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German spy chief wants to hit back at hackers amid increasing cyberthreats
Germany's intelligence agencies reportedly claim to have noted a rise in spear-phishing attacks.
LA school pays hackers $28,000 in bitcoin after computer systems hit with ransomware
Ransomware locked down computer networks, email systems and voicemail lines.
Over 28,000 weak MongoDB databases are currently being held to ransom by hackers
Attacks spiked from 12,000 to 27,000 in a single day, experts have warned.
Square Enix Europe's Twitter account hacked, fires nasty insults at EA and FIFA
The hackers posted a series of racist and homophobic messages and targeted rival company EA among others.
It's time to 'throw a rock' over Russian influence on election, says US senator
Republican Lindsey Graham advocates striking Vladimir Putin with more than mere sanctions.
Russian influence on 2016 US election had 'more than one' motive
America's top spy claims Russia used RT, social media and hacking to wage 'information war' on US
FireCrypt ransomware emerges with DDoS launching capabilities
Security researchers have reportedly uncovered connections with the Deadly for a Good Purpose Ransomware.
Thai army to recruit civilian 'cyber warriors' following Anonymous' onslaught on government sites
Civilian experts will reportedly be employed to assist the army in combating cybercrime.
Hackers hit Star Wars collectable trading card firm Topps
The firm is yet to clarify details of the hack, which may have seen users' personal and sensitive information stolen.
What is spearphishing? How to stay safe online from this effective cybercrime technique
Spearphishing? All it takes is a single click, but it doesn't have to be this way.
Hacker Samaritan launches Security Without Borders to protect vulnerable activists
The website also aims to bring together the hacker community to help foster enhanced community volunteering.
Bangladesh police suspect insider help in $81m central bank cyberheist
Numerous investigations launched by various agencies over the bank hack are yet to yield fruitful results.
North Korea hackers could 'paralyse' US Pacific Command control centre – report
The South Korean defence ministry estimates that rival North has around 6,800 cyber warriors.
FBI investigates 2010 suspected Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack on FDIC – report
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has authoritative access to records of millions of individual American deposits.
Evidence of Russian hacking in Ukraine linked back to US election, says new report
Cybersecurity firm that investigated DNC hack offers more evidence tying Russia to US election intrusions
Groupon user accounts hacked, customers lose thousands of pounds as fraudsters splurge
One customer reported that his compromised account was used to buy a $3000 European vacation.
FBI sides with CIA conclusion that Russia intervened to help Trump win 2016 presidential election
The CIA, DNI and the FBI now appear to be in agreement about Russia's role and motives in election interference.
Russia 'certainly' has Donald Trump dossier ready to deploy at most opportune moment
US has no firm understanding of what hackers collected on American political leaders — including Republicans
Hacked Yahoo data has already been sold on the Dark Web for £300,000 researcher claims
Expert believes the batch has been sold three times – once to an intelligence agency.
Pentagon hit by Russian hackers in crippling attack that forced full systems overhaul – report
The August 2015 attack reportedly saw hackers hijack Pentagon's unclassified email system.
What can hackers do with the private data in your email account?
Your personal email account has been infiltrated by hackers. No big deal, right?
Shadow Brokers may be selling NSA cyber tools on new underground site
A newly uncovered site reportedly contains a file cryptographically signed by Shadow Brokers.
The five spectacular fails that helped hackers take down the DNC
From FBI prank calls to a lack of cybersecurity know-how – how did it come to this?
How a single typo led to the destruction of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
The hackers used fake Gmail warnings to infiltrate accounts of political figures.
Netgear users warned: Switch off your home internet router or risk being hacked
The flaw can be used to give hackers complete control over your home router.
Bangladesh bank officials 'knowingly created vulnerabilities' allowing $81m cyber-heist
Expert forensic investigators claimed over 100 bank employees have been questioned.
Global police crackdown on DDoS services nets suspected teenage cybercriminals
In the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested 12 suspects for DDoS misuse.
Passport details of thousands allegedly hacked from Russian consulate
The hacker reportedly plans on leaking the stolen data that includes passport numbers, emails phone numbers and more.
UK police warn of thieves using radio jammers on car door locks after wave of thefts
Crooks have stolen goods from 14 unlocked cars parked at motorway service stations.
Hackers behind a new ransomware giving away free decryption key to victims who infect others
Cybercriminals behind the Popcorn Time ransomware are demanding 1 bitcoin as ransom.