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CIA-backed surveillance software was marketed in public schools wanting to monitor students' social media posts
A US high school district paid Geofeedia $10,000 to survey students' social media posts.
New York Times website back online after 'technical problems' cause global outage
Users on social media quickly speculated the website had been hacked.
Czech police and FBI arrest Russian citizen suspected of hacking US targets
Officials claim that the alleged hacker was 'so surprised' by the crackdown that he fainted.
London financial sector prime target of ransomware attacks, security researchers find
Malwarebytes researchers found the City of London suffered over 10,000 ransomware hits.
Donald Trump's businesses running insecure email servers, finds security researcher
Kevin Beaumont claims numerous servers for Trump.org were using unsupported Windows server 2003, IIS 6.
Assange, RT and the CIA: Conspiracy theories thrive as WikiLeaks continue leaking spree
WikiLeaks continues to release the personal emails of Clinton aide, John Podesta.
Dyre malware reborn as TrickBot now targeting Australian banks
Experts believe someone linked to the now jailed Dyre gang is likely operating TrickBot.
WikiLeaks claims Ecuador cut off Assange's internet after Clinton's Goldman Sachs speeches dump
The Ecuadorian embassy is yet to make any statement regarding Assange's internet access.
GCHQ and MI5 'illegally' collected bulk data on UK citizens for 'over a decade'
Home Office claims spy powers play a vital role in protecting the UK and its citizens.
The Snoopers' Charter 'should terrify us all' says former MP
The IPBill is expected to be signed into UK law later this year.
Is your Netflix account safe? Users urged to change passwords to protect from hackers
Major hacks this year have impacted MySpace, LinkedIn, Tumblr and Yahoo.
Shadow Brokers cancels auction of stolen NSA 'cyberweapons' as bidders fail to turn up
The hacker group has threatened to 'publicly post the password' to anyone who paid it around $6m.
WikiLeaks' recent leaks reveal Hillary Clinton's aides think she doesn't know much about encryption
Leaked emails exposed two of Clinton's tech advisors critiquing her 'cringe-y' comments on security during the first debate.
WikiLeaks says 'state party' has cut out Julian Assange's internet link amid death rumours
The whistleblowing platform confirms it has activated 'contingency plan' to safeguard data.
Putin dismisses US election hacking claims: 'You can expect anything from our American friends'
The Russian President called the allegations an effort by Washington to distract American voters from domestic issues.
Feds asked for right to demand anyone's fingerprints to open phones, court documents reveal
Legal experts expressed concerns over such an 'unbelievably audacious abuse of power'.
Top 5 hacks you may have missed amid the Yahoo breach buzz
Find out the news about the hacked nuclear plant, Turkey's block on Google, undisclosed zero-days and more.
CIA preparing for a possible covert cyber strike against Russia – report
The CIA has been charged with providing the White House with various 'clandestine' cyber operations options targeting the Kremlin.
Google received over 44,000 government requests for user data in first half of 2016
In the UK Google received data requests for 3,302 users in first half of 2016.
WikiLeaks email shows Qatar promised $1m cheque as 'birthday present' to Bill Clinton
WikiLeaks has released thousands of emails reportedly hacked from John Podesta.
Hacker steals and leaks over 58 million customer records from data storage firm MBS
The hacker going by the handle 0x2Taylor claimed to have used search site Shodan.io to uncover the open database.
Hackers claim to have accessed and wiped Clinton campaign chief John Podesta's iPhone
Podesta's iPhone was allegedly wiped just hours after his Twitter account was hacked.
Verizon says Yahoo data breach had 'material' impact and could affect $4.83bn deal
Many investors and experts have expressed concerns over the impact of the data breach on the takeover deal.
US military investigates mysterious network outage at classified drone base
A classified computer network went offline at the Creech Air Force Base in Nevada..
Over 8 million Bitcoin wallets left inaccessible as Blockchain.info hit with DNS hijack
Blockchain.info powers up to 100,000 Bitcoin transactions every day.
Clinton won't budge on mass surveillance stance, leaked emails reveal
WikiLeaks has released over 5,000 emails from Clinton's campaign chairman.
Vera Bradley reveals payment system hacked at retail stores, customer data feared stolen
The company said law enforcement alerted them about a potential data security breach issue in September.
Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's Twitter account hacked, sends out pro-Trump tweet
The latest cyberattack comes days after WikiLeaks released a trove of emails hacked from Podesta's account.
Vladimir Putin: DNC hack? Podesta email leak? Election tampering? Nothing to do with me, mate
The tough-talking Russian president slams White House for 'hacking hysteria'.
Russian activists and journalists receive Google warnings over nation-state hacking attempts
'It is possible that this is only the tip of the iceberg,' wrote one activist.