Turkish journalist Baris Pehlivan jailed for terrorism was framed by hackers, says report
The digital forensics research showed Pehlivan's PC was tampered with days before his arrest.
Telecom industry 'top target' for cyberattacks by hackers luring insiders to gain access to systems
Hackers are using the services of 'black recruiters' to either pay or blackmail insiders for man-in-the-middle attacks.
Russian hackers 'Fancy Bear' likely breached Olympic drug-testing agency and DNC, experts say
Researchers believe the World Anti-Doping Agency breach was a form of retaliation against whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova.
#TorStrike calls for full blackout in protest against Appelbaum investigation and 'CIA hires'
Protest calls on anyone with links to intelligence agencies to 'sever all ties' with Tor.
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Meet DCLeaks, the WikiLeaks-like website reportedly run by Russian spooks
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Researchers crack facial security systems using 3D faces based on Facebook photos
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New Snowden documents confirm leaked cyberweapons do belong to the NSA
The Intercept reports that the smoking gun lies in an unreported, top-secret draft NSA manual.
Isis members share 'how to hack' tutorials encouraging supporters to target western intelligence
The online course is aimed at creating an army of cyber-soldiers to add to the numbers of Isis-affiliated hacker groups.
GCHQ spies given enhanced hacking powers — what are they and should we be worried?
Investigatory Powers Bill will give GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 enhanced spying powers.
Australian 'porn ring' website targeting female students shut down amid paedophilia outcry
More than 2000 non-consensual photos of students were found on the website.
Swift 'aware of hacking threat for years but failed to act' says former CEO
Over a dozen senior officials and board members admit cybersecurity failings.
Intel Security chief warns IoT can open up new landscape of attack vectors for future hackers
The rapid evolution of cybercrime has brought about a 'big convergence' in the way cyberattacks are launched.
'Massive' Locky ransomware campaign hits hospitals in US, Japan and South Korea
The ransomware also affected manufacturing, telecom and transportation industries.
Eddie Bauer says its retail stores in US were hit by malware, reports possible payment card data breach
The company says the breach was 'part of a sophisticated attack' targeting different hotels, restaurants and retailers.
After DNC breach, hackers reportedly go after Donald Trump and his presidential campaign
Unspecified sources said a Trump campaign staffer's emails were infected and spread malware.
Sage employee arrested at Heathrow airport for 'insider threat' data breach
The 'unathorised access' reportedlty exposed between 200 and 300 major customers.
'Clinton caught on video giving money to Isis' malware email scam exposed
Campaign was exposed by researchers at cybersecurity firm Symantec.
The Clinton Foundation fear donation data stolen after suspected hack
Officials spotted 'indications' it was compromised by 'spearphishing' tactics.
Hackers target Pokemon Go players with SMS scam that redirects them to phishing sites
Security researchers warn that more Pokemon Go spam campaigns may appear while the game remains popular.
John McAfee declares war on Kim Dotcom: Fight erupts between tech's most controversial figures
A fight has erupted online over Dotcom offering McAfee employee a job as CTO of Megaupload 2.0.
Bitcoin developers suspect site being targeted by 'state-sponsored hackers'
The cryptocurrency site warns Chinese users to be 'extra vigilant' when downloading binaries from the site.
Stolen NSA cyberweapons auction is a nonsense 'Dr Evil scheme' intended for publicity
Shadow Brokers said losing bids would not be refunded, instead 'consolation prizes' would be granted to losing bidders.
Cisco and Fortinet confirm flaws exposed in 'NSA hack', issue patches to counter malware
Both companies have issued fixes addressing the exploits that were recently made public.
Cerber ransomware decryption tool was available for 1 day before hackers rendered it useless
The authors of Cerber fixed the flaw in the ransomware's code that made decryption possible.
Pharmaceutical and manufacturing firms hit by 'Operation Ghoul' hack attack
Hackers use fake emails made to look like payment documents.
Critical Windows flaw allows hackers to attack without trace, but Microsoft not keen on a fix
A loophole in the Event Viewer feature enables attackers to hack into any Windows OS without a trace.
NSA website mysteriously went offline following cyberweapons hack
Suspected Russian hacking team called the Shadow Brokers leaked the data.
WikiLeaks accused of covering up evidence of malware-ridden email leak
Over 2,000 malware samples – from ransomware to password stealers – were found.
Hackers only need 5 minutes to forge a phishing scam and 25 minutes to break into systems – Report
Cloud-based cybersecurity firm Duo Security's report highlights the dangers of phishing email campaigns.
Zimbabwean Government brands social media users as 'cyber terrorists' and reiterates threats
#ThisFlag and #Tajamuka organise and mobilise anti-government protests via social media.
Cerber ransomware service lets cybercriminals reap over $2m per year, study finds
According to the report, Cerber is likely a Russia-based service.
Stolen NSA cyberweapons are legitimate threat and 'keys to the kingdom' say security experts
'From what I saw, there was no doubt in my mind that it was legitimate,' one former NSA employee said.
Pokemon Go security flaw enables hacker to take over gyms in London and New York using eggs
Reddit users say some gyms in London and NYC are guarded by eggs with zero combat powers.
Your smartphone is at risk of spying attacks if it's running Android 4.4 KitKat or above
Linux vulnerability that allows attackers to spy on unencrypted traffic also affects Android devices.
Who stole the NSA's cyberweapons, what can they do and what will happen next?
The hackers have demanded 1m bitcoin for the release of the alleged NSA files.
Guccifer 2.0 returns from Twitter suspension to leak more politically-motivated DCCC files
Suspected Russia-backed hacker leaks more files, memos and dossiers from the DCCC.
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