CYBERSECURITY

Move follows warning by cybersecurity chiefs to government departments about Russian software.

UK Government officials are being warned against using Russian anti-virus software Kaspersky following accusations in the US it is being used for espionage.

He is already serving a 27-year sentence for a massive computer hacking and credit card fraud scheme targeting US businesses that resulted in nearly $170m in damages.

US authorities have charged the former NSA employee with removing classified information and taking it home over a five-year period.

The exposed data included information such as customers' names, credit reports, full credit card and bank account numbers, and more.

A report from Immigration and Customs Enforcement has noted the drone-maker could be collecting critical US data, which the Chinese government has access to.

Dmitry Medvedev, the PM of Russia, today (30 November) said that state-sponsored hacking and espionage is normal, criticising the belief that every hack has Kremlin links.

Clarksons confirmed the hack, adding that hackers managed to access its systems by using a compromised user account.

"The public will want to know how there could be this catastrophic breach of personal data security," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said.

Search engine Google may have to pay over 5 million iPhone users £2.7bn in compensation over claims it sold their data without their consent.

Facebook, the world's largest social network, has confirmed that it is attempting to "catch suspicious activity" by making users upload selfie-style pictures prove they are real.

Some of the most popular cryptocurrency apps on Google Play, the official Android marketplace, have severe security issues that could leave online currency open to hacking.

Google said that the backdoor spyware, which was found in several Play Store apps, affected around 1,300 devices.

It is not clear why HP Touchpoint is quietly being rolled out and installed in Windows PCs without users' consent or awareness.

Researchers at Fortinet said threat actors have been using the CVE-2017-11882 exploit which has been active for nearly a decade.

Mac OS High Sierra has a major security flaw that allows anyone to 'hack' into the system by just typing "root".

The dubious "WhatsApp Update Messenger" app actually bombards users with a slew of dodgy ads including one for a game called Cold Jewel Lines.

The data was left freely exposed due to an unsecured Amazon cloud storage server and could have been downloaded by anyone.

Karim Baratov admitted to hacking more than 11,000 email accounts in total for both the FSB and customers between 2010 until his arrest in March 2017.

A group of Iraqi hackers have created fake Isis propaganda sites to disrupt the communication network used be the terrorist organisation.

UK capital has more than 2.5 million exposed electronic devices from routers to medical equipment to company databases.

Web domains peddling fakes shut down In massive operation against online piracy. Online criminals use web to peddle fake electronics, drugs and clothing.

US authorities linked Boyusec to an elite cyberespionage group APT3, which is believed to have ties to China's spy agency.

"From an identity thief's perspective, it seems like the only question missing from this list is, 'What was the name of your first pet?'," security expert Brian Krebs said.

The company said it discovered "unauthorised computer code" added to the software that operates the checkout page on its website.

One of the biggest computer botnets in the world – known as Necurs – recently hosted a massive spam campaign which spewed out more than 12.5 million emails containing ransomware.

Prince Philip and Prince Charles - both of whom are honorary club members - were not affected by the theft that was discovered on 16 November.

Fancy Bear is widely believed to have orchestrated the cyberattacks against the Democratic National Party during the 2016 presidential election.

Health officials fear that Russian cyber units are 'spreading false information' about flu and measles jabs in the UK through social media.