Security

A phishing campaign could be distributing ransomware through Facebook Messenger and LinkedIn, according to security firm Check Point, but Facebook has denied this is the case.

President-elect Donald Trump believes Russia was likely behind the leaking of 19,000 emails from Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers during the US election run-up, he said today in a press conference.

A gang of Turkish hackers has turned web attacks into a game by offering hackers rewards for taking down chosen pages.

Hackers called Tesco Bank a "cash milking cow" and "easy to cash out" in posts on dark web forums months before this week's attack, according to cybersecurity firm Cyberint.

More than one million Google accounts have been compromised by a new authentication-theiving malware campaign called Gooligan, according to security company Check Point.

Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers were affected by what was said to be a failed hacking attempt on consumer router devices, Reuters reported.

Imperva has launched a new scanner to allows consumers and businesses to scan devices for Mirai malware infection or vulnerabilities.

Despite complicated passwords and other security measures, PCs can still be vulnerable to hacking, even from a small device that costs under 5.

Security researchers at Imperva yesterday said that a number of home routers have been hijacked by a new Mirai-based botnet, with 99% of them belonging to TalkTalk customers.

Hackers called Tesco Bank a "cash milking cow" and "easy to cash out" in posts on dark web forums months before this week's attack, according to cybersecurity firm Cyberint.