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The Real Deal: Investigating the Dark Web marketplace selling drugs, databases and exploit kits
Operating on the dark web, vendors are able to stay anonymous online.
Hackers use 'cyber weapons' rather than malware to evade detection when deploying attacks, study finds
Researchers disclose that hackers prefer to employ 'sophisticated tools' rather than malware after invading systems.
New China-based Hummer Trojan rakes in $500,000 a day infecting over one million users with porn
The Trojan is believed to be one of the largest ever to be uncovered and is almost impossible to remove.
League of Legends hacker Shane Duffy avoids jail for selling access to 5 million gamers' accounts
Parole granted for hacker who targeted developer Riot Games in multiple cyberattacks on the multiplayer game.
Clinton hacker Guccifer 2.0 leaks more docs, teases identity and calls Snowden and Assange 'heroes'
The DNC hacker released 25 new documents stolen from the US Democratic Party.
Muslim Match hack: Dating website leaks 150,000 accounts and 800,000 intimate messages
Usernames, passwords, chats and IP addresses were all included in the leaked database.
New and improved CryptXXX ransomware nets $45,000 in 3 weeks
The latest ransomware variant comes with changes that prevent victims from restoring their data from backups.
Symantec security bugs: Users urged to update as critical flaws uncovered in 25 systems
Google Project Zero claim bugs are cross-platform and impact Windows, Mac and Linux systems.
Healthcare hack: 34,000 US citizens exposed as trove of data being sold on dark web
Dark web leak reportedly includes names, home addresses, emails and social security numbers.
Hacker tricks Facebook into giving him access to someone else's account without really hacking
The hacker was able to lock a user out of his account by asking Facebook to turn off login approvals.
Android malware masquerading as WhatsApp, Uber and others in Google Play Store targets users in Europe
The malware enables hackers to steal user information via an SMS phishing campaign.
Hackers bring down US House Democrats' websites following gun control sit-in
Over a dozen House Democrats' websites have been hacked and down for days.
Data breach exposes 112,000 French police officers two weeks after Isis-inspired murder
Addresses and telephone numbers reportedly placed online by a disgruntled former employee
Lauri Love: 'I will kill myself if extradited to the US,' says alleged Nasa hacker
If found guilty under US law, Love faces up to 99 years in prison and up to $9m in fines.
Hacker selling 9.2m US hospital records and social security numbers on the Dark Web
The plaintext 2GB database contains personal sensitive information on 9,278,352 Americans.
EU referendum petition trolled by 4chan pranksters after Brexit poll 'hijacked' by bots
Petitions Committee delete 77,000 fraudulent signatures calling for EU referendum rerun.
Ukrainian bank cyber-heist: Hackers take off with $10m
Reports indicate banks across Russia and Ukraine are vulnerable to hacking attacks.
Bangladesh Bank drops $81m cybertheft investigation due to cost of probe
After February's major financial hack, the central bank opts to 'take steps on its own' to improve security.
How to spot an ATM skimmer: Security engineer posts video after finding fake card-reader in Vienna
Card-reading device used to steal bank details from unsuspecting tourists found - things to look out for.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai hacked as Quora and Twitter account hit with spam
Hacking group, 'OurMine', previously targeted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Religious hacker defaces scores of escort websites in the name of Allah
Moroccan hacker ElSurveillance warns he'll leak 100,000 user records in #EscortsOffline campaign.
Leaked Tor Project chat logs reveal it struggled over hiring ex-CIA agent
Internal chat logs show how the non-profit organisation's work may be affected by the intelligence community.
Hacker puts over 650,000 personal patient records for sale on the dark web
The hacker allegedly acquired the data from three different US healthcare organisations.
Banking malware Dridex is back from the dead with a new campaign
Security researchers note that the new Dridex campaign has evolved to better target more victims.
Crypto-ransomware attacks have reached 'epidemic' status, Kaspersky Lab says
The number of users hit by crypto-ransomware has jumped by more than five times in the past year.
NHS psychiatric patients' records found in filing cabinet sold on eBay
A couple bought filing cabinets off eBay from a former NHS Trust and discovered patient records.
Connecting with strangers on LinkedIn may leave one vulnerable to cyberattacks
Intel Security research indicates that hackers vigilantly track 'senior level professionals' on social media sites.
Hackers hit University of Cambridge leaking 1,500 email addresses and passwords
It is unclear how hackers accessed the university's systems and why the passwords leaked are in cleartext.
A botnet of 3m zombie Twitter accounts grew in 24 hours, but Twitter didn't seem to notice
Independent researchers claim to have found a huge Twitter botnet that sells and rents followers for a price.
Air India: Police launch probe after hackers steal frequent-flyer miles worth Rs 1.6m
It is suspected the hackers had inside knowledge of the loyalty scheme, law enforcement claim.

