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Thousands of smartphone apps have been found leaking your personal data
Back-end servers are compromising the safety of mobile app data, experts warn.
Fireball malware could spark 'global catastrophe' after infecting 250 million computers
Check Point exposes 'sophisticated' malware allegedly spread by Chinese firm.
Kmart hack: Parent company Sears says customer credit card data compromised in data breach
The breach is the second cyberattack affecting Kmart stores in less than 3 years.
Fake apps on Google Play Store posing as WannaCry ransomware protection
WannaCry strain of ransomware is a Windows-only exploit and doesn't impact Android.
Symantec cyber sleuths: 'Highly likely' WannaCry linked to North Korean hacking group
The Lazarus Group has been known to hack in the interests of North Korea.
'Cloak and Dagger' attacks could be the biggest security threat facing Android
'This is as dangerous an attack as we could possibly describe' expert warns.
WannaCry: Holy water didn't save Russian government computers from ransomware
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs computers were still infected despite spiritual leader's blessing in 2013.
Russia attempted to hack Pentagon workers' Twitter accounts using malware-laden messages – report
'What chaos could Moscow unleash with thousands of Twitter handles that spoke in real time,' Time reports.
DocuSign admits user email breach led to malware-powered phishing campaign
Hackers attempted to trick victims into clicking on 'macro-enabled malware'.
Is the 'WannaCry' ransomware attack the wake-up call the world needed?
Ransomware has spread across the world - disrupting UK hospitals and businesses.
Vladimir Putin blames the US for global ransomware meltdown
Putin said: "The initial source of this virus is the United States security agencies."
Baijiu malware preys on heightened interest in North Korea
Researchers said the complex malware has managed to evade nearly every antivirus solution.
How the global WannaCry ransomware attacks were stopped by this 'accidental hero'
The ransomware was linked to NSA exploits leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacker group in April.
NHS cyberattack: Ransomware assault paralyses UK hospitals, putting thousands at risk
All non-urgent activity has been suspended, NHS England said in a statement.
HP issues fix for keylogger found pre-installed on several laptop models
Security experts found that an audio driver on some HP devices was recording users' every keystroke.
Move over Locky, there's a new ransomware spreading across the world called 'Jaff'
Experts observed a spike in ransomware attacks on 11 May from a new malware strain.
Persirai: New IoT botnet targets 120,000 IP cameras by exploiting known zero-day vulnerability
Trend Micro researchers said many unsuspecting owners are unaware that their devices are exposed to the internet.
Handbrake mirror download server hacked to serve up malware to Mac users
The HandBrake team issued a security alert after a mirror download server hosting the software was hacked.
Malware-laden music player app downloaded by thousands of users found in Google Play Store
The app has already garnered between 5,000 and 10,000 downloads.
Ransomware attacks grow by 50% as cyberespionage soars, Verizon data breach report finds
"There is no such thing as an impenetrable system," Global Security Services' Bryan Sartin said.
FalseGuide botnet malware infects 2 million Android phones
Malware posed as guides for mobile games Pokémon Go, World of Tanks and Fifa.
Wall Street software engineer hacked colleagues to see if he was getting fired
IT engineer installed malware to steal proprietary data - but was only caught after hacking other employees.
Interpol operation finds nearly 9,000 malware-infected servers, compromised websites in Southeast Asia
Several government websites that may have contained personal data of their citizens were also affected.
MilkyDoor: Malicious Android malware lets hackers access your phone's connected network
Researchers said MilkyDoor seems to be a successor to the Android malware DressCode.
Russian MP's son sentenced to 27 years in US prison for massive $170m credit card hacking scheme
Seleznev stole over 1.7 million credit card numbers from around 3,700 financial institutions.
Hajime: Is a white hat hero trying to protect the IoT from Mirai with a vigilante computer worm?
Worm is heading off Mirai botnet's attack but its exact purpose remains a mystery.
Android spyware found on Google Play Store used to 'track victims in real-time'
The spyware was undetected by Google for three years, security experts warned.
IT administrator set 'time bomb' malware to torpedo ex-employer's year-end audit
Systems administrator is being sued for allegedly sabotaging critical financial data at Allegro Microsystems.
'BankBot' malware targeting hundreds of Android apps sneaks onto Google Play Store
Google has removed two apps after they were reportedly laced with malware.
Shoney's restaurants hit with PoS malware, customers' card details compromised for months
The affected restaurants were infected with point-of-sale malware in December 2016.