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Ashley Madison hack: Former employee claims she created hundreds of fake female profiles
Former Ashley Madison employee claims she created hundreds of fake female profiles.
Ashley Madison hack: UK lawyers expect windfall after 1.2m cheating Brits exposed
One law firm has already started proceedings in the wake of data leak.
Uber quadruples security staff to protect its data and drivers from attack
Uber security staff to increase to 100 by end of 2015 to guard against cyber attacks and real-world tensions.
Wandsworth inmates used laptops to organise £30m heroin and ketamine shipment
Prison inmates used taxpayer-funded laptops to organise £30m shipment of heroin and ketamine
John McAfee: We stand on the edge of the smart-abyss as the internet pervades our lives
Hackers could orchestrate a fireworks display magnificent enough for the entire world to see.
Suspected Russian-based hackers break into Pentagon email
US military takes email system off line and is expected to be restored soon.
Digital radio hack sees car steering and braking remotely hijacked
Security researchers hack into car steering and braking systems through DAB radio exploit
Zeekill: Lizard Squad member responsible for Sony and Xbox hack convicted on 50,000 charges
Julius Kivimaki found guilty of high-profile attacks on Xbox Live and Playstation Network.
Bruce Schneier: China and Russia had top secret files long before Snowden stole them
Schneier says the NSA should look in the mirror and not at Snowden to find source of top secret document leaks
Oil industry has become hackers' favourite because of potential to create blackouts or spills
Misuse of physical equipment by hackers could emerge as major threat for oil industry worldwide.
US government hit by massive breach of 4m federal personnel records, China suspected
Four million people said to be affected.
Target's $19m settlement with MasterCard over data breach falls through
Fewer than 90% of affected financial institutions accepted proposal.
Bashar al-Assad's Syrian Electronic Army hacks Washington Post
The media always lies, claim Damascus hackers.
Commercial aircraft are vulnerable to hacking from in-flight WiFi, watchdog report warns
Increasing use of in-flight WiFi and switch to next-generation air traffic control system poses cybersecurity threat.
ESA: Preserving old video game consoles in museums is tantamount to 'illegal hacking'
Modifying old game consoles so that games can still be played after support ends is illegal, says the ESA.
Air France website hacked by 'Algerian Mujahideen'
The hackers said they defaced the website to avenge the 'blood' of the 'Mujahideen of Algeria'.
US officials confident of arresting JPMorgan hackers
Criminal complaint against hackers expected to filed in coming months.
Malware presence on internet rises by 159% in 2014
Cyber security firm CYREN says the average daily number of emails containing malware increased by 50% to 2.5 billion.
Uber reveals hacking attack on database containing drivers' information
Hacking led to possible theft of information about 50,000 drivers in Uber network.
Lily Allen posts photo of abusive messages sent by 'Isis terrorist'
Singer Lily Allen posts screenshot of abusive message from hacker claiming to be member of Islamic State.
China lead suspect in sponsored cyberattack on US health insurer Anthem
Cyberattack on Us health insurer Anthem exposed sensitive information of 80 million people.
Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal quits after Angelina Jolie emails and The Interview hack
One of Hollywood's most powerful women resigns after hacking scandal
French newspaper Le Monde's Twitter account suffers hacking attack
Syrian Electronics Army blamed for attack resulting in brief of denial of service.
Kim Jong-Un parody shooter game Glorious Leader! hacked
Moneyhorse Games cancels gaming project, unable to complete crowdfunding target for game.
Bitcoin: Offline wallets vulnerable to security attacks and can leak private keys
Wallet in cold storage could leak its private keys to hacker, who could then reverse-engineer private keys.
Politicians, military personal and journalists hacked in Pirate Party stunt
Swedish Pirate Party member uses local wi-fi network to hack politicians and military experts.
Apple MacBooks could be affected by undetectable Thunderstrike threat, says researcher
Thunderstrike resides within the ROM which makes it undetectable.
Xbox Live back online after hacking attack, but Sony Playstation Network still down
Hackers named Lizard Squad say they have stopped cyber attacks at online gaming platforms.
Is the Sony Pictures cyber-attack an act of war? Living on the edge of violent retaliation for hacking
If al-Qaeda had been behind the Sony Pictures cyber-attack would US government reaction be the same?
Hamas 'hacks into' Israeli defence computers and leak video footage
Palestine-based Hamas claims to have stolen key data from Israel Defence Forces computers.