Belgium the latest victim of cyber-spying
Belgium said it is investigating suspected foreign state espionage against its main telecoms company, pointing the finger at the United States.
Hacker steals data of two million Vodafone customers
A hacker has stolen the names, addresses and bank account numbers of about 2 million Vodafone Germany customers
Assange decries WikiLeaks film, "The Fifth Estate"
The Toronto International Film Festival première's Bill Condon's dramatization of Assange and WikiLeaks, "The Fifth Estate"
Wikileak’s Assange files spying charges against US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed charges in Germany claiming a US Marines intelligence officer spied on him
Syrian hackers attack Twitter, NY Times, Huffington Post
Media companies lost control of their websites after an attack by hackers supporting the Syrian government
US warns of “major cyber event”
Outgoing US Homeland Security Secretary warns of a “major cyber event” that would have a “serious” impact on American society.
New York Times website brought down by cyber-attack
The New York Times said its website went down after what appeared to be a “malicious external attack.”
Virus generates fake social network activity in new fraud twist
In the world of cyber fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number.
Mobile operators moved fast to fix SIM card bug
A well-known security expert said mobile carriers have quickly protected customers from a security bug that he revealed 10 days ago
US "got lucky" catching Russian master hackers
Two Russians arrested for online fraud were caught through a combination of high-tech tools, dogged detective work and sheer luck.
Hackers charged for 160-million stolen bank card numbers
US authorities indicted five men on charges of running a global hacking operation that saw 160 million bank card numbers stolen
US rejects bid to curb NSA data-gathering program
A US spy program that sweeps up vast amounts of electronic communications survived a legislative challenge
Half a billion mobiles phones vulnerable to hackers warns UN watchdog
A UN that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology
Nasdaq website hacked, user data stolen
Cyber-criminals targeted Nasdaq’s community forum and gained access to the e-mail usernames and passwords of the members
South Korea vs North Korea cyber-battle heats up
North Korea is to blame for last month’s cyberattacks on the websites of South Korean media companies and the president and prime minister’s offices