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Researchers estimate that hackers have raked in around £64,000 using the malware.

The ruling pertains to the case of Jeffrey Torres who was caught for using dark web child pornography site Playpen.

Two 18-year-old Israeli hackers were arrested after Krebs exposed them as the 'alleged masterminds' behind vDOS.

Researchers say they have found a way to disable the service across an entire state for an extended period.

Breach appeared to have occurred in 2011 and user passwords were allegedly not encrypted.

The USB plug-and-play 'hack' works on both Windows and Mac computers.

Dridex developers have also been recently observed to be blacklisting configurations commonly used by security researchers.

The group shot into prominence after hacking personal email account of CIA director John Brennan in 2015.

Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi wants a 'united front' with Republicans.

Security experts Webroot predicts Bitcoin may be replaced by privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero.

'We want you to bring out your big guns, but hold off on actually breaking anything,' the company said.

Linode employees were battling a massive DDoS attack which saw hackers targeting the firm's Atlanta data centre.

The forum hack compromised emails, usernames and even plain-text passwords.

The Olympic drug-testing agency's website was previously hacked after it issued a damning report on Russia's doping cover-up.

Hackers claiming to be Armada Collective have sent email extortion demands promising 300Gbps DDoS attacks.

One reader said an email was received every five minutes for two hours.

Mystery hacker may have used Tor Network to access the staffer's email.

Cyberattack caused malware-infected Linux servers to be offline for over a month.

FBI director James Comey said that the agency is looking to 'steal people' from the private sector.

Leoni AG shares dropped by 7% after a CFO fell for phishing scam.

Betabot developers use 'weaponised document attachments' to infect thousands of victims.

DressCode-infected malicious apps on Google Play were downloaded by 500,000 to 2,000,000 users

Clinton said the US should 'lead the world in setting the rules in cyberspace'.

'Have I Been Pwned' is a vital service for checking if your email accounts are safe.

Dropbox leaked millions of user credentials - but what have been the other big hacks of the year?

The DDoS botnet targets Taiwan, Brazil and Colombia.

Dropbox recently initiated password resets for all its users after uncovering account details linked to the 2012 breach

The company said an intruder managed to gain access to its logging system using an employee's password.

An 'international organised crime ring' is targeting the banks in Southeast Asia.

The breach stems from the site's Prison Planet TV, which provides paid members access to Infowars content.