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Michael Ford: US embassy worker socially engineered young women's email passwords in sextortion scam
Ford, 36, from Atlanta, has pleaded guilty to a slew of hacking offences.
Islamic state hacking cyber army publishes 'kill list' of Minnesota police officers
Isis-affiliated 'Caliphate Cyber Army' targets 36 Minnesota police officers on Telegram post.
Hackers, hitmen and heroin: Is the dark web the largest honeypot ever created?
Former hacker claims dark web is full of websites for police to entrap users.
Sex toy hacking: Cyberattackers could take control of your vibrator
Security experts show shockingly easy sex toy hack and the serious security issues it poses.
'Fappening' hacker pleads guilty to stealing naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities
Celebgate hacker, Ryan Collins, is charged after pleading guilty to stealing nude celebrity images online.
Anonymous hacker confessions: How a US military man went from freedom fighter to cyber-terrorist
A US military man has 'outed' himself as a former Anonymous member - and explained why he left the group.
Bangladeshi banking chief Atiur Rahman resigns over $100m cyberheist
The Bangladeshi finance minister has slammed the bank's immediate breach response as 'incompetent'.
Paedophiles hiding behind Anonymous mask to lure children and share explicit content
Sexual predators pretend to be part of Anonymous hacktivists in order to spread obscene material.
Staminus hack: 2,300 customers impacted as CEO admits cyberattack
Matt Mahvi, chief executive of Staminus, has admitted hackers were able to breach his firm's network and steal data.
Hackers take down KKK website and expose private data through host provider Staminus
DDoS protection service Staminus Communications hit by hack along with Ku Klux Klan websites it hosts.
LeapFrog: Weak security in 'kid-friendly' tablet could leave children exposed to online snooping
LeapFrog has told IBTimes UK it is investigating issue 'as a matter of urgency'.
Hackers' typo botches $1bn cyber heist targeting Bangladesh bank and New York Federal Reserve
The Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed were targeted by the hackers who still got away with $80m.
US hotel chain breached after PoS malware lay dormant for 17 months while stealing credit card data
Cards used at RH&R hotels between 2 September 2014 and 18 February 2016 may have been affected.
IRS hack: Agency forced to suspend PIN protection system after further security breaches
The agency revealed it had 'confirmed and stopped' 800 attempts to use stolen PINs.
Seagate Technology: Phishing cyberattack leaves thousands of employee tax records exposed
Thousands of tax documents containing social security numbers and financial data were compromised.
Isis: US defence secretary enlists military hackers and the National Guard to combat Daesh
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter outlined how the US government will deploy hackers to fight terrorism.
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding admits firm 'underestimated' cybersecurity and touts change in culture
Harding has claimed the firm will transform as a result of the hacking attack last year.
Cerber: Terrifying Russian ransomware speaks bitcoin demand to blackmail victims out loud
Windows-based programme is so effective that experts claim there's no way of decrypting the files for free.
Amazon: Encryption support discarded for tablets and Kindles in latest Fire OS 5 update
Feature to encrypt data stored on device was removed last year, Amazon confirmed.
Morrisons hack: Supermarket denies liability for breach of nearly 100,000 staff records
Lawyers acting on behalf of claimants say they will 'vigorously contest' the position.
Android and iOS phones under threat as secret crypto keys can be stolen for Bitcoin Wallets and Apple Pay
The attack can be conducted by just placing a magnetic probe near the device.
Drone hack: Weak encryption leaves high-end UAVs wide open to remote hijacking
A smart hacker could take control of the drone or even crash it to the ground, the researcher warned.
Sea pirates ditch guns for computer hacking to plunder booty from cargo ships
Report from US tech firm Verizon describes hacking by pirates to target high-value goods.
Connected cars at widespread risk from hackers as manufacturers admit cybersecurity failings
The industry is just beginning to debate cybersecurity issues surrounding connected cars - despite the risks.
Hacking the Pentagon: US Military sends open invitation to attack the federal network
Vetted selection of programmers, coders and white-hat hackers to be let loose on federal networks to expose flaws.
Vishing: New breed of phone scams hook UK customers
The unstoppable crime of 'vishing' is on the rise and regulators remain powerless.
ATMZombie: Malware laid the trap letting criminals steal cash from Israeli ATMs
The cybercrime exploited a legitimate banking feature called 'SMS transaction'.
Cyber-espionage: Norway's intelligence chief accuses China of stealing military secrets
In a rare accusation by a Nato country, top intelligence chief blames China for hacking and espionage.
US: Hackers hold Melrose Police Station to ransom for the paltry sum of one bitcoin
Police regain control of encryption key after having to stump up just £320 to the cyber criminals.
China's hacking tactics exposed as insider claims he built secret database to snoop on US
The database, reportedly finished in 2013, is bolstered by compromised cybercrime data.