Security researchers have revealed that a database left unsecured by UK cable TV and telephone company Virgin Media contained information linking some of its customers to...
Southeast Asia experienced “significant” levels of cyber crime in 2019, including major data breaches, crippling ransomware attacks and a huge rise in cryptojacking, according to a...
A team of researchers from Ireland’s University of Limerick is helping police in Brazil disrupt the distribution of indecent images and videos of children on the...
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) has revealed that 2019 saw both the highest number of complaints and the highest dollar losses related to cyber...
A former moderator of the now-defunct illicit dark web marketplace AlphaBay is facing as many as 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty in a Californian...
A hapless hacker from Britain has been jailed for nine months after being paid the princely sum of £5 ($6.50) for providing fellow cyber criminals with...
An Apple executive has revealed that the iPhone maker is scanning content uploaded to its iCloud platform to make sure it does not contain child sexual...
Interpol has teamed up with law enforcement agencies in Southeast Asia to crack down on cryptojacking; an emerging form of cyber crime that involves offenders hijacking...
Russian online security firm Kaspersky has warned Star Wars enthusiasts to exercise caution when searching the internet for information about the final instalment of the third...
The UK’s Charity Commission has warned that scammers are impersonating charity workers via email and attempting to change employees’ bank details. After receiving several reports of...
An international coalition of organisations that fight the sexual exploitation of children has labelled Facebook’s photo-sharing service Instagram a “predator’s paradise”. In a joint statement issued...
One child sex offence with an online element is recorded in the UK every seven minutes, according to new data obtained by the NSPCC. After submitting...