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Suspects arrested in South Korea ATM hacking probe 'aided by North Korean'
Details remain murky, but North Korea is again named in an ATM hacking case.
Western energy sector at risk of total sabotage by new 'Dragonfly' hacking campaign
Resurgence in energy sector attacks linked to 'Dragonfly' cyber espionage unit.
Shadow Brokers are back teasing new leaks, promising 2 dumps per month and demanding nearly $4m
The hacker group has dumped the user manual for an NSA exploit dubbed UNITEDRAKE.
Instagram vs Doxagram: Hackers claim they're 'satisfied' making over $4,000 selling stolen user data
Instagram and Facebook are reportedly attempting to force the hackers' website offline by registering hundreds of Doxagram domains.
Apache Struts flaw could see hackers target Lockheed Martin, Vodafone and other Fortune 100 firms
Nearly 65% of Fortune 100 firms are estimated to actively use web applications built with the Apache Struts framework.
Australian police get new spy powers to hack smart-devices, demand encryption keys
Police granted legal backing to infiltrate devices in anti-terror move.
Off to university? Watch out for this student loan phishing scam spreading in the UK
Emails claim to be from Student Loans Company, but will steal your identity.
New MongoDB ransom attacks see 3 new hacker groups hijack over 26,000 servers
One hacker group reportedly hijacked nearly 22,000 servers in renewed attacks.
Suspected Chinese hackers using spy mobile malware xRAT in new cyberespionage campaign
The malware is known to target political groups and comes with a wide range of data collection, espionage and security-evading features.
Taringa hacked: More than 28 million user records stolen from popular social website
Firm confirms 'external attack that compromised the security of our databases'.
Radio hacker cuts short police car chase attempting to catch armed robbers
The hacker reportedly hijacked the police radio and impersonated an officer, leading the car chase to be called off.
Emma Watson and more celebs' privacy threatened as Instagram hackers sell contact details on dark web
The hackers launched a searchable database selling the email addresses and phone numbers of 6 million Instagram users.
TrueStresser hack: DDoS-for-hire service breached and database leaked by dissatisfied client
The leaked database contained TrueStresser's credentials for its control panel, which is used by customers to launch DDoS attacks.
WikiLeaks denies servers were hacked after its homepage was defaced by OurMine
This is not the first time OurMine has targeted WikiLeaks.
What is WikiLeaks' AngelFire dump? New leak reveals CIA malware used to spy on Windows OS
The Angelfire implant is made up of five different components that are designed to infect Windows' boot sector.
Russian-speaking Turla hackers spying on global embassies with stealthy Gazer backdoor
Security experts say that over the past year Turla hackers have also targeted defence-related organisations.
New Locky ransomware spam campaign uses 'zombie computers' to send over 62,000 emails in just 3 days
The ransomware's new variant IKARUSdilapidated used over 11,000 IP addresses in 133 countries to carry out the attacks.
House of Cards literary publisher exposed thousands sensitive client files
The leaked data includes unpublished books, royalty payments, invoice and contract details.
Instagram hack: API bug allowed hackers to access high-profile users' email addresses, phone numbers
Revelation of the breach comes just days after singer Selena Gomez's Instagram account was hacked.
Over 711 million emails leaked in massive Onliner spambot data breach
The Onliner spambot has scooped up millions of email and server login credentials and was also used to spread the Ursnif banking malware.
WireX Android DDoS botnet that infected numerous phones in over 100 countries shut down
A collaborative effort by 7 security firms effectively took down the botnet that included 300 apps on Google Play.
Zazzle breach: 'Thousands' of user accounts possibly compromised after hackers brute-force passwords
The company has reported the breach to the Office of the Attorney General in California.
India and Pakistan hit with data-stealing spy malware in suspected state-sponsored attacks
The malware has expensive surveillance features and can steal personal data, targets' location and take screenshots.
Hurricane Harvey: US government is warning people to beware of charity phishing scams
It is not uncommon for hackers to capitalise on a natural disaster to steal money in the guise of charity donations.
Qatar news agency hack: Five suspects tied to 'hack' that sparked diplomatic rift arrested in Turkey
The alleged hack ignited the Gulf diplomatic crisis that saw several Arab countries sever ties with Qatar.
Telnet credential leak: Over 1,700 IoT devices' data exposed sparking fears of new vicious botnet
The leaked credentials have reportedly remained exposed on Pastebin since June and have been viewed by thousands.
What is zIVA? Completely functional kernel exploit affecting iOS released by researcher
The exploit affects all iOS devices running10.3.1 and earlier versions and allows hackers root access.
New app that allows anyone to create Android ransomware now free on underground Chinese hacking forum
Cybercriminals can now flock to China's underground hacking forums to stock up on Trojan Development Kits.
Macedonian Djevair Ametovski pleads guilty to running 'Codeshop' to sell stolen payment card data
The 30-year-old stole credit and debit card data for more than 1.3 million cards over the course of the illegal scheme.
Hackers are now using Facebook Messenger to spread 'advanced' malware code
The victim would be served with 'mult-platform' malware, Kaspersky Lab said.