Cybercrime

The Lebanon-linked hacker group has successfully targeted mobile devices of military personnel, medical professionals, journalists, lawyers, activists and more.

More than 50 Android apps on Google's Play Store found to be housing malicious code hackers could use to steal Facebook passwords.

High-risk vulnerabilities found in SinVR app leaked personally identifiable information of customers for around five days.

Swisscoin is an obscure cryptocurrency and its trading was briefly suspended after it was reported to be a ponzi scheme.

The hacker claimed that the sale of the malware's source code made him "very rich", which experts suspect may be true.

Researchers spotted the extensions while investigating a recent suspicious spike in outbound network traffic from a customer's work station.

North Korean hackers have increasingly targeted cryptocurrency firms and users to generate funds for a country squeezed by sanctions and trade restrictions.

The malware is believed to have been created by a nation-state and has reportedly been publicly available online for nearly a month.

A US hospital has paid hackers $55,000 (£39,900) to restore control of its computer systems after they were infected with a strain of ransomware known as "SamSam".

Skygofree dubbed "one of the most powerful spyware tools" ever spotted exposed by cybersecurity researchers.

Researchers say hackers are constantly looking to exploit anxious users, particularly during widely publicised events such as the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre flaws.

The website was abruptly shut down in January 2017 leading many to believe the service was raided by law enforcement.

The critical vulnerability in the popular Transmission BitTorrent app was exposed by Google Project Zero researchers.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has launched an investigation after a number of customers who used its website to purchase products complained of attempted fraud.

A US hospital has been forced to shut down its computer systems for days after criminal hackers infected its network with file-locking ransomware and demanded payment.

The fake article appeared on the All Whites' official website claiming his resignation was effective immediately.

The data-stealing malware is also capable of performing click ad frauds, remote command execution, sending SMS and more.

The malicious banking malware has been spotted targeting users in Russia and other Russian-speaking countries.

Netflix users are being warned to avoid clicking on suspicious email links after a phishing scam was uncovered that security experts say is designed to steal credit card details.

The group has been using this attack technique in campaigns since at least July 2016, ESET researchers said.

Although Twitter is no stranger to phishing scams, the latest incident does highlight serious flaws in Twitter's ad approval system.

Code signing certificates can be bought for under £1000 each, offering a back door into your system.

Since the source code for version 2.0.8.9 of the ZeuS trojan was leaked in 2011, other threat actors have taken inspiration from the malicious code.

Forever 21 has over 815 stores in 57 countries including the US, UK, Australia, China, India, Germany, Japan and Latin America.

UK-based Bitcoin exchange Exmo, took to Twitter to inform its users about having suffered a DDoS attack just days after one of its employees was kidnapped.

McAfee claims his Twitter account was used by unknown hackers to promote little-known cryptocurrencies.

"While these devices are never supposed to be exposed on the internet, we have shown that they can and will find their way directly on the internet," Trend Micro said.

The FBI reportedly purchased biometric data from a French firm, which contains code created by a Russian company with close ties to the Kremlin.

28-year-old Todd Michael Gori was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for threatening cyberattacks against a company.

The malware installs a Monero miner and a malicious Chrome extension, which helps it spread to other victims.