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Android forum MoDaCo hit by hackers leaving 880,000 users exposed
Usernames, emails, IP addresses and salted passwords reportedly hacked.
Did North Korea launch a DDoS attack against a website monitoring its nuclear tests?
North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear weapons test in violation of UN resolutions.
Mission Impossible? FBI wants to be cool enough to recruit hackers
FBI director James Comey said that the agency is looking to 'steal people' from the private sector.
Clinton: US should use 'military response' to fight cyberattacks from Russia and China
Clinton said the US should 'lead the world in setting the rules in cyberspace'.
Sri Lankan teen arrested for hacking president's website to demand that A-level exams be postponed
The teenager wanted the exams to be postponed as they clash with Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrations.
Asia-Pacific region has world's worst cyber security, says study
Many organisations in Apac do not hire or retain cyber security experts.
Grand Theft Auto forum shut down after hack exposes up to 200,000 user details
The forums on GTAGaming.com have now been closed permanently.
Telecom industry 'top target' for cyberattacks by hackers luring insiders to gain access to systems
Hackers are using the services of 'black recruiters' to either pay or blackmail insiders for man-in-the-middle attacks.
Oracle data breach: Russian cybercrime syndicate suspected in malware attack targeting over 300,000 systems
Password reset initiated for Micros customers after hackers launched malware attack.
Irish police launch probe after 'zero-day' attack hits computer networks
An Garda Síochána refused to elaborate further on the type of malware.
123-Reg hit with huge scale DDoS attack that left websites and email services offline
Web host's protections kicked in but users took to social media to complain.
The cyberwar begins: US believed to 'hack back' at Russia following Democratic Party email leaks
The FSB claimed to have found 'professional' spyware on roughly 20 agency systems.
Russia's FSB spy service says state agencies hit by 'coordinated' cyberattack
A security service said it was a targeted virus that had been made professionally.
Clinton presidential campaign computer services said to be hacked, FBI investigating
The latest attack follows a series of high-profile data breaches involving Democratic Party organisations.
Duterte's drug war: Cyberattackers crash website for reporting Philippines killings
The website was offline for roughly 10 hours following threats to the publication
Whistleblower Edward Snowden says NSA would know if Russia is involved in DNC hack
The former security agent also said that the NSA could prove Russian involvement using its data analysis program XKeyscore.
O2 denies hacking breach as customer data emerges on the dark web
Personal data including names, phone numbers, date of birth, emails and passwords listed for sale.
'International crime ring' involved in $2.2m ATM malware heist
Two suspects are believed to be Russian nationals with links to organised crime.
Sony Pictures executive tries to get salary removed from WikiLeaks by sending Google a DCMA notice
Daniel Yankelevits is asking Google to delist WikiLeaks for showing off his salary.
Anonymous: Arms supplier Armscor denies classified data stolen in cyberattack
Anonymous hacktivists claimed the cyberattack was part of its OpAfrica campaign.
Anonymous declares 'day of solidarity' with Black Lives Matter to protest police brutality
The demonstrations are set to take place across the US on 15 July.
Anonymous: Hackers launch OpIstanbul to avenge Ataturk attack despite 'declaring war' on Turkey
Hacktivists linked with Anonymous 'declared war' on Turkey in December 2015.
Android malware masquerading as WhatsApp, Uber and others in Google Play Store targets users in Europe
The malware enables hackers to steal user information via an SMS phishing campaign.
Hackers bring down US House Democrats' websites following gun control sit-in
Over a dozen House Democrats' websites have been hacked and down for days.
Hacker selling 9.2m US hospital records and social security numbers on the Dark Web
The plaintext 2GB database contains personal sensitive information on 9,278,352 Americans.
Hacker leaks over 260 internal Democratic Party files on Hillary Clinton
The hacker, Guccifer 2.0, was initially accused of being in a state-sponsored Russian team of cybercriminals.
GoToMyPC hit by hackers, password reset initiated for all users
There is no information on whether users' personal information was compromised or not in the cyberattak.
Israel facing 'up to two million' critical infrastructure hacking attempts daily
No serious disruption or damage has yet been caused by such critical infrastructure hacks.
DNC hack: Security firm CrowdStrike stands by research as Russia strongly denies involvement
CrowdStrike "fully stands by its analysis and findings" of Russian state-sponsored involvement in hack.
iMesh hack: More than 51 million user records from former filesharing site for sale on dark web
iMesh is a now-defunct P2P site reportedly hacked in September 2013, with more than 50 million records stolen.