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Calgary university pays ransom in Bitcoin after cyberattack
University of Calgary paid malicious hackers $20,000 in untraceable Bitcoins.
South Korea Air Force website hit by cyberattack, North Korea involvement not ruled out
South Korea Air Force website hit by hackers and site has been down for two weeks.
OpIcarus: Anonymous hacker reveals inspiration behind latest operation and evolution of hacktivism
Exclusive: Anonymous hacker speaks to IBTimes UK about hacktivism and OpIcarus.
Hacker who phished his way into $2m worth airline tickets extradited from France
The 32-year-old African hacker was at large for three years before finally being caught in France.
US Navy seeks to groom its own ethical hackers
The Pentagon is slated to send sailors to cyber training school to become 'certified ethical hackers'.
Rio Olympics 2016: Cybercriminals target sports fans with fake ticket scams and phishing attacks
Kaspersky Lab experts say scammers have been selling fake tickets to the event since early 2015.
Ukrainian hackers leak personal information of thousands of journalists
The information was reportedly leaked on a website affiliated with the Ukraine Security Service.
Is North Korea behind the £81m Bangladesh bank cyber-heist?
BAE Systems claims that malware used in Sony Pictures hack is similar to that used in recent banking heists.
Microsoft cautions of phishing attacks by scammers posing as fake social media sites
Scammers masquerading as online services like Amazon, eBay, Facebook or Google to exploit users in cyberattacks.
Hackers shut down Michigan electricity board's critical systems for nearly a week
The Board of Water and Light (BWL) in the state of Michigan is the latest victim in the ransomware epidemic.
Minecraft hacked and 7m passwords stolen
Minecraft's Lifeboat site members' login data is reportedly on sale for dark web malicious entities.
Armada Collective impersonators now posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS scam
Hacker group delivering fake DDoS ransom threats switches name to continue scamming companies.
Isis-linked hackers release hit list of thousands of New Yorkers urging followers to target them
The list was reportedly posted on Telegram with an announcement that says 'We want them #Dead.'
TrueCrypter ransomware code flaw allows hacked victims to decrypt files
New crypto-ransomware uncovered by AVG malware analyst accepts Amazon Gift Cards as payment.
Game of Thrones season 6: Fans hit with ransomware in Pirate Bay malvertising attack
Malvertisers launch crypto-ransomware attack on Pirate Bay users.
Spotify account details appear on Pastebin despite music service's claims it has not been hacked
Spotify insists it hasn't been hacked, but some users claim they've been kicked out of their accounts.
Anonymous DDoS attack on KKK shuts down website once again
Anonymous affiliated hacker group Ghost Squad has claimed responsibility for the hack.
Naughty America data breach: Millions of porn users' account details being sold on Dark Web
Hacker selling 3.2m account details on The Real Deal underground marketplace for just $300.
UK power grid reportedly at risk from rogue nation states and 'opportunistic' hackers
The UK government maintains it is prepared to combat attacks against critical systems - but to what extent?
Russia blamed for crashing Swedish air traffic control to test electronic warfare capabilities
Sources say attack was so severe Swedish authorities informed NATO members from neighbouring countries.
How hackers could cripple the UK: Doomsday infrastructure cyberattacks would cost country £442bn
Cambridge University and Lockheed Martin study finds that critical infrastructure cyberattacks could cost £442bn.
KickassTorrents blocked on Chrome, Safari and Firefox due to 'phishing threat'
Concerned users on social media started to complain about the lack of access to the popular P2P website.
Ransomware: Twenty school campuses in the US fall victim to a massive cyberattack
School district encountered three separate ransomware incidents over the past two months.
Isis tried to launch a social media propaganda 'attack' and it was a shambles
Twitter and Facebook continue to be plagued by IS-supporters.
Israel prepares for possible OpIsrael cyberattack led by Anonymous
The annual cyberattack involves Anonymous affiliated hacker groups targeting Israeli websites.
Hackers breach Trump luxury hotel chain and steal customer credit card information
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's chain of luxury hotels is facing yet another possible breach.
Team Skeet data breach: Hacker claims to have stolen over 230,000 porn website credentials
The hacked is reportedly selling the full cache online on the dark web for roughly £280.
Mattel loses $3m in email phishing scam but Chinese authorities save the day
Cybercriminals took advantage of a corporate change to request a fake vendor payment.
Hackers hijacking water treatment plant controls shows how easily civilians could be poisoned
Verizon says hackers accessed a water treatment plant's systems and accidentally messed with the water.
Bangladesh bank heist: Cybersecurity investigator abducted during probe into $81m theft
Tanveer Hassan Zoha, 34, was working as a 'shadow investigator' in the Bangladesh banking heist.