Sri Lankan teen arrested for hacking president's website to demand that A-level exams be postponed
The teenager wanted the exams to be postponed as they clash with Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrations.
Suspected Russia-based DNC hackers strike again targeting Washington think tanks
Around 5 organisations researching Russia were hit by Cozy Bear hackers conducting a 'highly targeted operation'
Russian hackers believed to be behind attempted Arizona and Illinois voter database breach
The latest hacks continues to fuel concerns Russia is trying to interfere in the US presidential election.
London police chief says Action Fraud gets 40,000 reports every month
The City of London police have enlisted Google and Microsoft to help fight cybercrime.
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Opera's service for syncing web browser data hacked, users urged to reset passwords
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Australian defence and government networks breached by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers
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British companies exporting advance spy tech to international authoritarian governments
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FBI-run Megaupload site allegedly hijacked to serve up porn and sex ads
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Tom Hiddleston's brand new Instagram account hacked just weeks after he joined
Most of Hiddleston's photos were removed from his account and replaced with a series of bizarre posts.
KickassTorrents: US government indicts three alleged operators of filesharing website
Alleged administrator of site, 30-year-old Rates Vaulin, was arrested in July 2016.
Dropbox prompts users who haven't changed their password since 2012 to reset it now
The company's announcement seems to be related to the massive LinkedIn breach in 2012.
Pakistan and China express interest to access leaked documents of Indian submarine Scorpene
A French government source said the data was stolen in 2011 and not leaked.
Russian MP's son found guilty in US of masterminding massive hacking, online ID theft scheme
Roman Seleznev was called 'one of the most prolific credit card thieves in history' by prosecutors.
The National Security Agency has no idea how a rogue hacking group leaked its exploits
A group called The Shadow Brokers leaked NSA exploit kits online on 13 August.
Hackers have come up with a Mr Robot inspired 'fsociety' ransomware
The hackers behind the ransomware have even adopted the fictional hacktivist group's logo.
Assange: WikiLeaks will release 'thousands' more Clinton documents before US election
The promised release comes after WikiLeaks disclosed 20,000 DNC emails.
Instagram scammers target bank followers, cost banking institutions $420m globally
Researchers found over 4,000 unique instances of money flipping scams on the platform since 2013.
Here comes the first Twitter-controlled Android botnet that acts as backdoor to download malware
The notorious botnet that doubles as an app is distributed via SMS or malicious URLs.
Asia-Pacific region has world's worst cyber security, says study
Many organisations in Apac do not hire or retain cyber security experts.
Italian Red Cross urges locals to disable WiFi passwords following devastating earthquake
The Croce Rossa took the measure to help facilitate mobile communications for rescue operations.
Hackers steal over 25 million accounts following Mail.ru forums breach
Russian internet giant downplays breach saying the passwords are old ones.
Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones shuts down website after hacker posts nude photos of her
'Karma's a bitch,' said Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos on Instagram as star continues to face online attacks.
The spy in the sky: How Baltimore's secret cameras tracked a whole city to solve crime
The software is a commercialised version of military tracking software used in Iraq.
Thai bank shuts down half its ATMs after 'Eastern European cyber-gang' heist
The banking attacks are believed to be linked to recent ATM thefts in Taiwan.
Blizzard's Battle.net servers hit by yet another DDoS attack
'Gaming servers are a top target of DDoS assaults,' Imperva security researcher Ofer Gayer told IBTimes UK.
Grand Theft Auto forum shut down after hack exposes up to 200,000 user details
The forums on GTAGaming.com have now been closed permanently.
Ashley Madison had 'inadequate and deceptive' security practices, privacy officials find
The report revealed that ALM violated multiple privacy laws in both Australia and Canada.
Opera's free and unlimited VPN arrives on Android devices
The app simulates a virtual location to mask users' real location, bypassing regional content locks.
French firm DCNS hit with massive data leak detailing India's $3.5bn Scorpene submarines combat capabilities
The breach leaked over 22,000 documents and may also impact national security of Australia, Malaysia, Chile and Brazil.
UK becomes the world's second most targeted nation for DDoS attacks as assaults rise over 220%
DDoS-for-hire now accounts for over 90% of all assaults, indicating a new profile of 'top bad actors'.
WikiLeaks published sensitive family, health and identity information of rape victims and children – report
This comes after WikiLeaks recently came under fire for releasing malware-laced emails.
US investigating possible Russian intelligence hack of New York Times reporters
The newspaper says hack attempt at Moscow Bureau was 'not successful'.
Juniper Networks confirms its NetScreen firewalls are vulnerable to leaked NSA exploits
Exact models or devices have yet to be detailed as investigation continues.
Seven of the best hacking movies and documentaries you should watch
From Anonymous to The Matrix - our top Hollywood hacking flicks to watch before the Snowden movie hits screens.
Is this the world's most unhackable security? Researchers use quantum tech for forgeproof IDs
Invisible to the human eye and apparently impossible to crack, is quantum ID the future of security?
Demands by Appelbaum supporters to shut down Tor would 'risk lives'
Proposals to take Tor offline for 24 hours have been met with a negative response online.
Microsoft slammed over 'blatant disregard' for Windows 10 user privacy
Microsoft accused of forcing users to chose between privacy and security and being cagey about data collection.
Epic Games forums hacked in massive breach, over 800,000 user credentials stolen
Facebook access tokens for users who signed in with their social account were also reportedly swiped.
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