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Digital radio hack sees car steering and braking remotely hijacked
Security researchers hack into car steering and braking systems through DAB radio exploit
Europe lags behind US, China and Russia in cybersecurity race
Europe needs to take a stronger lead in developing cybersecurity products and strategies
NYSE: Trading resumes after 4-hour glitch - malicious hacker attack ruled out
United Airlines grounded its flights too over 'technical issue'.
Symantec in talks to sell Veritas data storage business to Carlyle Group
Symantec trying to sell Veritas, which it bought in 2005 for more than $13bn, due to low revenue growth.
'Digital amnesia' growing among Americans
Kaspersky Lab's survey also found security of phones and tablets to be poor.
US and China to work together on cyber conduct code
Move comes after fingers pointed at China over hacking into US government and commercial computers.
US and China vow to avoid confrontation
Both countries in final day of key talks that covers cyber security and freedom of the seas.
'Extremely chatty' Samsung smart TVs pose major security risk to government, healthcare and energy companies
Research has revealed that Samsung smart TVs pose a big risk to corporate cyber security.
Hola CEO denies botnet accusations but researchers label claims as 'simply false'
Hola CEO Ofer Vilenski claims accusations about security vulnerabilities with VPN are "unjustified".
Performing Factory Reset on Android smartphones does not ensure confidential data privacy states new research
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have revealed that close to 500 million Android devices across the world do not clean data partitions properly.
Hackers post pornographic image of naked man on Atlanta video billboards
Image caused bystanders to call police and FBI is now investigating
Singtel to pay $810m for US cyber security firm Trustwave
The deal marks Singapore Telecommunications' (Singtel) biggest acquisition outside the main telecoms sector.
British Airways suffers cyber-attack affecting thousands of frequent flyer accounts
British Airways has frozen tens of thousands of frequent flyer accounts that were infiltrated by hackers.
BitWhisper: It's possible to steal data from air-gapped computers using heat
Ben-Gurion University says thermal sensors in air-gapped PCs can be compromised to leak data.
Jamie Oliver website still serving malware to visitors a month after breach discovery
Malwarebytes identified malicious code on JamieOliver.com that continues to infect users' computers
Carbanak cyber-criminals steal $1bn from 100 banks worldwide
Banks in 30 countries including Russia, US, Germany, China and Canada hit by cyber attack.
Edward Snowden documents: Iran might have learned advanced cyber warfare from US
NSA document leaked by Snowden, shows that cyber attacks on Iran might have helped it develop new cyber tactics and strategies.
US health insurer Anthem hit by massive cyberattack: 80 million customers' private data exposed
Hackers have stolen personal information from US health insurer Anthem, breaching a system containing data on 80 million people
WhatsApp Web privacy bug: Researcher uncovers profile image security problem
WhatsApp Web bug exposes user profile images to anyone and does not correctly sync with mobile version
Hacking your money: Cloning credit cards, stealing bitcoin and spoofing Verified by Visa
IBTimes UK technology editor David Gilbert looks at how easy it is for cyber-criminals to clone our credit cards and steal our money online.
Tiny source of 'entangled photons' promises ultrafast computing, communication
The small and efficient ring resonator provides a constant supply of entangled photons, crucial to ultrafast computing.
Have businesses learned the lessons from Sony attack?
Technology editor David Gilbert examines in the wake of the Sony Pictures hack if businesses are preparing themselves better against cyber attacks.
UK and US intelligence agencies to up cyber security cooperation
Britain and the United States will increase cooperation on cyber security, setting up "cyber cells" to share intelligence and conduct simulated attacks to test the defences of organisations such as banks.
Apple MacBooks could be affected by undetectable Thunderstrike threat, says researcher
Thunderstrike resides within the ROM which makes it undetectable.
North Korea boosts cyber army to 6,000 troops to cause 'physical and psychological paralysis'
The hermit state is being blamed for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures.
China: Foreign minister condemns 'all forms of cyber terrorism' in wake of Sony Pictures hack
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes no mention of North Korean involvement in The Interview hack.
Sony Pictures facing 'nightmare straight out of thriller movie' after being sued over hacker breach
Former employees say the studio didn't protect salary, social security and healthcare data.
How cyber-vigilantes catch paedophiles and terrorists lurking in the dark web
David Cameron has asked GCHQ to hunt paedophiles in depths of cyberspace - but the fight is already well-advanced.
Inception: 'World's most sophisticated cyber weapon' attacking embassies and major firms
Inception's high level of sophistication suggests state involvement, researchers say.
DeathRing: Non-removable malware affects low-cost smartphones in Asia and Africa, may spread to other countries
DeathRing malware could launch attacks such as phishing, and thereby invade user privacy.