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A cybercrime group is causing havoc in the US and Canada by hacking into the websites of police stations and schools and defacing them with pro-Islamic State propaganda.

The hacker reportedly claims that he can track international flight data, access tax records and Interpol searches.

The Russian hackers' new phishing campaign involves the use of a blank malicious document titled "IsisAttackInNewYork".

Personal information of scores of people was reportedly publicly leaked via the Scottish Appropriate Adult Network (SAAN) website.

A Reddit user claimed that the UFC site is running the Coinhive javascript and secretly mining cryptocurrency.

SchoolDesk is currently working with various local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, to investigate the source of the attack.

Hackers were reportedly distributing the ransomware, which may be linked to Russia, via a new phishing campaign.

Sexual images of two more female WWE personalities – Maria Kanellis and Joseann 'JoJo' Offerman – appear to have been leaked online, reportedly after being stolen by hackers.

The Crunchyroll site was taken offline after hackers "gained access" to its Cloudflare configuration to serve up visitors with malware.

The British wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis, who goes by the name Paige, was targeted by hackers earlier in March as part of the so-called "Fappening 2.0".

The sites were reportedly infiltrated a few months before Trump traveled to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant in November 2013.

The latest breach impacted six websites, including Toyotanation.com and Jeepforum.com – the company's second most popular website.

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The AP investigation revealed that Russian-linked hackers used brute force tactics for months to try and break into the emails of people across the Democratic Party.

The APT group's new corporate espionage campaign makes use of phishing emails and specialised malware to spy on and steal from targets.

Hackers are reportedly taking advantage of Google's algorithms to infect people with banking malware, gaming the system by using search engine optimisation (SEO) tactics.

Fancy Bear first targeted Bellingcat journalists in 2015 and again last year as the journalists probed the mysterious downing of flight MH17.

Google's Advanced Protection Program locks down users' Gmail accounts like never before and is meant for its high-risk users.

What happens when a hacker takes on a cybersecurity company like Mandiant, well-known for investigating major leaks and data breaches. He gets arested.

Apple's iOS 11.1 update was released to protect users from common WiFi hack KRACK. Just days later, however, hackers have found a way in.

The malware has been around since last year and has been targeting popular cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, ZCash, Ethereum, Monero and others.

The hit list provides the most detailed forensic evidence yet of the close alignment between the hackers and the Russian government.

The data left exposed included names, IDs, passwords, phone numbers, addresses, credit card information, staff salary details and more.

21-year-old Alex Bessell from Liverpool has been accused of using a 9,000-strong botnet army to launch attacks on Google, Skype and Pokemon servers.

A phishing campaign has been spotted spreading via Facebook Messenger and targeting users across Europe including Germany, Sweden and Finland, security experts have found.

Inspired by Guy Fawkes and the mask made famous by the movie "V for Vendetta", the 5 November event will see Trafalgar Square in Westminster become the centre of attention.

A security researcher uncovered a series of flaws in Google's bug tracker database that allowed him to spy on the firm's entire list of dangerous bugs.

South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding was reportedly hacked last year and around 40,000 documents were stolen.

An unknown hacker reportedly put up millions of sensitive records stolen from Malaysian telecoms and network operators for sale on the dark web.

"In terms of targets, Ursnif malware configurations can be a mixed bag at times," IBM's X-Force research team said.