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Democratic National Committee tells FBI it has evidence its headquarters was bugged – report
A private firm was allegedly hired to conduct an electronic sweep following the DNC hack.
The little security flaw that enables you to immediately log into one billion Android app accounts
An OAuth 2.0 security bug makes it possible for hackers to steal data from Facebook and other ID providers.
Hacker, businessman, government adviser: Black Hat founder Jeff Moss on cybersecurity
IBTimes UK speaks to The Dark Tangent at Black Hat Europe 2016.
Stop buying fake likes: Your ego is helping cybercriminals make lots of money via botnets
Aspiring actresses, models and TV presenters are feeding a botnet business that helps them get fake likes.
Belkin WeMo devices could be hacking your smartphone – here's why you need to update now
Researchers set to reveal their findings at Black Hat Europe 2016 in London.
Julian Assange predicts Donald Trump will not be allowed to win US elections
Assange also claimed that the Clinton Foundation and Isis funded by the same source.
Ubuntu wants to fix IoT security fiasco with new dedicated operating system for smart devices
Canonical has launched an operating system just for securing IoT devices that enables over-the-air updates.
How to stop the Mirai botnet: Can blocking Port 23 fight further DDoS attacks?
ISPs might need to step in to deal with IoT devices that can't be patched.
The great smartphone security scare: Your mobile can be hijacked and tracked without you knowing
Attack discovered by Oxford University can only be fixed with help from all parties in the mobile industry.
US and UK hit by another internet outage that affected services for hours
Level 3 confirmed that the outage was caused by a 'configuration error' and that services are back up.
Julian Assange feels sorry for Hillary Clinton, rules out Russia as WikiLeaks source
WikiLeaks has vowed to publish over 50,000 emails in the run-up to the US elections.
Android Trojan posing as Flash Player targets over 90 major banks across US and Europe
The malware has the ability to bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication.
How to get rid of ransomware: No More Ransom campaign aims to set you free
Joint project between industry and law enforcement aims to fight cybercrime.
Edward Snowden cautions reporters after Montreal police spied on journalist by monitoring his iPhone
An internal investigation revealed that the police got warrants to track a La Presse reporter's phone.
Microsoft says Russia-linked Fancy Bear hackers are exploiting Windows zero-day flaws
Previously, several cybersecurity researchers had tied Fancy Bear to the Kremlin and the DNC hack.
WikiLeaks reveals Podesta advised aide to 'dump all those emails' from Clinton private server
WikiLeaks has released its 25th batch of Podesta emails, which contain around 2,500 emails.
'Hostile foreign hackers' could take down our airports and power grids, warns Philip Hammond
UK developing a 'fully functioning and operational cyber counter-attack capability'.
'Major' computer virus attack forces three NHS hospitals to cancel patient operations
Staff have been forced to fall back on a paper-based filing system.
UK vows to 'strike back' against cybercrime as £1.9bn spending package is announced
'Cyberattacks are a reality and they are happening now,' says Cabinet minister.
Shadow Brokers leak second batch of data allegedly from NSA-linked 'Equation Group'
The leak appears to consist of a list of servers compromised by NSA hackers.
The silent hack: Devices can be hijacked using inaudible sounds embedded into ads
Any device that has a microphone can be hijacked to carry out commands via high frequency audio beacons.
US banking regulator admits 'major incident' as 10,000 personal records lost
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has reported the issue to Congress.
Teen arrested for iPhone hack that unleashed attack on 911 emergency system
18-year old Meetkumar Hiteshbhai Desai was arrested for flooding the 911 system with emergency calls.
Internet's largest hacking forum removed its DDoS-for-hire section after being linked to Mirai attacks
HackForums administrator made the announcement to axe DDoS services in the wake of the massive US internet outage.
UK Apple users targeted with phishing campaign as the clocks go back
Hackers leveraged daylight saving to send out spam SMS messages to potential victims.
Top 5 cyberthreats that everybody needs to be aware of
IBTimes UK talks to security researchers, ex-FBI and ex-NSA cyber experts to find out about deadly threats in cyberspace.
Julian Assange 'deeply shocked' and 'heartbroken' over Sweden's denial of funeral pass request
Assange said he has instructed his counsel to 'appeal the request to Sweden's Attorney General'.
'Bloody hell, mate': Massive data leak exposes half a million Australian Red Cross blood donors
A SQL database backup was "placed in an insecure environment" by a third party.
All Windows versions potentially exposed to cyberattacks thanks to new code injection Atom Bombing
Alarmingly, the issue cannot be patched since it doesn't rely on 'broken or flawed code', say researchers.
Putin slams US for alleging Russian meddling in elections
The Russian president denied that Donald Trump is the Kremlin's favoured candidate.