Hackers launch stealth malvertising campaign exposing millions online to spyware and more
Researchers noted that the campaign targeted internet users visiting popular news sites.
Former Expedia employee hacked bosses to net $350,000 in 'get-rich-quick scheme'
The former IT-staffer is facing up to 25 years jail for insider trading ploy.
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.
Nation-state hacking from Russia and China set to continue into 2017, experts warn
Most of the biggest hacks that will happen in 2017 are 'already under way.'
Scottish Football Association apologises after database 'hack' sends fans £170 invoice spam
All emails were spoofed to look like official emails from the SFA accounts department.
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.
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.
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.
WikiLeaks releases 2,000 files from German inquiry into NSA spying scandal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange slammed the 'cowardly' German government.
WikiLeaks website suffers mysterious outage sparking Rule 41 hacking conspiracy
The website was offline for roughly four hours on 1 December.
Russian hackers may disrupt Germany's 2017 election warns spy chief
Bruno Kahl says the pressure on public discourse and democracy is 'unacceptable'.
Europol data breach by former agent leaks 'historical' data on 54 terrorism investigations
Europol stressed that no operations are believed to have been put in jeopardy.
National Lottery hacked? Suspicious activity confirmed on thousands of accounts
It is not believed that bank details were stolen or core databases accessed.
Taiwan strongly protests against deportation of 21 fraud suspects from Malaysia to China
The suspects were allegedly involved in a multi-million dollar telecom scam.
San Francisco rail hacker gets hacked: Emails reveal clues about identity and tactics
A security expert contacted Brian Krebs claiming to have hacked the hacker.
'Dronejacking' to become next big security threat as hackers look to the sky
Experts warn drone exploits will soon be traded on the Dark Web.
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.
Deutsche Telekom says up to 900,000 customers hit with suspected cyberattack
Deutsche Telekom said hackers may have attacked "specific routers" in Germany.
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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.
European Commission confirms 'large-scale' cyberattack disrupted internet for hours
EU legislative body maintains that no data was stolen in the incident.
Hackers advertising and selling phishing kits via YouTube with secret backdoor
The malicious templates come with how-to videos which feature guidelines on collecting phished data.