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Pentagon hit by Russian hackers in crippling attack that forced full systems overhaul – report
The August 2015 attack reportedly saw hackers hijack Pentagon's unclassified email system.
What can hackers do with the private data in your email account?
Your personal email account has been infiltrated by hackers. No big deal, right?
Shadow Brokers may be selling NSA cyber tools on new underground site
A newly uncovered site reportedly contains a file cryptographically signed by Shadow Brokers.
The five spectacular fails that helped hackers take down the DNC
From FBI prank calls to a lack of cybersecurity know-how – how did it come to this?
How a single typo led to the destruction of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
The hackers used fake Gmail warnings to infiltrate accounts of political figures.
Netgear users warned: Switch off your home internet router or risk being hacked
The flaw can be used to give hackers complete control over your home router.
Bangladesh bank officials 'knowingly created vulnerabilities' allowing $81m cyber-heist
Expert forensic investigators claimed over 100 bank employees have been questioned.
Global police crackdown on DDoS services nets suspected teenage cybercriminals
In the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested 12 suspects for DDoS misuse.
Passport details of thousands allegedly hacked from Russian consulate
The hacker reportedly plans on leaking the stolen data that includes passport numbers, emails phone numbers and more.
UK police warn of thieves using radio jammers on car door locks after wave of thefts
Crooks have stolen goods from 14 unlocked cars parked at motorway service stations.
Hackers behind a new ransomware giving away free decryption key to victims who infect others
Cybercriminals behind the Popcorn Time ransomware are demanding 1 bitcoin as ransom.
Could Obama's Russian hacking probe overturn the US election results?
Republicans support election-tampering probe, as Senator Lindsey Graham says "I'm going after Russia in every way".
Hackers hit ThyssenKrupp stealing trade secrets in 'massive' cyberattack
The firm confirmed the attack, adding that it currently cannot estimate the scope of intellectual property losses.
Vijay Mallya's Twitter account hacked, personal and sensitive information leaked
The hackers have dumped data on Mallya's bank accounts, business holdings, passwords and more.
Billion dollar cyberheist gang now hacking hospitality chains with new stealth malware
Security researchers believe the 'highly sophisticated' cybergang maybe funded by an organised crime syndicate.
Hackers target Ghana electoral commission amid tight race in presidential elections
Tensions are growing in Ghana following Wednesday's presidential election, as main opposition NPP urge incumbent president to admit defeat.
Trump 'factually incorrect' to deny Russia's US election hack says former CIA chief
Michael Hayden praises defence picks, but says Trump's claim Russia isn't behind hack on Democrats is not reality.
China state-sponsored hackers stole data from major US law firms in waves of data breaches – Report
The data breaches reportedly occurred in 2015, at the height of China-US cybersecurity tensions.
Scores of hacked TalkTalk routers now part of Mirai-based botnet, security researchers say
A whole host of compromised home routers were found, 'over 99% of which belonged to TalkTalk'.
UK's new National Cybersecurity Centre responds to nearly 70 hacking incidents in first month
Seven of the incidents were ransomware attacks, the UK government revealed.
Hackers launch stealth malvertising campaign exposing millions online to spyware and more
Researchers noted that the campaign targeted internet users visiting popular news sites.
Nintendo offers hackers up to £15,500 to find 3DS security vulnerabilities in bug bounty programme
The reward amount will range between £78 and £15,681.
Dailymotion data breach leaves over 85 million user accounts exposed
The cyberattack is believed to have occurred in October and allegedly involves theft of user email addresses.
Nation-state hacking from Russia and China set to continue into 2017, experts warn
Most of the biggest hacks that will happen in 2017 are 'already under way.'
Sextortion scams on the rise as cybercrooks cash in on 'safe' social media spaces
According to the National Crime Agency, sextortion scams have resulted in 4 deaths over the year.
North Korea's government sanctioned Red Star OS can be remotely hacked, say security researchers
Security experts expose a new vulnerability to 'mark Red Star's anniversary leak'.
New DDoS botnet army could rival Mirai in launching large-scale attacks targeting parts of US
Security researchers have uncovered a new botnet waging daily, massive attacks.
Hackers claim knocking thousands in UK offline was an accident
Hackers allegedly behind a new IoT botnet created from the Mirai malware claimed responsibility for the attack.
Cybercrime network Avalanche brought down by global operation
The joint operation successfully sinkholed around 800,000 domain strong botnet infrastructure.
Shamoon disk-wiping malware resurfaces with renewed cyberattacks on Saudi Arabia
In 2012, Shamoon was responsible for destroying nearly 35,000 computers at oil firm Saudi Aramco.