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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.
17-year-old boy admits seven hacking offences in TalkTalk data breach
Suspect charged with breaching the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
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.
Five major Russian banks targeted by IoT botnet cyberattack
Attack was from a network of 24,000 computer systems and IoT devices.
Hacker hits recruitment giant PageGroup, scores of job seekers' personal information obtained
PageGroup reportedly confirmed it discovered the data breach on 1 November.
Yahoo admits staff knew of 'state-sponsored' hack in 2014
Yahoo is facing 'at least' 23 putative class action lawsuits after major hack.
Was Russia in cahoots with WikiLeaks over Democrat emails? 'Maybe we helped a bit', admits Putin insider
Outgoing US government has accused Russia of attempting to influence the 2016 election.
National Crime Agency website briefly down after hackers launch DDoS attack
At the time of writing, the NCA website kept going offline intermittently.
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.
Hacker claims on 4chan he targeted pro-Clinton phone lines a day before US election
The attack also reportedly affected Republican phone lines.
Google patches Gmail verification flaw that allowed attackers to take control of user accounts
The bug was disclosed to Google on 20 October.
UK police provided surveillance tools and support to the Competition and Markets Authority – report
Documents show the CMA was provided support with the understanding that specific details about police's surveillance technology would be kept secret.
Hacker, businessman, government adviser: Black Hat founder Jeff Moss on cybersecurity
IBTimes UK speaks to The Dark Tangent at Black Hat Europe 2016.
Belkin WeMo devices could be hacking your smartphone – here's why you need to update now
Researchers set to reveal their findings at Black Hat Europe 2016 in London.
Arizona man arrested for allegedly hacking thousands of university email accounts and stealing private data
The man allegedly hacked over 1,000 university email accounts and tried to do the same at 75 other universities.
WikiLeaks emails shows close link between Google's Eric Schmidt and the Democrats
Former Google chief executive created a 'strategic plan' for Democrat Party success.
Microsoft says Russia-linked Fancy Bear hackers are exploiting Windows zero-day flaws
Previously, several cybersecurity researchers had tied Fancy Bear to the Kremlin and the DNC hack.
'Hostile foreign hackers' could take down our airports and power grids, warns Philip Hammond
UK developing a 'fully functioning and operational cyber counter-attack capability'.
Will a major cyberattack strike the internet on US election day?
Uncertainty surrounds the upcoming election amid fears of Kremlin involvement.
'Major' computer virus attack forces three NHS hospitals to cancel patient operations
Staff have been forced to fall back on a paper-based filing system.
Shadow Brokers leak second batch of data allegedly from NSA-linked 'Equation Group'
The leak appears to consist of a list of servers compromised by NSA hackers.
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.
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.
Former NSA deputy director opens up about Snowden, Trump and mass surveillance
In an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK Inglis talks about the 'higher purpose' of the secretive agency.
Nuclear plants seen vulnerable to hack attacks due to employees' use of unencrypted pager messages
Critical infrastructure organisations found using unsecured pagers for communication, potentially exposing them to hacks and espionage.
LinkedIn and Dropbox hacker may be tied to major Bitcoin heist
The arrested Russian hacker is also believed to have stolen around $400,000 from BitMarket.eu.
Student applies for job at Virgin Media and discovers huge website security flaw in the process
Virgin Media said it will not offer a bug bounty for finding the third-party flaw.
The internet is applauding this woman's courage in standing up to a cyber blackmailer
US-based Taruna Aswani took to social media to fight against cyberbullying.