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Latest news on hacks, cyberattacks, security vulnerabilities, and more.

What is ransomware and how can you avoid it?

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What is ransomware and how can you avoid it?

Taking on the Fancy Bear hackers: how to negotiate if your data is being held ransom

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Taking on the Fancy Bear hackers: how to negotiate if your data is being held ransom

By Gian M. Volpicelli

The Emmanuel Macron email hack warns us fake news is an ever-evolving beast

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The Emmanuel Macron email hack warns us fake news is an ever-evolving beast

By Matt Burgess

WikiLeaks drops 'Grasshopper' documents, part four of its CIA Vault 7 files

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WikiLeaks drops 'Grasshopper' documents, part four of its CIA Vault 7 files

By Matt Burgess

Hacking the hackers: everything you need to know about Shadow Brokers' attack on the NSA

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Hacking the hackers: everything you need to know about Shadow Brokers' attack on the NSA

By Matt Burgess

Emma Watson takes legal action over leaked photos

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Emma Watson takes legal action over leaked photos

By Liat Clark

Hackers took more than 10,000 dark web sites offline

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Hackers took more than 10,000 dark web sites offline

By Matt Burgess

Exposed: how one of Russia's most sophisticated hacking groups operates

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Exposed: how one of Russia's most sophisticated hacking groups operates

By Matt Burgess

Square Enix Europe just got Twitter hacked

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Square Enix Europe just got Twitter hacked

By Matt Kamen

Groupon accounts hacked and thousands of pounds stolen from customers

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Groupon accounts hacked and thousands of pounds stolen from customers

By Amelia Heathman

Massive Yahoo database reportedly sold for £240,000 on the dark web

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Massive Yahoo database reportedly sold for £240,000 on the dark web

By Matt Burgess

17-year old given rehabilitation order for 2015 TalkTalk hack

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17-year old given rehabilitation order for 2015 TalkTalk hack

By Amelia Heathman

Gooligan malware attack hits one million Google accounts

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Gooligan malware attack hits one million Google accounts

By Matt Reynolds

There's now an Amazon Dash button that tracks how often you poo – but it's far from a gimmick

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There's now an Amazon Dash button that tracks how often you poo – but it's far from a gimmick

By Matt Burgess

Amber Rudd orders extradition of Lauri Love to US on hacking charges

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Amber Rudd orders extradition of Lauri Love to US on hacking charges

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Tesco Bank refunds £2.5 million to 9,000 customers after attack

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Tesco Bank refunds £2.5 million to 9,000 customers after attack

By Matt Burgess

MPs write letter to President Obama asking him to block Lauri Love's extradition to the US

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MPs write letter to President Obama asking him to block Lauri Love's extradition to the US

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

'You can't just change your password and make it go away': Troy Hunt on rising data breaches

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'You can't just change your password and make it go away': Troy Hunt on rising data breaches

By Liat Clark

Jamie Woodruff 'hacked' Kim Kardashian – and he'll hack your company for a fee

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Jamie Woodruff 'hacked' Kim Kardashian – and he'll hack your company for a fee

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

Why stop at five senses? Tech is letting us hack our brains to give us 'superpowers'

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Why stop at five senses? Tech is letting us hack our brains to give us 'superpowers'

By Nicole Kobie