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Anonymous hacks into Angolan government websites after 17 activists jailed
The hacktivist group takes down over 20 government websites.
NCA demands Anonymous-linked hacker hands over encryption keys to seized laptops
The NCA previously said it would not return the devices because it was unable to decrypt their contents.
Hospitals crippled by cybercriminals: Ruthless MedStar hack demands £12,900 to unlock computers
Security experts claim the ransom note is almost identical to a new form of ransomware known as SamSam.
Mattel loses $3m in email phishing scam but Chinese authorities save the day
Cybercriminals took advantage of a corporate change to request a fake vendor payment.
Hacker Weev hijacked 29,000 printers to spew anti-Semitic flyers across US colleges
Princeton was one of the universities targeted by notorious hacker Andrew Auernheimer.
Hackers attack Verizon's anti data breach division, access information of 1.5 million customers
The hackers posted the customer data for sale online and sought $100,000 for it.
Obamacare website Healthcare.gov endured over 300 hacking attempts in 18 months
Out of 316 incidents, 41 involved personal information that was not properly secured.
Victims of online fraud should not be refunded by UK banks says Met Police chief
The Met backtracks on Bernard Hogan-Howe claims that poor security standards should not be rewarded by banks.
Su Bin pleads guilty to conspiring to hack sensitive US military information and sending it to China
The 50-year-old helped 2 conspirators target specific companies and access sensitive files.
Bangladesh bank heist: Cybersecurity researcher found alive a week after abduction
Tanvir Hassan Zoha, 34, was found by police on the streets of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.
NHS hospitals are 'ripe and vulnerable targets' for ransomware cyberattacks
The NHS may soon feel the effects of the rise in cybercrime, security experts have warned.
Hackers hijacking water treatment plant controls shows how easily civilians could be poisoned
Verizon says hackers accessed a water treatment plant's systems and accidentally messed with the water.
Uber to beef up security by offering $10,000 to hackers who uncover bugs in its system
The ride-hailing firm has launched a loyalty-based bug bounty programme to improve its security.
US charges 3 alleged Syrian Electronic Army hackers and offers $100,000 reward for information
One of the 3 suspects is now in German custody while the other 2 are still believed to be in Syria.
Michael Ford: US embassy worker socially engineered young women's email passwords in sextortion scam
Ford, 36, from Atlanta, has pleaded guilty to a slew of hacking offences.
Anonymous hacker group dupes Trump, Secret Service and FBI with latest 'leak'
Hacktivist group claims to have trapped US law enforcement agencies and Trump as part of elaborate experiment.
Switzerland hit by series of cyberattacks as hackers expose security vulnerabilities
Some private companies were also attacked, and the country's IT and telephone systems were crippled.
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo propose secure email to fight man-in-the-middle hacks
Tech giants unite to develop new advanced and secure encrypted email.
Get Windows 10: Microsoft used malware techniques to promote the most annoying desktop ad ever
The Get Windows 10 tool uses several functions that override users' actions and permissions, like malware.
Israel vs Professor Snape: IDF army cadets tasked with protecting Harry Potter and Hogwarts from DDoS attack
IT-proficient cadets given variety of Harry Potter-themed tasks including defeating Death Eaters.
Bangladesh bank heist: Cybersecurity investigator abducted during probe into $81m theft
Tanveer Hassan Zoha, 34, was working as a 'shadow investigator' in the Bangladesh banking heist.
GCHQ to secure £11bn smart energy metres project from potential cyber attack
The new smart metres may be vulnerable to hacking, which could lead to gas supplies being cut off.
FBI issues warning over hacking threat to smart cars
FBI warns the risk of connected cars being hacked is very real.
Snooper's Charter: UK government pushes forward with spy bill amid increasing concerns
Members of Parliament voted in favour of the bill, which will now move forward to the next stage of review.
Uh oh – TeslaCrypt PC ransomware is now impossible to crack, so you're going to have to pay up
Talos says that TeslaCrypt 3 cannot be defused, so victims will need to pay bitcoin to get their files back.
OpTrump: Anonymous releases Donald Trump's Social Security number ahead of 1 April attack
The hackers also sent out a threat to Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, pledging '#TotalAnarchy'.
Pwn2own 2016 day 1: Hackers expose issues with Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Adobe Reader
Hackers awarded 282,500 for uncovering security flaws in Chrome, Safari and Adobe.
TalkTalk replaces customer passwords with TalkSafe voice recognition biometric login
TalkTalk claims the more secure technology can recognise more than 100 different vocal characteristics.
iOS Trojan malware AceDeceiver targets non-jailbroken iPhones exploiting Apple's DRM flaw with MITM technique
AceDeciever can infect non-jailbroken iPhones and spreads via the App Store
Hackers, hitmen and heroin: Is the dark web the largest honeypot ever created?
Former hacker claims dark web is full of websites for police to entrap users.

