After the iPhone encryption battle between Apple and the FBI, Apple was inspired to work toward making an unhackable future iPhones by implementing stronger security measures even the company can’t hack. Even at that point the company hired one of

Attacking high profile websites and companies, stealing huge databases and dumping the data online seem to be the latest trend in the hacking community. In the latest breach, nearly 324,000 users have been affected as a payment gateway BlueSnap or its

Internet giant Yahoo is reportedly set to confirm the legitimacy of a 2012 data breach that exposed roughly 200 million customers’ accounts in a move that could have major implications for the stability of the business, several sources close to

Usernames, emails, IP addresses and salted passwords reportedly hacked. A UK-based forum dedicated to news and modification tips for the Android operating system has reportedly been breached, with nearly 800,000 usernames and passwords stolen by hackers. The website in question,

A new report by Check Point says that some form of known malware is downloaded every 81 seconds in an enterprise organization. In the company’s fourth annual Security Report, Check Point researchers analyzed the activity of more than 31,000 Check

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated how vulnerabilities in everyday connected devices can allow hackers to hold whole areas of your life to ransom.  Ransomware is perhaps the biggest cybersecurity scourge of 2016, becoming increasingly problematic both for individuals and businesses of

Cisco has informed customers that further analysis of products possibly affected by the exploits and implants leaked recently by the group calling itself “Shadow Brokers” revealed the existence of another zero-day vulnerability. In mid-August, Shadow Brokers leaked roughly 300 Mb

Ransomware attacks witness unprecedented growth of 128% year-over-year, find researchers Security researchers have uncovered that a group of cybercriminals or an individual involved in a widespread ransomware delivery operation has earned over $120m (189,813 Bitcoins) in just 6 months. The

The latest interruption follows a week of technical issues with the developer’s servers. Blizzard’s Battle.net servers were knocked offline by yet another denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on 18 September claimed by hacking group PoodleCorp. The latest interruption marks the third time

An unusually well-crafted phishing attack is targeting American Express cardholders. In recent days, an unusually well-crafted phishing attack has been launched against American Express cardholders. The scam appears to be an improved version of a prior phishing campaign first seen

More than 100 cyber crime suspects were arrested in Sharjah in the first eight months of the year. Sharjah Police said 122 people were held for involvement in 94 cases, the majority of which were financial or sexual blackmail, according

A critical vulnerability resides in the fully-patched version of the Mozilla’s Firefox browser that could allow well-resourced attackers to launch man-in-the-middle (MITM) impersonation attacks and also affects the Tor anonymity network. The Tor Project patched the issue in the browser’s