CYBERSECURITY

The breach impacts Nissan's Canadian customers and may have involved hackers stealing extensive personal information.

Experts believe that the hackers were likely employed by a private company that was contracted by the Chinese military.

The WWE wrestler's private WhatsApp conversations and nude photos were also leaked by hackers just last month.

The hackers allegedly spoofed the website's domain and customers who unknowingly visited the fake site reportedly had their funds stolen.

North Korea said Thursday (20 December) that a US accusation that it was behind a major ransomware attack was a "grave political provocation" and vowed to retaliate.

Despite "password" constantly topping surveys as the riskiest password one could use, men seem to have a strong preference for this unsecure option, a new survey found.

Symantec has warned that user interest, paired with detection by security firms, will "trigger a new arms race between cybercriminals and defenders".

"This case illustrates the Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) model, as the services were offered to any criminal online," Europol said.

GCHQ says the UK has cyberweapons that can cripple a hostile state. Theresa May will visit Warsaw to work with Poland to counter Russian disinformation.

A new strain of Android malware has the ability to pose as more than 2,200 banks – including Santander and Barclays – in order to steal passwords and empty accounts.

Trump administration vowed that Pyongyang would be held accountable for a May cyberattack that affected 150 countries - but what can it do?

Security experts have linked the malware to the Sphinx cyberespionage campaign, which saw APT-C-15 hacker group target PC users in the Middle East.

Zachary Buchta admitted to running a phone-bombing scheme that let customers pay to target someone with relentless, harassing phone calls.

The South Korean Bitcoin exchange was first hacked in April, which saw hackers steal nearly 4,000 Bitcoins, now worth over $70m.

A cybersecurity firm says it discovered a weakly protected database that was leaking personal information relating to more than 120 million American households.

A 19-year-old computer hacker from the UK has avoided a jail sentence after admitting to launching a series of cyberattacks on high-profile firms including BT, O2 and Amazon.

With fervent anticipation and excitement surrounding the recent premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, even "starwars" managed to make it to the list.

The new malware variant indicates that the hacking group is still active and continues to improve their product, researchers said.

Launched on 29 September, the actual Cuphead game is only available for Xbox One and PC.

"This shows the surprising ease with which de-identification can fail, highlighting the risky balance between data sharing and privacy," researchers said.

The attribution, reportedly supported by private security firms and the UK, serves as an aggressive move for the Trump administration.

A strain of Android malware found lurking on third-party application stores is so packed full of nefarious capabilities that it can cause physical damage to smartphones.

British firms are stockpiling cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ethereum so they can pay off hackers in the event of a ransomware or malware attack.

Kremlin-linked troll accounts on Twitter and Facebook have reportedly used fake profiles to incite anger and spread confusion following terror attacks in the UK.

The strange new add-on featured an ominous phrase that did little to quell suspicions or fears: "My Reality Is Different Than Yours."

While most of the names and some information in the Jacobs letter have been redacted, the letter outlines some shady unlawful activities within Uber's "ThreatOps" division.

Russian authorities are currently working to create a legal framework to regulate virtual currencies as their value and interest continues to boom.

Moscow had dismissed hacking allegations as "baseless" while Trump has continued to denounce the ongoing Russia probe as a "witch hunt".

Security experts believe that the prolific hacker group has launched a phishing campaign against cryptocurrency companies.