Cybercrime

US authorities linked Boyusec to an elite cyberespionage group APT3, which is believed to have ties to China's spy agency.

"From an identity thief's perspective, it seems like the only question missing from this list is, 'What was the name of your first pet?'," security expert Brian Krebs said.

The company said it discovered "unauthorised computer code" added to the software that operates the checkout page on its website.

One of the biggest computer botnets in the world – known as Necurs – recently hosted a massive spam campaign which spewed out more than 12.5 million emails containing ransomware.

Prince Philip and Prince Charles - both of whom are honorary club members - were not affected by the theft that was discovered on 16 November.

Fancy Bear is widely believed to have orchestrated the cyberattacks against the Democratic National Party during the 2016 presidential election.

From the Uber hack to the rise of commercial spyware applications on Android: These are the biggest cybersecurity and hacking stories of the week from IBTimes UK's tech team.

The details of how the hack occurred still remains a mystery as investigations into the incident are temporary stalled due to Thanksgiving holiday.

The company confirmed the breach a day later and published a public disclosure notifying users of the intrusion.

With the cacophony of deals this holiday season, shoppers need to be extra careful and be wary of the risks when making purchases.

Hackers have begun sending potential Uber users phishing emails, specifically tailored to trick them into divulging account passwords.

"We expect this technique to be rehashed, broadened, and repurposed for other cyberattacks," Trend Micro researchers said.

Uber reportedly said that it was still unable to confirm how many British customers' data may have been compromised.

The Iranian hacker, Behzad Mesri, who went by the pseudonym "Skote Vashat" or "Mr Smith", reportedly has links to the Iranian military.

Tether said it is now attempting to get the stolen funds back and also ensure that the hacker cannot spend the money.

Security experts believe that Pyongyang's hackers could likely be working out of India and other foreign nations to provide the "Kim regime plausible deniability".

New dark web markets that have recently cropped up appear to be run by inexperienced hackers, leaving the sites vulnerable.

"Interestingly, the malware is specifically instructed not to gather any data from vk.com, Russia's largest social media platform," Bitdefender noted.

The historic data breach occurred in October when over 46 million Malaysians' records were put up for sale on the dark web.

Cash Converters, a pawnbroker and loan firm, has launched an investigation after suffering a data breach impacting a UK customer database.

Up to 17.4 million Android users downloaded a form of Trojan malware found in 144 separate mobile applications, security researchers from McAfee warned this week.

The hijacked radio station is allegedly used by the Kim Jong-un regime to transmit secret codes days before Pyongyang conducts a weapons test.

The new alerts come amid rising tensions between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang's rapid advancement of its nuclear programme and defiant missile tests.

Customers' names, email addresses, passwords, billing addresses, phone numbers, payment details and more may have been stolen by hackers.

National Cyber Security Centre chief Ciaran Martin will confirm that Moscow hacked the UK's energy grid to try to cause a blackout in Britain.

IcedID is fairly new to the cybercrime arena, and its capabilities are believed to be on par with other sophisticated Trojans like Dridex and Zeus.

Hacking groups linked to North Korea will continue to devastate the UK with major cyberattacks over the next year, former GCHQ director Robert Hannigan has warned.

Last week, over 580 Parity wallets containing millions of dollars worth of Ethereum were mysteriously locked down and inaccessible.

From the return of WikiLeaks to the Nepal bank cyber-heist: Here are the biggest cybersecurity stories of the week from the IBTimes UK technology team.

The Dark Overlord hackers stole a trove of confidential photos of high-profile clients from the plastic surgery clinic last month.