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Researchers presented their findings at the Real World Cryptosecurity conference in Zurich.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 11, 2018

Refugees, defectors and journalists who have escaped Pyongyang's clutches targeted by mobile malware via social networking and chat apps.

Jason Murdock Jan 11, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 11, 2018

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.

Jason Murdock Jan 10, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 10, 2018

Researcher Arnau Code said he has already successfully tested the CoffeeMiner attack in real-life scenarios including in cafes.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 09, 2018

"It's not clear if we're looking at an early test of an attack, or part of a 'legitimate' mining operation," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 09, 2018

Hackers targeting February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, using a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document to infect computers.

Jason Murdock Jan 08, 2018

Florida's AHCA said one of its employees fell victim to a "malicious phishing email" late last year.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 08, 2018

The vulnerable GPS services are exposing location data, phone numbers, device model, IMEI numbers, photos and more.

India Ashok Jan 03, 2018

"When an IoT exploit becomes freely available, it hardly takes much time for threat actors to up their arsenal," NewSky Security warned.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 03, 2018

The zero-day vulnerability is a local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw and can only be exploited when the attacker has local access to the targeted device.

India Ashok Jan 03, 2018

The vulnerability shows how seemingly insignificant side-channels can exploited to infiltrate even strong smartphone security measures.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 02, 2018

Users of the popular Chrome extension Archive Poster reported observing the change around the beginning of December.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 30, 2017

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 30, 2017

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.

India Ashok Dec 30, 2017

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

India Ashok Dec 29, 2017

"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.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 28, 2017

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

India Ashok Dec 27, 2017

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

India Ashok Dec 25, 2017

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

India Ashok Dec 25, 2017

Security experts said that they detected a barrage of attacks exploiting the zero-day flaw, with the U.S., Italy, Germany and Egypt being hit the hardest.

India Ashok Dec 23, 2017

The breach impacts Nissan's Canadian customers and may have involved hackers stealing extensive personal information.

India Ashok Dec 23, 2017

Experts believe that the hackers were likely employed by a private company that was contracted by the Chinese military.

India Ashok Dec 22, 2017

The WWE wrestler's private WhatsApp conversations and nude photos were also leaked by hackers just last month.

Staff Reporter Dec 22, 2017

The hackers allegedly spoofed the website's domain and customers who unknowingly visited the fake site reportedly had their funds stolen.

India Ashok Dec 22, 2017

Symantec has warned that user interest, paired with detection by security firms, will "trigger a new arms race between cybercriminals and defenders".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 21, 2017

"This case illustrates the Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) model, as the services were offered to any criminal online," Europol said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 21, 2017

A new strain of Android malware has the ability to pose as more than 2,200 banks – including Santander and Barclays – in order to steal passwords and empty accounts.

Jason Murdock Dec 20, 2017

Some sites have found a new way to make money from you: using your computer to generate virtual currencies.

Bill Buchanan OBE Dec 20, 2017