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Anonymous will reportedly launch a "destructive" cyberattack against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website in protest of plans to dismantle net neutrality

Numerous companies and websites have been found running similar code on their own sites to covertly generate digital currencies as an alternative to advertising.

A Google researcher had teased the release of the exploit last week, inflaming the infosec community about the potential uses of the tool.

"This experience of searching and finding passwords within this database is as scary as it is shocking," researchers said.

The week in cybersecurity was largely dominated by cryptocurrency. That's unsurprising, given that bitcoin spiked in value, reaching $17,000 at one point.

The trojan's varied capabilities include disabling the light indicator on the webcam and even triggering the Blue Screen of Death if anyone tries to shut down the process.

The critical remote code execution flaws have not been exploited in the wild and Microsoft has already issued a patch for them.

A Google security researcher tweeted about dropping a powerful iOS 11 tool, which the infosec community reportedly suspects may allow a full iPhone jailbreak.

The then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanic was reoprtedly aware of the breach and the bug bounty payment, which was made in November 2016.

Major banking applications used by HSBC, NatWest and Co-op had potential to let hackers steal usernames and passwords of account holders.

Prison service, tax collection and social services for the elderly among victims of vicious hack attack on North Carolina local government.

The state-sponsored hackers used Israeli-made spyware to spy targets residing in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, India and others.

Hackers have reportedly threatened to leak more explicit photos of the wrestler in an upcoming Fappening-like leak.

The data leak is caused by the website's flawed default security settings, leaving users vulnerable to blackmail and hacking.

Satori can also exploit a recently discovered zero-day flaw, which the botnet has already used to infect two widely-used home routers.

The San Francisco-based firm leaked data such as internal builds of numerous clients including NFL, CBS, Amex, NBA, FOX, PGA and more.

The new system lures hackers into an alternate reality where they are fooled into believing the attack is a success, while their methods and tools are analysed.

"The security of TIO's systems and the protection of TIO's customers are our highest priorities," PayPal said.

The exposed data included information such as customers' names, credit reports, full credit card and bank account numbers, and more.

Clarksons confirmed the hack, adding that hackers managed to access its systems by using a compromised user account.

"The public will want to know how there could be this catastrophic breach of personal data security," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said.

Google said that the backdoor spyware, which was found in several Play Store apps, affected around 1,300 devices.

Mac OS High Sierra has a major security flaw that allows anyone to 'hack' into the system by just typing "root".

The data was left freely exposed due to an unsecured Amazon cloud storage server and could have been downloaded by anyone.

Karim Baratov admitted to hacking more than 11,000 email accounts in total for both the FSB and customers between 2010 until his arrest in March 2017.

A group of Iraqi hackers have created fake Isis propaganda sites to disrupt the communication network used be the terrorist organisation.

US authorities linked Boyusec to an elite cyberespionage group APT3, which is believed to have ties to China's spy agency.

From the Uber hack to the rise of commercial spyware applications on Android: These are the biggest cybersecurity and hacking stories of the week from IBTimes UK's tech team.

The details of how the hack occurred still remains a mystery as investigations into the incident are temporary stalled due to Thanksgiving holiday.

With the cacophony of deals this holiday season, shoppers need to be extra careful and be wary of the risks when making purchases.