrapped in gold, like the one soaring through deep space, it would still have the all sounds that Nasa sent 40 years ago aboard the Voyager spacecraft.

A group of Iraqi hackers have created fake Isis propaganda sites to disrupt the communication network used be the terrorist organisation.

"Historians will look back and call this period of American history 'The Dark Ages,'" one Twitter user wrote.

Environmental champion, who was first person to walk to both poles, uses Antarctic trek as green wake-up call.

Over two years, an Australian man has skipped out on 140 days of work to play golf. All he needed to get away with it was an old crisp packet.

The vehicle is built out of titanium through 3D printing and will achieve speeds of around 990kmph for two to five minutes.

UK capital has more than 2.5 million exposed electronic devices from routers to medical equipment to company databases.

China's unmanned, out-of-control space station is currently on a death spiral and is expected to crash-land on Earth in the next few months.

"Who's the funeral for? Oh wait, democracy in America. I forgot," one person tweeted.

Tailgating at traffic stops will not help you get through quicker and it increases chances of collisions, finds study.

The Plastic Bank is encouraging people to collect plastic waste and exchange it for money or essential items.

Researchers do not know why US beaches are being invaded by millions of pink sea blobs, known as pyrosomes.

Two fossil specimens of the tiny worm-like creature have been uncovered in China and may change researchers' understanding of Cambrian Period animals.

Web domains peddling fakes shut down In massive operation against online piracy. Online criminals use web to peddle fake electronics, drugs and clothing.

Earthworms, often referred to as farmer's friends, are vital to a garden ecosystem if humans ever plan to grow food on Mars.