British politician Ben Bradshaw criticised for claiming Russian hackers 'probably' influenced Brexit
'That's a bit rich coming from a prominent Remain supporter,' an opponent said.
Netgear users warned: Switch off your home internet router or risk being hacked
The flaw can be used to give hackers complete control over your home router.
Global police crackdown on DDoS services nets suspected teenage cybercriminals
In the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested 12 suspects for DDoS misuse.
FBI and CIA give contrasting explanations to lawmakers on Russia's motives in 2016 election hacks
The conflicting messages are reportedly indicative of cultural differences between the CIA and the FBI.
Former US ambassador John Bolton suggests Russian hacking was 'false flag' by Obama administration
John Bolton claimed the intelligence community has been politicised under Obama.
UK police warn of thieves using radio jammers on car door locks after wave of thefts
Crooks have stolen goods from 14 unlocked cars parked at motorway service stations.
Hackers behind a new ransomware giving away free decryption key to victims who infect others
Cybercriminals behind the Popcorn Time ransomware are demanding 1 bitcoin as ransom.
Barack Obama orders 'full review' into US election hacking
Obama's homeland security advisor says we have crossed into a new threshold.
North Korea slams accusations of South Korea military hack as 'childish' distraction plot
Pyongyang media says state hackers would never expose their IP addresses.
US politician 'mad as hell' after accusing his own government of election hacking
Failed data breach in November reportedly linked to a Homeland Security IP address.
Hackers hit ThyssenKrupp stealing trade secrets in 'massive' cyberattack
The firm confirmed the attack, adding that it currently cannot estimate the scope of intellectual property losses.
Vijay Mallya's Twitter account hacked, personal and sensitive information leaked
The hackers have dumped data on Mallya's bank accounts, business holdings, passwords and more.
Billion dollar cyberheist gang now hacking hospitality chains with new stealth malware
Security researchers believe the 'highly sophisticated' cybergang maybe funded by an organised crime syndicate.
China state-sponsored hackers stole data from major US law firms in waves of data breaches – Report
The data breaches reportedly occurred in 2015, at the height of China-US cybersecurity tensions.
Scores of hacked TalkTalk routers now part of Mirai-based botnet, security researchers say
A whole host of compromised home routers were found, 'over 99% of which belonged to TalkTalk'.
Met Police still using 15-year-old Windows software on thousands of computers
Met says it cannot give a date for the completion of upgrade programme.
UK's new National Cybersecurity Centre responds to nearly 70 hacking incidents in first month
Seven of the incidents were ransomware attacks, the UK government revealed.
IBM Watson takes on cybercrime in the real world
Watson is geared up to assist 40 organisations to detect cybercrime in healthcare, finance and other areas.
Hackers launch stealth malvertising campaign exposing millions online to spyware and more
Researchers noted that the campaign targeted internet users visiting popular news sites.
Former Expedia employee hacked bosses to net $350,000 in 'get-rich-quick scheme'
The former IT-staffer is facing up to 25 years jail for insider trading ploy.
Dailymotion data breach leaves over 85 million user accounts exposed
The cyberattack is believed to have occurred in October and allegedly involves theft of user email addresses.
Nation-state hacking from Russia and China set to continue into 2017, experts warn
Most of the biggest hacks that will happen in 2017 are 'already under way.'
Scottish Football Association apologises after database 'hack' sends fans £170 invoice spam
All emails were spoofed to look like official emails from the SFA accounts department.
Sextortion scams on the rise as cybercrooks cash in on 'safe' social media spaces
According to the National Crime Agency, sextortion scams have resulted in 4 deaths over the year.
North Korea's government sanctioned Red Star OS can be remotely hacked, say security researchers
Security experts expose a new vulnerability to 'mark Red Star's anniversary leak'.
New DDoS botnet army could rival Mirai in launching large-scale attacks targeting parts of US
Security researchers have uncovered a new botnet waging daily, massive attacks.
Hackers claim knocking thousands in UK offline was an accident
Hackers allegedly behind a new IoT botnet created from the Mirai malware claimed responsibility for the attack.
Cybercrime network Avalanche brought down by global operation
The joint operation successfully sinkholed around 800,000 domain strong botnet infrastructure.
Shamoon disk-wiping malware resurfaces with renewed cyberattacks on Saudi Arabia
In 2012, Shamoon was responsible for destroying nearly 35,000 computers at oil firm Saudi Aramco.
WikiLeaks releases 2,000 files from German inquiry into NSA spying scandal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange slammed the 'cowardly' German government.