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Adobe fined $1m for 2013 security breach
The fine is payable to the over 500,000 residents of 15 US states affected by the 2013 data breach.
Shazam is going to kill its always-on Apple Mac microphone feature
According to former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle, Shazam's feature is not intended to be malicious.
Scores of Android phones found with secret backdoor that sent data to China
A Chinese Android phone maker claimed it installed a secret backdoor on hundreds of thousands of devices as a 'mistake'.
CertiKOS: Yale develops world's first hacker-resistant operating system
CertiKOS runs on multi-core processers and supports concurrency on multiple CPU cores to keep hackers out.
17-year-old boy admits seven hacking offences in TalkTalk data breach
Suspect charged with breaching the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Bangladesh central bank retrieves $15m from 'Chinese high rollers' after unprecedented hack
Officials of the country's hacked central bank are hoping to recover a further $30m in stolen funds.
FriendFinder Networks data breach exposes over 400 million adult site accounts
The breach reportedly occurred in October and included user credentials from six adult-oriented websites.
US Army announces 'Hack the Army' bug bounty programme inviting hackers to expose security flaws
'We're looking for new ways to do business,' outgoing secretary of the army Eric Fanning said.
FBI admits it can break into almost any device it wants to unlock
In 2016, in over 80% of its cases, the agency was reportedly able to unlock devices and access user data.
Has Facebook really been buying stolen passwords on dark web black markets?
The social media giant's account safety measures go beyond creating secure software.
High stakes hacker steals decade of sensitive data from Canadian casino
Casino Rama believes security reports, emails and credit enquiries also stolen.
Five major Russian banks targeted by IoT botnet cyberattack
Attack was from a network of 24,000 computer systems and IoT devices.
Hacker hits recruitment giant PageGroup, scores of job seekers' personal information obtained
PageGroup reportedly confirmed it discovered the data breach on 1 November.
Edward Snowden asks Americans not to fear Trump in 'this dark moment'
The NSA whistleblower urged people to address issues regarding politics and surveillance.
Yahoo admits staff knew of 'state-sponsored' hack in 2014
Yahoo is facing 'at least' 23 putative class action lawsuits after major hack.
Was Russia in cahoots with WikiLeaks over Democrat emails? 'Maybe we helped a bit', admits Putin insider
Outgoing US government has accused Russia of attempting to influence the 2016 election.
Fancy Bear hacker group ramped up zero-day attacks before Microsoft, Adobe released patches
The hacker group sent out spear-phishing emails to various international governments.
National Crime Agency website briefly down after hackers launch DDoS attack
At the time of writing, the NCA website kept going offline intermittently.
Android banking Trojan used Chrome browser vulnerability to infect over 300,000 devices in 2 months
The threat actors operating the malware appear to be only targeting smartphones with a Russian-language interface.
John McAfee: Mixing smartphones and Bitcoin will leave cryptocurrency in 'absolute chaos'
Blockchain will 'change the culture of the world', says renowned cyber expert
Hackers leave Finnish residents cold after DDoS attack knocks out heating systems
The attack is believed to have lasted for a week, starting in late October and ending on 3 November.
Hacker claims on 4chan he targeted pro-Clinton phone lines a day before US election
The attack also reportedly affected Republican phone lines.
Julian Assange defends WikiLeaks, denies seeking to wreck Clinton campaign
WikiLeaks urged its supporters to download 'insurance' files for 'safekeeping'.
Can't find a lost iPhone that's turned off? This Apple patent could fix Find My iPhone's big flaw
Find My iPhone offline technology could send location data of lost iPhone even when powered off.
Google patches Gmail verification flaw that allowed attackers to take control of user accounts
The bug was disclosed to Google on 20 October.
FBI used malware like 'a grenade' to hack TorMail users, unsealed court documents show
The agency deployed a network investigative technique, which was designed to grab the real IP addresses of the users.
China passes controversial cybersecurity law despite serious international concern
The law is set to go into effect in June 2017.
Was the Twitter outage really related to the DDoS attack on WikiLeaks? Microblogging site says no
A brief Twitter outage saw conspiracy theories swirl among users.
How to check if your Tesco Bank account has been hacked and what you need to do next
The bank has frozen online transactions – here's what you need to know.
UK police provided surveillance tools and support to the Competition and Markets Authority – report
Documents show the CMA was provided support with the understanding that specific details about police's surveillance technology would be kept secret.

