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TalkTalk hack: Internet providers storing browsing history is blackmail risk, say experts
The Home Office has called on internet service providers to store up to one year of people's browsing history.
Cyber criminals use fear of terrorism to spread malware through fake police warning emails
Emails claiming to contain counter terrorism advice from police are infecting victims' computers
TalkTalk hack: Consumers 'held over a barrel' by companies demanding direct debit payments
Cyber security experts explain consumers being put at risk when they pay via direct debit.
TalkTalk hack: No contract termination fees waived unless money stolen says CEO Dido Harding
TalkTalk assured customers that many sensitive details obtained by hackers were incomplete.
TalkTalk data hack: Is the data held by your internet or telephone provider likely to be stolen?
If TalkTalk can be hacked and its customers details be laid bare, then can other providers also be breached?
TalkTalk hack: Institute of Directors says cyberhacking is biggest threat to UK businesses
IoD says serious breaches happen constantly but rarely make headlines as criminal investigation is launched.
CIA director's private email account hacked by high school student
Teenager who secured access to John Brennan's AOL account is believed to be a Palestine sympathiser.
Disney hiring intern to counter terror threats and cyberattacks
Last year, Sony Pictures Entertainment experienced a cyberattack that forced it to abandon a project worth $80m.
Saudi Arabian women having affairs with Islamic State fighters exposed by anti-Isis hackers
Anti-Isis hackers reveal identities of IS members and reveal majority of Saudi supporters are female.
Australia: Paedophile websites sourcing half their photos from Facebook
Cyber-security expert warns children's photos shared online can easily end up on paedophile websites.
How hackers could steal your voice to access your bank account
Researchers reveal how capturing a sample of your voice can trick automated authentication systems.
Cybersecurity high on agenda at US-Chinese talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit and talks with President Barack Obama.
US, China in urgent talks on crucial cybersecurity deal
The deal would solve cyber attacks from China on US power stations, hospitals and cellphone networks.
Apple and FBI at war over iMessage privacy
Apple's encryption system won't allow US authorities to intercept texts involved in drugs investigation.
Conservative think tank Heritage Foundation hacked after blaming Obama for OBM hack
The foundation said its internal servers were not breached.
Hackers steal Gmail login details from Samsung smart fridge
Samsung smart fridge falls victim to cyber attack, raising privacy concerns over Internet of Things.
Ashley Madison hack: The five most scandalous data breaches of all time
Scandalous hacks like the security breach of adult website Ashley Madison happened frequently in recent years.
Beyond cyber and Edward Snowden: What is the next big thing for UK security?
Intrusive surveillance powers need to be proportionate to security threats
Hackers demand huge ransom from banks to avoid DDoS attacks
Hackers warn 100 companies of cyber-attacks, FBI official cited as saying.
Digital radio hack sees car steering and braking remotely hijacked
Security researchers hack into car steering and braking systems through DAB radio exploit
Europe lags behind US, China and Russia in cybersecurity race
Europe needs to take a stronger lead in developing cybersecurity products and strategies
NYSE: Trading resumes after 4-hour glitch - malicious hacker attack ruled out
United Airlines grounded its flights too over 'technical issue'.
Symantec in talks to sell Veritas data storage business to Carlyle Group
Symantec trying to sell Veritas, which it bought in 2005 for more than $13bn, due to low revenue growth.
'Digital amnesia' growing among Americans
Kaspersky Lab's survey also found security of phones and tablets to be poor.
US and China to work together on cyber conduct code
Move comes after fingers pointed at China over hacking into US government and commercial computers.
US and China vow to avoid confrontation
Both countries in final day of key talks that covers cyber security and freedom of the seas.
'Extremely chatty' Samsung smart TVs pose major security risk to government, healthcare and energy companies
Research has revealed that Samsung smart TVs pose a big risk to corporate cyber security.
Hola CEO denies botnet accusations but researchers label claims as 'simply false'
Hola CEO Ofer Vilenski claims accusations about security vulnerabilities with VPN are "unjustified".
Performing Factory Reset on Android smartphones does not ensure confidential data privacy states new research
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed that close to 500 million Android devices across the world do not clean data partitions properly.
Hackers post pornographic image of naked man on Atlanta video billboards
Image caused bystanders to call police and FBI is now investigating