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Russian hacker Rasputin hacked over 60 US government agencies and international universities
The notorious cybercriminal allegedly hacked US EAC in November 2016.
New Android Trojan masquerades as flash player update to install malware
The malware has been designed to track and mimic victims' activities to steal data.
Yahoo hit with angry letter from US senators demanding urgent response to hacking probe
The tech giant cancelled a congressional briefing on 31 January at the last minute.
NSO Group: Hackers use Pegasus spyware to target and track supporters of Mexican soda tax
The Mexican government has previously reportedly confirmed being a client of Israel-based NSO Group's cyberweapons.
Is the Trump administration using a self-destructing phone app to prevent data leaks?
Use of encrypted Confide app may prevent someone being the next John Podesta.
Arby's confirms security breach that saw hackers steal credit card data of thousands of customers
Arby's claimed to have first discovered the data breach in mid-January.
Mystery surrounds White House cybersecurity staff shakeup as CISO exit sparks fears of 'witch hunt'
White House CISO Cory Louie's departure reportedly sparks fear among Obama appointees.
US teen hacker, 14, admits Brussels airport cyberattack just hours after Isis bombing
The teenager, who is an American citizen, reportedly confessed to the FBI.
Hackers launch 'invisible' memory-based malware attacks on 140 organisations across 40 countries
Hackers leveraging new attack methods targeted global banks, telecoms and government agencies.
Russian security services arrest 9 alleged hackers involved in $17m banking theft plot
In May last year, 50 members of the "Lurk" gang were detained in a massive crackdown.
Sports Direct hacked? UK retailer accused of sweeping major breach under the carpet
Names, email addresses and phone numbers of staff at Shirebrook HQ allegedly exposed to hackers.
Elance data breach: Hacker leaks 1.3 million accounts from staffing platform
Hundreds of thousands of Yahoo and Gmail accounts are also reportedly included in the leaked database.
NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hackers to display horrific photos of the war in Syria
The cyberattack comes a month after the group targeted a series of Australian websites with a similar message.
Hackers take down pro-Trump super PAC website defacing it with 'Make America S****y Again' signs
The hackers also reportedly altered sections of the site to read 'fake news'.
David Beckham's emails used in blackmail bid by alleged Eastern European hacker
Portugal-based Doyen Sports indicated that the hacker had also breached other sports agencies.
Anonymous hackers shut down Freedom Hosting II, the largest host of dark web sites
The hackers reportedly stole 75GB worth of files and 2.6GB of databases.
Hacker breaches police forum to sell over 700,000 NSA, FBI and DHS staff account data on dark web
The data reportedly stolen from PoliceOne.com, which is used only by verified law enforcement officials, is dated 2015.
Hackers target InterContinental payment card data of 12 US hotels in massive data breach
The hotels' servers that processed payment card data were infected with a malware.
Is Britain safe from a major cyberattack? Government approach 'poor and chaotic' says report
The verdict is in, and the UK government gets a zero for data breach reporting.
Ransomware shuts down entire Ohio town government grounding emergency services
Hackers infected vital computer systems and demanded money from county officials.
British man arrested over links to hacking Washington DC's CCTV network
Hackers infected up to 70% police CCTV in the capital between 12-15 January.
Anonymous wants to 'make humanity great again' with global protest against Trump
'Resist the madness leaking out of the United States,' the hacking group declared.
Hackers won't stop hijacking local US radio stations to play 'F**k Donald Trump' rap
'This is happening all over the country,' warned one broadcaster.
Hacking Team hacker Phineas Fisher may have been arrested
Spanish police have arrested 3 people linked to a cyberattack conducted by Phineas Fisher.
Netgear routers found vulnerable to exposing passwords, being hacked and formed into a botnet
Hackers could remotely exploit routers' vulnerabilities to hijack devices.
Hacked off: Austrian hotel boss denies claim ransomware left guests locked out of rooms
Hotel manager: 'We were hacked, but nobody was locked in or out.'
Three Eastern European men sentenced to 5 years over $2.6m Taiwan ATM cyberheist
19 suspects believed to be involved in the ATM cyberheist are still reportedly at large.
Trump hiring freeze raises cybersecurity concerns among white-hat hackers
Concerns about defending network security rise as hiring cybersecurity personnel gets trickier.
Breach notification site LeakedSource goes down after alleged US fed raid - Reports
The site was criticised for allegedly cracking passwords from hacked databases and selling them.
What is the Star Wars Twitter botnet which poses 'significant' cybersecurity risk?
Botnet has been dormant since 2013 - but that does not mean it is harmless.