U.S. government warns merchants on methods used by Target hackers
The US government has provided merchants with information from its investigation into the massive data breach at Target
More well-known U.S. retailers victims of cyber attacks - sources
Target and Neiman Marcus are not the only US retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season
Obama may curb NSA phone record access
US president Barack Obama is expected to restrict NSA access to Americans’ phone records and rein in spying on foreign leaders
NSA developing computer to crack privacy codes: report
The NSA is trying to develop a computer that could ultimately break most encryption programs, whether they are used to protect other nations’ spying programs or consumers’ bank accounts.
Hackers post account info of 4.6 million Snapchat users: report
Computer hackers posted online usernames and partial phone numbers of 4.6 million users of mobile photo-sharing service Snapchat
Syrian Electronic Army says hacked into Skype's social media accounts
The Syrian Electronic Army hacker collective claimed credit for hacking into the social media accounts of Internet calling service Skype.
Apple says never worked with NSA on iPhone hacks
Apple has never worked with the NSA and is unaware of efforts to target its smartphones, the company has stated
Spain arrests eight over global bank cyber heists
Spanish police arrested eight people suspected of helping to steal more than $60 million from banks worldwide
Hacker took over BBC server, tried to 'sell' access on Christmas Day
A hacker secretly took over a computer server at the BBC, Britain’s public broadcaster, and then launched a Christmas Day campaign to convince other cyber criminals to pay him for access to the system.
Snowden supporter claims apartment and PC tampered with
An American internet activist and supporter of whistleblower Edward Snowden says someone broke into his apartment and tampered with his computer
Cyber-attack steals 40-million credit card details from Target
Stolen data includes customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates and the magnetic strip code
Hacking fear outweighs privacy concerns
Internet users are far more worried about computer hacking and theft of personal information than about online privacy and tracking by marketers
Cyber experts uncover 2 million stolen passwords to global Web accounts
Security experts have uncovered a trove of some 2 million stolen passwords to websites including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo
Spies worry over "doomsday" cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden
British and US intelligence officials say they are worried about a “doomsday” cache of highly classified, heavily encrypted material they believe former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has stored on a data cloud.
NATO launches large-scale cyber-security exercises
NATO has launched its largest-ever cyber exercises to practise warding off massive, simultaneous attacks
Six arrested in $45 million global cybercrime scheme
Six people were arrested and charged on Monday for participating in a worldwide ATM heist that stole $45 million from two Middle East banks.
Cyber attack 'war game' tests London banks
A cyber attack by a foreign government on financial markets played out in one of London’s historic halls on Tuesday in a “war game” simulation designed to test the City’s defenses against online saboteurs.