Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he feels 'complicated' over Donald Trump tweeting
The social media giant has reportedly cracked down on Trumbots and suspended prominent accounts.
China state-sponsored hackers stole data from major US law firms in waves of data breaches – Report
The data breaches reportedly occurred in 2015, at the height of China-US cybersecurity tensions.
Scores of hacked TalkTalk routers now part of Mirai-based botnet, security researchers say
A whole host of compromised home routers were found, 'over 99% of which belonged to TalkTalk'.
Passport robot rejects Asian man's application after thinking his eyes were closed in photo
New Zealand facial recognition software made the mistake but the applicant says there's "no hard feelings".
IBM Watson takes on cybercrime in the real world
Watson is geared up to assist 40 organisations to detect cybercrime in healthcare, finance and other areas.
Hackers launch stealth malvertising campaign exposing millions online to spyware and more
Researchers noted that the campaign targeted internet users visiting popular news sites.
Google is battling global search censorship in Canadian Supreme Court
The tech giant and privacy experts are concerned about global censorship powers affecting free speech online.
WikiLeaks releases over 57,000 personal emails of Erdogan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak
The emails, according to WikiLeaks, suggest Albayrak's alleged involvement with Isis-linked organisations.
Dailymotion data breach leaves over 85 million user accounts exposed
The cyberattack is believed to have occurred in October and allegedly involves theft of user email addresses.
Russia gets new Putin-approved information security doctrine following cyberespionage attack fears
The new edition of the doctrine comes on the heels of cyberattacks on major Russian banks.
Sextortion scams on the rise as cybercrooks cash in on 'safe' social media spaces
According to the National Crime Agency, sextortion scams have resulted in 4 deaths over the year.
Snowden says ex-CIA chief Petraeus shared 'far more highly classified' data than him but 'never spent' a day in jail
In an interview, the whistleblower said the US government has a 'two-tiered system of justice'.
North Korea's government sanctioned Red Star OS can be remotely hacked, say security researchers
Security experts expose a new vulnerability to 'mark Red Star's anniversary leak'.
New DDoS botnet army could rival Mirai in launching large-scale attacks targeting parts of US
Security researchers have uncovered a new botnet waging daily, massive attacks.
FCC slams Verizon and AT&T for violating net neutrality over free data offers
Both firms have zero-rating offers that spare customers from data caps when opting for certain services
Facebook briefly blocked fake news detecting plug-in BS Detector
This came after fake news reports about BS Detector falsely claimed that it was created by Facebook.
Hackers claim knocking thousands in UK offline was an accident
Hackers allegedly behind a new IoT botnet created from the Mirai malware claimed responsibility for the attack.
Cybercrime network Avalanche brought down by global operation
The joint operation successfully sinkholed around 800,000 domain strong botnet infrastructure.
Shamoon disk-wiping malware resurfaces with renewed cyberattacks on Saudi Arabia
In 2012, Shamoon was responsible for destroying nearly 35,000 computers at oil firm Saudi Aramco.
Politicians will escape intrusive spy powers of the Snooper's Charter
The spy bill, which has been granted royal assent, will go into effect in January 2017.
US government surveillance powers now expanded as Rule 41 Senate block fails
The US Senate's eleventh-hour efforts to delay the rule changes failed, despite widespread privacy concerns.
Julian Assange renews plea to be 'set free' after UN rejects Britain's appeal
The WikiLeaks founder has been residing at the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012.
New Mirai attacks potentially targeting millions of home routers
Cybersecurity researchers believe that the exploits may have caused the Deutsche Telekom outage.
San Francisco light-rail system hackers threaten to dump 30GB sensitive data online
The hackers have threatened to leak information about MUNI customers, contracts and employees.
Hackers target high-profile customers of Liechtenstein bank in extortion scam - Report
Scammers demand a portion of victims' bank account amount, threatening exposure.
Japan targeted by suspected state-sponsored cyberattack
Conflicting reports cite ministry officials confirming and later denying the attack.
San Francisco's transport system held to ransom in cyberattack giving passengers free rides for Thanksgiving
Over 2,000 systems were reportedly hit by a variant of the HDDCrypto ransomware.
Tesco Bank under investigation for possibly ignoring warning of potential cyberattack
Authorities believe that hackers leveraged a Code 91 glitch to access customers' card data.
FBI urging users to 'frequently' change passwords, but is that a good advice?
Cybersecurity experts have previously warned that changing passwords frequently does more harm than good.
London police's tech slammed by watchdog for failing to protect children vulnerable to sexual abuse
The watchdog found that the London police's tech issues lead to failures to protect vulnerable children.
