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Hacker puts 290,000 driver licence records for sale on the dark web stolen from government computers
The information was listed on The Real Deal marketplace, which also hosted the Myspace and LinkedIn breaches.
UTorrent forums hacked and user passwords likely compromised
UTorrent has cautioned its users to change their passwords, adding that it was breached via a software vendor.
TeamViewer user accounts hacked in bulk, bank accounts drained
TeamViewer blamed the breaches on password reuse but launched new security features.
US Federal Reserve targeted by hackers 50 times in 5 years
It is uncertain if the breaches resulted in hackers accessing classified data.
South Korea Air Force website hit by cyberattack, North Korea involvement not ruled out
South Korea Air Force website hit by hackers and site has been down for two weeks.
Data breach reportedly leaks details of 'every prison officer' in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice (NI) says it is confident that information was not compromised as investigation is launched.
TreesNetwork: Marijuana website leaks more than 10 million messages from toke-loving users
Security researcher discloses flaw on marijuana-enthusiast website found to have an unprotected database.
Commercial Bank of Ceylon website hit by hack attack
The bank claimed to have successfully defended itself from the hackers.
Hitman for hire: How the dark web contract-killer site BesaMafia was exposed by a hacker
The BesaMafia group is operating on the dark web and claims to offer murder-for-hire.
Wendy's reveals hundreds of its restaurants were hacked in payment data breach
Wendy's said it was able to 'eradicate' malware on point-of-sales systems at 300 restaurants.
British mobile software firm 51Degrees admits website hack in urgent notification email
The company reported a cyberattack occurred on 8 May but claimed no data was compromised.
UK school SAT exam answers leaked online in embarrassing blow to Education Department
Almost 100 people accessed the leaked test answers posted from a Pearson test marker web portal.
Kiddicare hack: UK retailer warns 800,000 users about data breach on test server
UK retailer reveals names, delivery addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses were compromised.
InvestBank UAE hack: Database containing credit card details and passport scans leaks online
Not everyone is convinced the so-called Bozkurt Hackers are a legitimate hacking group.
Panama Papers source praises 'hero' Edward Snowden ahead of next Mossack Fonseca revelations
Next Panama Papers' release details 200,000 offshore entities in 21 tax havens.
Fling.com breach: Passwords and sexual preferences of 40 million users up for sale on dark web
The leaked data was listed for sale on an underground marketplace called The Real Deal.
Philippines cyber-cops arrest white-hat hacker suspected of exposing 55 million voters' details
Did the Comelec hacker who breached country's electoral register previously work with Facebook and Microsoft?
Hack on Colorado's Catholic Church exposes 18,000 employee financial records
The FBI and Colorado Bureau of Investigation have been brought in to investigate the breach.
Hacking Team: CEO hits out at 'vigilante' hacker responsible for 400GB data breach
CEO David Vincenzetti has slammed the world's media for its coverage of the 2015 data breach.
Naughty America data breach: Millions of porn users' account details being sold on Dark Web
Hacker selling 3.2m account details on The Real Deal underground marketplace for just $300.
Thousands of login details stolen from National Childbirth Trust by cyber thieves
The incident has been reported to police and the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
Turkey: Political hacktivist leaks 'citizen database' containing 50 million personal records
49,611,709 Turkish citizens are reportedly included in the data dump.
From the Panama Papers to Edward Snowden: Data leaks that shook the world
In the wake of the Panama Papers release, IBTimes UK takes a look back at other notable leaks.
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 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.
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.
UK media regulator Ofcom on high alert after massive breach of sensitive TV company data
Ofcom has sent out letters to TV companies that hold an Ofcom licence.
Morrisons hack: Supermarket denies liability for breach of nearly 100,000 staff records
Lawyers acting on behalf of claimants say they will 'vigorously contest' the position.
Mate1.com hack: 27 million account passwords and emails have been leaked and sold on dark web
A dark web hacker on the Hell forum claims he managed to steal 27 million Mate1.com account passwords.
IRS hack: Over 700,000 US taxpayer accounts compromised in cyberattack
IRS reveals it underestimated the sheer scale of its hacking disaster in May.