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China's 'Great Brain Robbery' hacking of US companies a national security emergency
Chinese cybertheft of US military and trade secrets costing its economy billions of dollars and millions of jobs.
Turkish hacker receives 334-year prison sentence for online banking scam
A 26-year-old hacker has been handed the longest known prison sentence for cybercrimes.
Hackers warn European trains are vulnerable to derailment and hijack attacks
Russian hackers claim bugs in outdated computer systems leave braking systems open to attack.
Microsoft to alert users of state-sponsored hacking
Microsoft's policy shift to specify an attack's origin follows similar moves by Twitter, Facebook and Yahoo.
Celebrity hack: Sex tapes, scripts and industry secrets stolen from famous actors' accounts
Man arrested after hacking hundreds of celebrity accounts and trying to sell scripts and explicit images.
Apple urges UK government to scale back snooper's charter
Apple expresses concern over Britain's investigatory powers bill.
Hello Kitty hack: Parents warned as database leak hits 3.3m users
A leaked database of 3.3m Hello Kitty fans has been found online, with users urged to change their passwords
Google spends $1m to keep Drive secure from vulnerabilities and bugs
Tech company is offering a $20,000 bounty to anyone who finds and reports a qualifying bug.
Phantom Squad hackers plot to ruin Christmas by taking down PlayStation and Xbox gaming networks
Members of Phantom Squad declare they will launch a DDoS attack on PSN and Xbox Live this Christmas.
John McAfee: Hackers using free apps like Glassdoor can expose companies ripe for cyberattacks
With a simple app and some social engineering it's easy to gather enough intel to hack a major corporation.
John McAfee: Hacking a major corporation is so easy even a grandma could do it
A pensioner could easily obtain all the information for a social engineering hack.
Isis: Jihadis hack homepage of Sydney Catholic Church to post beheading video
The Our Lady of Mercy Syriac Catholic Church's homepage was replaced with a sickening video.
Hilton hotels hit by hackers as past guests' credit card details stolen
Hilton Worldwide says malware compromised its payment systems.
Hackers protect Royal Family from terrorists in cybersecurity exercise
42 candidates are competing in the grand final of the Cyber Security Challenge in London
Vodafone hack: Almost 2000 customer accounts have been accessed by hackers
Vodafone said they have notified those affected and other customers should not be concerned.
Edward Snowden: Europe to drop criminal charges against whistle-blower and offer asylum
Game-changing ruling will offer Edward Snowden protection in all EU member countries.
Marks & Spencer says site was not hacked, but admits to 'data breach'
Marks & Spencer website started showing user data, including names, date of birth and previous payment details of customers.
TalkTalk hack: Customers complain fraudsters have taken thousands from their bank accounts
TalkTalk customers affected by one of the largest cyber-attacks in British history have had their bank accounts emptied.
TalkTalk hack: Customers claim their bank accounts have been emptied following data breach
TalkTalk boss admits all the company's customer details may have been vulnerable to data breach.
How to create the most secure password
Researchers discover creating mini poems best route to robust passwords.
TalkTalk customers warned credit card details may have been hacked in major cyber crime
4 million TalkTalk customers warned about major cyber attack on Wednesday 21 October
Sony to pay employees $8m to settle lawsuit filed after 2014 hacking scandal
The attack was tied to the film The Interview, which depicted the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Facebook will notify you if your account is at risk of a state-sponsored attack
The notification will suggest that the person's smartphone or computer has malware on it that bad actors are using to seek access to their accounts.
Cyber crime on the increase in the UK
The British public remain complcent about cyber crime while the police are ill-equipped to tackle it.
How hackers could steal your voice to access your bank account
Researchers reveal how capturing a sample of your voice can trick automated authentication systems.
Chinese President Xi Jinping begins key US state visit
Cyber security and Beijing's response to slowing economy top agenda.
Latvian hacker Deniss Calovskis pleads guilty to writing infamous 'Gozi' virus
A Latvian hacker has pleaded guilty to writing the Gozi virus
Conservative think tank Heritage Foundation hacked after blaming Obama for OBM hack
The foundation said its internal servers were not breached.
Ashley Madison: Adultery website's ex-chief technology officer Raja Bhatia hacked competitor's site
Ex-CTO also highlighted weaknesses in AshleyMadison's own site.
Ashley Madison hack - Threesomes, spanking and bondage: kinky sex secrets of British cities revealed
Head to Leeds for fetish fun or Sheffield if you're into bondage, according to hacked Ashley Madison data.