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UK green-lights mass spying, hacking and bulk collection of your internet records
Liberty: 'This new law is world-leading – but only as a beacon for despots'.
New Mirai attacks potentially targeting millions of home routers
Cybersecurity researchers believe that the exploits may have caused the Deutsche Telekom outage.
Hackers target high-profile customers of Liechtenstein bank in extortion scam - Report
Scammers demand a portion of victims' bank account amount, threatening exposure.
Japan targeted by suspected state-sponsored cyberattack
Conflicting reports cite ministry officials confirming and later denying the attack.
San Francisco's transport system held to ransom in cyberattack giving passengers free rides for Thanksgiving
Over 2,000 systems were reportedly hit by a variant of the HDDCrypto ransomware.
Tesco Bank under investigation for possibly ignoring warning of potential cyberattack
Authorities believe that hackers leveraged a Code 91 glitch to access customers' card data.
FBI urging users to 'frequently' change passwords, but is that a good advice?
Cybersecurity experts have previously warned that changing passwords frequently does more harm than good.
European Commission confirms 'large-scale' cyberattack disrupted internet for hours
EU legislative body maintains that no data was stolen in the incident.
Hackers advertising and selling phishing kits via YouTube with secret backdoor
The malicious templates come with how-to videos which feature guidelines on collecting phished data.
DDoS-for-hire service now advertising renting out a 400,000 bot-strong Mirai botnet
Security researchers believe that the hackers most likely are operators of the largest known Mirai botnet.
US Navy admits one hacked laptop leaked personal details of over 130,000 sailors
The hack exposed the names and social security numbers of current and former sailors.
New malware allows hackers to turn headphones into microphones to eavesdrop on your conversations
Researchers said many current PCs and laptops are vulnerable to this particular kind of attack.
Madison Square Garden admits hackers harvested customer credit card data for a year
The cyberattack affected several properties owned by Madison Square Garden Company.
Philippines anti-money laundering watchdog takes bankers to court for 'wilfully' ignoring $81m cyberheist
Criminal charges against 5 RCBC bank officials have been filed in connection with the cyberheist.
VPN providers could help UK internet users dodge the Snooper's Charter spy bill
VPN providers are capitalising on growing privacy concerns to skirt around the new UK data storage law.
Hacker group Cobalt hits ATMs across Europe
The UK, Spain, Russia, Romania, the Netherlands and Belarus are among the targeted countries.
Canadian armed forces recruitment website hacked, users redirected to Chinese government home page
The cyberattack is currently being investigated but authorities reportedly unsure of hackers' identity.
New DDoS attack method called BlackNurse lets hackers take down firewalls and servers from a single laptop
Security researchers have discovered a new attack technique that requires less effort to launch large-scale attacks.
Three Mobile hack: Personal data from 'millions' of customers at risk as cybercriminals strike
The company said hackers were able to access its customer upgrade database.
A fully automated $5 device called PoisonTap can hack your locked computer in just one minute
The device installs a backdoor onto users' PC allowing hackers to access victims' online activities.
Adobe fined $1m for 2013 security breach
The fine is payable to the over 500,000 residents of 15 US states affected by the 2013 data breach.
Shazam is going to kill its always-on Apple Mac microphone feature
According to former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle, Shazam's feature is not intended to be malicious.
US Army announces 'Hack the Army' bug bounty programme inviting hackers to expose security flaws
'We're looking for new ways to do business,' outgoing secretary of the army Eric Fanning said.
Has Facebook really been buying stolen passwords on dark web black markets?
The social media giant's account safety measures go beyond creating secure software.
Hackers leave Finnish residents cold after DDoS attack knocks out heating systems
The attack is believed to have lasted for a week, starting in late October and ending on 3 November.
How to get rid of ransomware: No More Ransom campaign aims to set you free
Joint project between industry and law enforcement aims to fight cybercrime.
UK vows to 'strike back' against cybercrime as £1.9bn spending package is announced
'Cyberattacks are a reality and they are happening now,' says Cabinet minister.
UK Apple users targeted with phishing campaign as the clocks go back
Hackers leveraged daylight saving to send out spam SMS messages to potential victims.
Who is Iceland's Pirate Party? 'We consider ourselves hackers' says feminist leader
Birgitta Jónsdóttir, the party leader, claims she has no intention of being prime minister.
All Windows versions potentially exposed to cyberattacks thanks to new code injection Atom Bombing
Alarmingly, the issue cannot be patched since it doesn't rely on 'broken or flawed code', say researchers.