White hat hacker tries to breach Facebook employee's account, finds backdoor bug already planted in system
Facebook has reportedly rewarded white hat hacker Orange Tsai $10,000 for his work.
Anonymous DDoS attack on KKK shuts down website once again
Anonymous affiliated hacker group Ghost Squad has claimed responsibility for the hack.
US Army's $12bn mobile internet network contains cybersecurity vulnerabilities
US Army and General Dynamics Corporation are working to improve the systems.
Apple iTunes Movies and iBooks go dark in China, could signal souring relations ahead
Ban comes six months after Apple's services were launched in China with the government's blessing.
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Convicted SpyEye virus creator gets 9 years in prison for malware that drained millions of bank accounts worldwide
The malware was used to infect computers, causing close to $1bn in financial damages to banks and individuals.
Underground drug website Nucleus mysteriously disappears from the Dark Web
Eager users are now left speculating: hacking or exit scam?
How China uses mass surveillance and big data snooping to curb social unrest
Stratfor report outlines how China uses big data analytics and surveillance to spy on its citizens.
UK spy bill to force tech firms to reveal new products to spooks before launch
Critics claim the little-known surveillance clause will be used to combat end-to-end encryption.
Hack on Colorado's Catholic Church exposes 18,000 employee financial records
The FBI and Colorado Bureau of Investigation have been brought in to investigate the breach.
Crypto wars: FBI and Apple renew encryption row at congressional hearing
The FBI and Apple went before Congress to testify about encryption and its role in criminal investigations.
Cybersecurity is the greatest threat since atom bomb says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
Wozniak said the perceived threat of a cyberattack is causing much fear and panic.
Hacking Team: CEO hits out at 'vigilante' hacker responsible for 400GB data breach
CEO David Vincenzetti has slammed the world's media for its coverage of the 2015 data breach.
From Orwell to Snowden: Is privacy dead in the digital era of mass surveillance?
The government snoops while Google collects - so what has happened to personal privacy?
Chinese computer scientist sentenced to death for selling top secret code and confidential files
Death penalty issued for leak of classified documents to foreign intelligence agencies, claims Chinese state media.
Naughty America data breach: Millions of porn users' account details being sold on Dark Web
Hacker selling 3.2m account details on The Real Deal underground marketplace for just $300.
Anonymous hackers launch dark web chatroom OnionIRC to teach next generation of hacktivists
The latest internet relay chat (IRC) is only accessible through the Tor Browser.
UK power grid reportedly at risk from rogue nation states and 'opportunistic' hackers
The UK government maintains it is prepared to combat attacks against critical systems - but to what extent?
MIT develops system that can detect 85% of cyberattacks using artificial intelligence
MIT and PatternEx have built a system that acts as a virtual security analyst to investigate and detect breaches.
Isis: UK cyber cops ramp up campaign to curb the spread of Daesh-inspired propaganda
Cyber police division said it is taking proactive steps to combat the problem of online terrorist propaganda.
MIT invents tool that can spot new security vulnerabilities in popular web apps in 64 seconds
Problems are spotted in web apps written using the Ruby On Rails programming framework.
How 'Britain's FBI' hacks into computers to catch criminals and cyber-gangs
Revealed: National Crime Agency discloses rare insight into hacking methods to take down criminals.
China: We're 'victims not troublemakers' when it comes to cybercrime
China hits back at US hacking claims that hacking is done to steal secrets for economic gain.
Hackers can spy on your calls, texts and track your movements using just your phone number, experts say
German security experts say hacking into a smartphone is much easier that one would think.
Could the US's new hypersonic missile spark World War 3?
Experts say the missiles, which fly at 5 times the speed of sound, could provoke a new nuclear arms race.
Hackers use new 'double-headed beast' Trojan to steal $4m from US banks in just 3 days
A new banking malware, GozNym, has drained millions from 24 American and Canadian banks.
CIA boosts online spying by investing in social media surveillance companies
In-Q-Tel funds data mining tech firms to further CIA's online monitoring.
Over 3 million servers at risk of ransomware attacks due to out-of-date apps including Red Hat's JBoss
Of these, over 2,100 servers have already been compromised by webshells.
Uninstall Apple QuickTime on Windows right now warns US government over security risk
US Homeland Security is warning all users to uninstall QuickTime as Apple will no longer patch security bugs.
URL shorteners like Bitly and Goo.gl can expose personal data from your cloud drive
A harmless shortening of the URL can expose your most secure data on cloud drives.
FBI yet to 'find' anything tangible in San Bernardino shooter's iPhone
FBI still analysing data of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone 5C.
Blizzard's World of Warcraft and other games taken offline by Lizard squad's DDoS attack
The cyberattack shut down all Blizzard servers but the problem has now been resolved.
The FBI's 10-year crusade against encryption revealed in Operation Trail Mix investigation
Ten years ago, the FBI gained a court order in an attempt to crack PGP encryption.
Russia blamed for crashing Swedish air traffic control to test electronic warfare capabilities
Sources say attack was so severe Swedish authorities informed NATO members from neighbouring countries.
Jigsaw ransomware: Saw-inspired malware deletes files bit by bit hourly until you pay
If you try to reboot your computer, Jigsaw crypto-ransomware will delete 1,000 additional files.
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