Nintendo offers hackers up to $20,000 to find Switch and 3DS security flaws
Many companies adopt bug bounty programmes to find and squash any flaws in their systems.
John McAfee: 'I designed the best product in the world but hackers beat me'
In a letter to shareholders, McAfee addresses concerns, bitcoin and cybersecurity.
Indian election commission dares hackers to tamper with voting machines
The election commission will reportedly host the 10-day hackathon in May.
Isis worried about CIA hacking tools, shares 'top takeaways' from WikiLeaks dump
Isis Telegram channels posts warning to supporters about alleged CIA exploits to hack devices.
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£42bn: The damage to UK investors from 'severe' cyberattacks since 2013
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Kaspersky Lab cyber expert accused of treason slams Kremlin for giving hackers 'immunity'
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Space missions targeted by hackers 'only a matter of time', says NASA cyber chief
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Avon left more than 620,000 Brazil customer details exposed to hackers 'for months'
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Beware of this bank 'smishing' scam that tricked victim out of £71,000 inheritance
SMS-based form of phishing sees victim of attack which stole inheritance fund.
Shawshank 2.0: Crafty inmates built computers, went online and committed identity fraud
Inmates at a prison in Ohio managed to build their PCs and access the internet without being caught.
Your smartphone fingerprint scanner is not as secure as you think
Security researches create 'masterprints' to bypass smartphone fingerprint scanners.
Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law pleads guilty to hacking celebrity chef's computer
Christopher Hutcheson was fired from the chief executive post of Gordon Ramsay Holdings in October 2010.
Alleged Kremlin-linked Yahoo hacker facing US extradition denied bail by Canada
22-year-old Karim Baratov, a Kazakhstan born Canadian citizen, will reportedly remain in custody until 26 May.
Yahoo sued over allegedly mismanaging $17m humanitarian fund meant for Chinese dissidents
The lawsuit claims high-profile political activist, Harry Wu, illegally used the funds for personal gain.
Was the Brexit vote hacked? MPs 'deeply concerned' about allegations of foreign interference
A PACAC report said that the EU referendum website crash may have been caused by a DDoS attack.
US, UK and other Nato members team up to counter cyberattacks and fake news
A special centre will be set up in Helsinki to conduct research on thwarting such attacks.
FBI obtained Fisa warrant to snoop on former Trump adviser Carter Page
Page was monitored as part of an investigation into possible links between Russia and Trump's campaign.
Giving away the keys to the internet: Is HTTPS encryption still secure?
With thousands of SSL certificates wrongly issued to cybercriminals, is it still worth bothering with HTTPS?
Russian-built malware can give hackers 'full remote access' to your Android smartphone
'Ewind' samples analysed by Palo Alto Networks reveal adware is a full Trojan.
How you hold a smartphone can let hackers steal 'passwords and bank details'
Researchers suggest password cracking possible by exploiting sensor data.
Undercover probe exposes firms willing to sell shady spy technology to repressive regimes
The world of covert spy tech trading cuddles up to Iran and South Sudan.
'Millions' of Microsoft Word users hit with banking virus exploiting unpatched vulnerability
A huge email campaign spreading Dridex was observed by experts from Proofpoint.
China's new draft cyber law proposes ban on export of all data deemed as posing security threat
Under the proposed law, all large-scale cross-border data transfers will be scrutinised.
US takes down massive Kelihos botnet following notorious Russian spammer's arrest in Spain
US authorities described Pyotr Levashov as "one of the world's most notorious criminal spammers".
North Korean hackers may have targeted Indian bank with Bangladesh Bank-style cyberheist
The hackers reportedly attempted to transfer $170m from the Union Bank of India to Asia-linked shell companies.
Notorious Mirai botnet could enslave your IoT devices to mine bitcoins
This new variant of the Mirai botnet is hungry for your bitcoins.
'CIA cyberweapons' used by hacking group to infiltrate worldwide organisations
Targeted sectors included finance, telecoms, energy, aerospace, IT and government.
Amazon's third-party sellers 'targeted by hackers' using stolen passwords from dark web
Hackers luring victims by posting ''non-existent'' tech products with huge discounts.
The hidden dangers of IPv6: New protocol can be used by hackers to steal data undetected
IPv6 might enable more IP addresses, but it also lets hackers set up undetectable communication channels.
Guccifer 2.0 private chat with ex-Playboy model fuels conspiracies over source of DNC leak
Security firms and intelligence agencies say Guccifer 2.0 was a Russian front.
Ask.com bug accidentally leaked these dodgy internet searches
From online piracy to hacking tips and bizarre sex queries, here's a look at the underbelly of the internet.
Bizarre Rensenware malware forces you to beat anime shooter's impossible score to unlock your files
Victims must score over 200 million on the game's 'Lunatic' level to retrieve their data.
Microsoft zero-day attacks see hackers target Word users with new bug
New vulnerability is believed to allow attackers secretly infect systems with different kinds of malware.
Russian computer programmer and alleged spam kingpin Pyotr Levashov arrested in Spain
Spanish police said Levashov was arrested "following an international complaint".
Wonga hack: Personal details of nearly 250,000 UK customers likely stolen by hackers
The company confirmed that financial and personal data of thousands may have been accessed by hackers.
Hackers set off 156 emergency sirens across Dallas waking up residents in panic
Authorities do not know if it was the handiwork of a lone hacker or a group of hackers.
'President Trump what the f**k are you doing' say Shadow Brokers and dump more NSA hacking tools
The hacking group has made public a fresh cache of hacking tools including access passwords.
GameStop investigating possible security breach, customers' credit card and personal data at risk
GameStop's website was reportedly hacked between mid-September 2016 and the first week of February 2017.
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