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Mystery 'white hat' ethical hacker hijacks Dridex banking malware with free antivirus software
An ethical hacker has infiltrated Dridex servers and replaced banking Trojan with Avira Antivirus installers.
eBay refusing to fix security bug that lets cybercriminals distribute phishing and malware campaigns
Vulnerability lets criminals trick eBay users into opening pages with malicious code.
Now you can watch live malware attacks happening around the world in real time
SecurityScorecard runs a global network of sinkholes that intercept security signals sent by attackers.
Nasa hack: 10,000 machines in the space agency are infected by malware, says security expert
Security Scorecard says its big data engine has picked up on a huge number of vulnerabilities affecting Nasa's network.
Nasa hack: AnonSec attempts to crash $222m drone, releases secret flight videos and employee data
AnonSec hacked Nasa's internal network for several months without detection and even hijacked a drone.
Israel: Electricity board crippled by ransomware cyberattack causing widespread panic
Israel's Electricity Authority hit by ransomware attack that shut down computers for over two days.
Flint water crisis: Hospital suffers cyberattack following Anonymous threat over lead poisoning
Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, was victim of a cyberattack but says its IT system was not compromised.
Skype update hides IP addresses by default to protect users from online harassment
The latest update is designed to protect video gamers, who have been targeted by malicious attacks.
China's 'Great Brain Robbery' hacking of US companies a national security emergency
Chinese cybertheft of US military and trade secrets costing its economy billions of dollars and millions of jobs.
Nuclear power plants in 20 countries 'do not have any protection' against cyberattacks
Nuclear Threat Initiative says many countries with nuclear facilities have poor protection for cyberattacks.
Verizon allegedly aided cybercriminals by routing 4 million stolen IP addresses for them
Spamhaus Project accusing Verizon of routing the IP addresses without checking them.
It's official, your smart TV can be hijacked: Malware is holding viewers to ransom
Targeted and non-targeted malware are creeping into smart TVs with potentially frightening results.
Faithless website hacked and data of fans sold on dark web
Hacking affects 18,000 music band fans whose email IDs and passwords may have been leaked.
Star Wars BB8 toy's Android security vulnerability could tempt it over to the Dark Side
Security researchers warn that IoT-enabled devices connected to Android apps aren't being properly secured.
Huge rise in UK house purchase email scams as foreign hackers steal over £10m in 2015
Action Fraud warns that attempts to hack solicitors' emails to divert deposit funds are escalating.
Final Vice news journalist released from custody in Turkey after 131 days in detention
Iraqi Kurd Mohammed Rasool was detained in August on suspicion of 'engaging in terrorism activities'
Ukraine: First power station knocked offline by hackers is harbinger of cyber-warfare future
Hackers hit 'milestone' after bringing down first power station in Ukraine through cyberattack.
Saudi Arabia: Government websites knocked offline by Anonymous hackers in revenge for executions
Anonymous takes credit for crashing sites, while Iran claims cyberattack was response to execution of Shia cleric.
Security firm Guardtime courting governments and banks with industrial-grade blockchain
IBTimes UK speaks to Guardtime, which is using its KSI blockchain to secure UK nuclear and flood-defence data.
Microsoft to alert users of state-sponsored hacking
Microsoft's policy shift to specify an attack's origin follows similar moves by Twitter, Facebook and Yahoo.
China passes first tough counter terrorism law amid US concerns about snooping
Chinese law requires tech firms to hand over sensitive information.
Hyatt Hotels hack: Hospitality giant claims payments system attacked
The hack has affected only those properties that are managed by Hyatt.
John McAfee: Our dependency on the internet is a recipe for chaos
Cybersecurity expert John McAfee believes the internet is the soft underbelly of the Western world.
Hello Kitty hack: Parents warned as database leak hits 3.3m users
A leaked database of 3.3m Hello Kitty fans has been found online, with users urged to change their passwords
Google spends $1m to keep Drive secure from vulnerabilities and bugs
Tech company is offering a $20,000 bounty to anyone who finds and reports a qualifying bug.
Lizard Squad member claims Phantom Squad could attack Xbox Live and PSN this Christmas
Sony and Microsoft have not improved their server security much, says Lizard Squad member.
UK nuclear power plants protected from cyberattack by Guardtime blockchain technology
Exclusive: Guardtime has partnership with Future Cities Catapult, a UK-based centre for smart city innovation.
MacKeeper hack exposed personal data of 13 million users
A recent breach in the MacKeeper utility software resulted in the exposure of personal data of 13 million of it's users.
Massive DDoS attack on core internet servers was 'zombie army' botnet from popular smartphone app
EXCLUSIVE: Cybersecurity experts believe smartphone app is behind recent attack on internet.
Mysterious hackers attempting to bring down entire internet by DDoS-ing critical servers
Entity is launching DDoS attacks against crucial internet infrastructure supporting top level domains.

