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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.
Georgia accuses US Department of Homeland Security of trying to hack its election register
Secretary of State in Georgia demands response over 'illegal' action from Secretary of Homeland Security
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.
Hacker hit with five-year prison sentence after bragging about selling celebrity sex tapes and secrets
Alonzo Knowles handed longer than expected jail term after reportedly bragging of plans to release a book.
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'.
Are your personal details for sale on the Dark Web? This new cybersecurity service will check for you
OwlDetect scans the internet for stolen financial and personal data and alerts you if it finds a match.
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.
Blippar smartphone app raises privacy concerns by planning to add facial recognition
The opt-in feature will give users 'personalised content to express their personality.'
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.
WikiLeaks releases over 57,000 personal emails of Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak
The emails, according to WikiLeaks, suggest Albayrak's alleged involvement with Isis-linked organisations.
Nintendo offers hackers up to £15,500 to find 3DS security vulnerabilities in bug bounty programme
The reward amount will range between £78 and £15,681.
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.
Russia gets new Putin-approved information security doctrine following cyberespionage attack fears
The new edition of the doctrine comes on the heels of cyberattacks on major Russian banks.
Are toys spying on your kids? 'Smart toys' could be hacked to listen in on conversations
Lack of security in internet-connected toys means anyone can listen in on your kids' conversations.
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.
A Dark Web site wants to crowdfund a Trump assassination, but it could be a big scam
A hacker has left a message in the source code claiming it is a scam.
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.
US presidential commission presses President-elect Donald Trump on better cybersecurity
'Now it is time for the next administration to take up this charge,' President Obama said.
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.

