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TalkTalk replaces customer passwords with TalkSafe voice recognition biometric login
TalkTalk claims the more secure technology can recognise more than 100 different vocal characteristics.
Bangladeshi banking chief Atiur Rahman resigns over $100m cyberheist
The Bangladeshi finance minister has slammed the bank's immediate breach response as 'incompetent'.
Hackers take down KKK website and expose private data through host provider Staminus
DDoS protection service Staminus Communications hit by hack along with Ku Klux Klan websites it hosts.
Isis: US defence secretary enlists military hackers and the National Guard to combat Daesh
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter outlined how the US government will deploy hackers to fight terrorism.
ATMZombie: Malware laid the trap letting criminals steal cash from Israeli ATMs
The cybercrime exploited a legitimate banking feature called 'SMS transaction'.
IRS hack: Over 700,000 US taxpayer accounts compromised in cyberattack
IRS reveals it underestimated the sheer scale of its hacking disaster in May.
UN tourism website breached and defaced by 'TeamPoison' hacking collective
Data dump posted online shows a slew of names, emails and hashed passwords.
Nasa hack: 10,000 machines in the space agency are infected by malware, says security expert
Security Scorecard says its big data engine has picked up on a huge number of vulnerabilities affecting Nasa's network.
Nasa hack: AnonSec attempts to crash $222m drone, releases secret flight videos and employee data
AnonSec hacked Nasa's internal network for several months without detection and even hijacked a drone.
Flint water crisis: Hospital suffers cyberattack following Anonymous threat over lead poisoning
Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, was victim of a cyberattack but says its IT system was not compromised.
Anonymous takes down Nissan website in latest protest against Japan's stance on whale hunting
Hacktivist collective takes nissan.co.jp and nissan-global.com offline in cyberattack protesting whaling.
Ukraine: First power station knocked offline by hackers is harbinger of cyber-warfare future
Hackers hit 'milestone' after bringing down first power station in Ukraine through cyberattack.
Saudi Arabia: Government websites knocked offline by Anonymous hackers in revenge for executions
Anonymous takes credit for crashing sites, while Iran claims cyberattack was response to execution of Shia cleric.
BBC outage due to massive DDoS cyberattack from unknown hackers
BBC was the victim of a large-scale cyberattack, according to inside sources.
BBC down: Fear of New Year's Eve cyberattack as broadcaster's website serves 500 error message
Users greeted with error message instructing them to "try again later when we have fixed the problem".
John McAfee: Our dependency on the internet is a recipe for chaos
Cybersecurity expert John McAfee believes the internet is the soft underbelly of the Western world.
Porn sites hit by massive malware attack affecting millions of visitors
Hundreds of porn sites targeted by criminals using malvertising to infect visitors' devices.
609,239 stolen British personal details on sale for £20 each on Dark Web
Personal details of thousands of Britons stolen from UK government gateway database.
TalkTalk hack: Company warned about unencrypted data risk a year ago by consultant Paul Moore
Broadband and phone provider faces huge compensation bill following large-scale data breach.
TalkTalk hack: Online data can't be considered 'genuinely safe' [Video]
Cyberattack could have led to theft of private data from over 4m of its customers.
TalkTalk cyberattack: Customer details leaked by hackers promising 'jihad is coming'
TalkTalk customer details released in data dump that links hackers to radical Islamist groups.
UK cyberattack: £20m stolen from British bank accounts hit by sophisticated Dridex malware
Hackers used Dridex malware to siphon £20m from British bank accounts prompting a global investigation.
xHamster and other porn sites hit by massive malware attack
xHamster falls victim to 'malvertising' campaign that attempted to con users into paying fictional fines.
US government hack blamed on China: What damage can 5.6 million stolen fingerprints cause?
Massive US Office of Personnel Management security breach sees millions of personnel records stolen.
Mumsnet hackers publish 3,000 passwords and call armed police to CEO Justine Roberts' house
Hacking collective 'Dad Security' claims responsibility for swatting Mumsnet owner Justine Roberts.
Uber quadruples security staff to protect its data and drivers from attack
Uber security staff to increase to 100 by end of 2015 to guard against cyber attacks and real-world tensions.
UK government to invest a further £2bn to police cyberspace
Cash injection help fund recruitment drive to entice hackers and high-end computer experts.
Hackers demand huge ransom from banks to avoid DDoS attacks
Hackers warn 100 companies of cyber-attacks, FBI official cited as saying.
NYSE: Trading resumes after 4-hour glitch - malicious hacker attack ruled out
United Airlines grounded its flights too over 'technical issue'.
LastPass Hacked: What you need to know about password manager security breach
LastPass has revealed that its systems were breached and is urging all users to reset their master password