Political site Infowars hacked in 2012 with thousands of user accounts circulating on the dark web
The breach stems from the site's Prison Planet TV, which provides paid members access to Infowars content.
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'
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.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom wants extradition appeal hearing to be live-streamed
Dotcom's lawyer expressed concern over the fairness of the hearing without live-streaming.
Australian defence and government networks breached by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers
An Australian satellite company's network had to be secretly rebuilt after it was comprehensively penetrated.
Facebook makes changes to its Trending news feature, removes descriptions
The tech giant also reportedly terminates one of its teams hired to write the descriptions.
British companies exporting advance spy tech to international authoritarian governments
Devices capable of recording mobile phone calls among those sold.
FBI-run Megaupload site allegedly hijacked to serve up porn and sex ads
The site featured text ads of lingerie-clad women advertising 'adult affair dating', 'adult cam chat' and more.
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.
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.
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.
Mars used to have an Earth-like 'warm and wet' climate 4 billion years ago, scientists discover
Scientists discovered over 17,000 kms of river channels in Mars' Arabia Terra by analysing Nasa's high resolution images.
Hackers steal over 25 million accounts following Mail.ru forums breach
Russian internet giant downplays breach saying the passwords are old ones.
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.
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.
Scientists develop $1 paper card that can spot counterfeit drugs
Researchers focused on 'falsified or degraded antibiotics' like ciprofloxacin or ceftriaxone, which WHO considers 'essential'
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.
Nasa re-establishes contact with lost sun spacecraft after nearly 2 years of radio silence
Nasa lost contact with the spacecraft in 2014 just as it was about to commence orbiting the other side of the sun.
Dridex is back after two-month hiatus with new spam campaigns focusing on high-value targets
Recent drop in Dridex's activities indicates key changes in cybercriminals' mode of operation.
North Korea launches its own authoritarian version of Netflix
Manbang will broadcast state-sponsored news and updates on Kim Jong-un's activities.
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.
Scientists uncover pre-colonial Mexican manuscript hidden for 500 years using high-tech imaging
The codex or book was hidden under a layer of 'plaster and chalk' and was revealed using hyperspectral imaging.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
