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White House vows 'proportional' response to Russian hacking efforts to interfere with US election
The US has formally accused Russia of attempting to 'interfere' in the upcoming election through hacking.
WikiLeaks' Podesta emails expose secret 'hit' dossier compiled on Bernie Sanders
WikiLeaks has promised more leaks on the way before 8 November election.
Yahoo do you think you are? Email forwarding disabled making it hard for users to leave
The company claims the feature is 'under development', but suspicious timing can't be ignored.
Verizon CEO dismisses report of $1bn discount on hacked Yahoo as 'total speculation'
'We still see a real value in the asset,' Verizon chief executive Lowell McAdam said.
WikiLeaks releases second batch of 2,086 hacked emails from Clinton campaign chairman
WikiLeaks Julian Assange has promised continuous leaks until the November election.
Turkey blocks Google, Microsoft and Dropbox services to 'suppress' mass email leaks
The outages come after the release of 17GB-worth of leaked government emails.
Apple Watches banned in UK cabinet as 'the Russians are trying to hack everything'
Smartwatches are increasingly viewed as a security risk by the UK government.
The mysterious world of private intelligence: What is Booz Allen Hamilton?
The contracting giant has faced two major leaking scandals in three years.
Verizon to ask for $1bn discount in Yahoo takeover deal
Yahoo admitted a 2014 security breach compomised at least 500 million accounts.
Two teenagers charged for alleged hacking on behalf of PoodleCorp and Lizard Squad
The charges stem from an international investigation into the notorious hacker groups.
Clinton Foundation cautions donors about targeted phishing attempts to steal information
The organisation reiterated that there was 'no evidence that our system was breached'.
Yahoo 'likely' aware of hacking scandal prior to Verizon takeover bid, claims former CEO
Yahoo admitted losing 500 million user accounts in a 2014 cyberattack.
The New Snowden: Who is the alleged NSA thief Harold Martin?
The stolen data reportedly contained NSA 'source code' used by elite hackers.
Russian hackers may have tampered with leaked medical records, Wada claims
Anti-doping agency brands drug-record leak a 'cheap shot at innocent athletes'
Spotify served malware-infested ads to listeners' computers
Multiple users claim to have experienced the issue on Windows 10 computers, MacOS and Ubuntu.
CIA using deep learning neural networks to predict social unrest five days before it happens
The CIA is analysing data on the internet in order to predict when protests and riots might break out.
TalkTalk hit with record £400,000 fine over 'easy' 2015 data breach
'TalkTalk should and could have done more to safeguard its customer information,' the ICO said.
Johnson & Johnson warns its insulin pump could be hacked to potentially cause an overdose
Security researchers had found that a hacker could hijack communications between the pump and its Wi-Fi remote.
Trump vows 'crippling counter-cyberattacks' against US enemies, calls it 'warfare of the future'
America's dominance in this arena must be unquestioned, the Republican presidential nominee said.
Largest ever DDoS attack: Hacker makes Mirai IoT botnet source code public
The botnet code that took journalist Brian Krebs and French web host OVH offline is now freely available.
Former Yahoo executive says up to 3bn user accounts may have been stolen by hackers
The number of accounts is much higher than the 500m being reported, according to source.
Hackers probed voting systems of over 20 states but no sign of manipulation, US Homeland Security says
Homeland Security urges state and local election officials to seek its cybersecurity assistance.
Russian hackers suspected in Newsweek DDoS attack that saw magazine's site crash after publishing Trump Cuba story
According to the magazine's editor in chief Jim Impoco, the main IP addresses involved in the hack were traced back to Russia.
Snowden's revelations deterred expansion and use of Patriot Act provision to obtain email records
The US DOJ watchdog's report said 'transactional records for email' were 'the most common type of records requested'.
What does Facebook secretly know about me, and how do I find out?
Facebook is holding secret dossiers on its 2 billion users and there's a tool to see what yours includes.
How hacking an iPhone 7 could win you a £1m prize
Security research company Zerodium offers biggest ever bug bounty for finding iOS 10 zero-day vulnerabilities.
Israeli firm allegedly selling spy tech capable of hacking WhatsApp encrypted chats
The firm also claims to have surveillance capabilities to extract data from 'many web accounts and apps'.
Hacker magazine offers $10,000 bounty to anyone who can provide Donald Trump's tax returns
Trump's comments about an overweight hacker during the presidential debate sparked the magazine's bounty offer.
Banking Trojan GozNym botnet sinkholed after infecting over 23,000 victims in UK, US and Europe
The domain name generation algorithm (DGA) used by GozNym operators was cracked allowing the Trojan to be brought down.
China's 400,000 cybercriminals are costing the nation an estimated $15bn a year
China's increasing dependence on mobile payment may be making it an attractive target for hackers.

