WhatsApp's privacy settings are "broken" and can be bypassed by downloading a simple bit of software, claims the Dutch developer behind proof-of-concept tool WhatsSpy Public.

It's Safer Internet Day. But millions of devices which have not been designed with security in mind are connecting to the internet. Shouldn't we be able to tell the manufacturers that enough is enough?

Buying and selling on eBay can be great, but it can also be fraught with risk. Here are some of the most common eBay scams and how they can be avoided.

Is it time for big companies - at the very least - to abandon weak password security? If so, what password alternatives are there?

A cat leads to a notorious death threat hacker finally being caught and jailed in Japan.

Facebook updated its privacy settings at the end of January. As Facebook turns 11 today, here’s what you need to know about the new settings and how they could affect you.

A vulnerability in the latest patched version of Microsoft Internet Explorer that could allow hackers to launch "highly credible phishing attacks" has been uncovered, according to PC World.

President Obama's budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year includes a projected 10 percent increase in cybersecurity spend, reports Reuters.

A new porn scam is spreading startlingly quickly through Facebook - one that has managed to spread malware to over 110,000 users in 48 hours, reports The Guardian.

The recent opening of the Hacker List portal brings to mind the age-old question: Would you hire a hacker?

Even though WhatsApp now encrypts all of its messages and data, it pays to be secure with your chats. Here are our top WhatsApp security tips.

Blackhat, the hacker movie directed by Michael Mann and starring Chris Hemsworth, could spread awareness of digital threats. If it is a learning opportunity, what are the lessons?

Singer Taylor Swift has had her Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked, but laughed off claims that the hackers will release nude photographs of her.

ESET's researchers recently encountered a piece of malware targeting the filling of the forms belonging to the Consulate of Poland. To understand why it is first necessary to have a brief look at...

A vulnerability in Android's Wi-Fi Direct functionality has been uncovered by security researchers.

Google's Project Zero has released information on three as yet unpatched vulnerabilities in Apple's OS X operating system, reports Ars Technica.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has claimed he doesn't use an iPhone for fear of surveillance technology in the smartphone, reports The Independent.

A recent report from Piper Jaffray found that 75% of companies expected to increase their IT security spending in 2015, following a year of high-profile hacks and data breaches in 2014.

Facebook has announced plans to crack down on spam and hoaxes in the newsfeed, with a note highlighting 'false information' when enough people flag the link as a hoax.

More than 1,800 Minecraft login details have been leaked online, German news site Heise.de has revealed.

Cybercrime: there's too much of it, and we need to do more to deter it. With the President of the United States now making frequent references to "doing more about cybercrime" now is a good time...

Lizard Squad failed to encrypt its database of LizardStresser's registered users - storing details of their usernames and passwords in plaintext. A schoolboy error if ever I heard one.

It started, innocently enough, as a question asked in the ESET Security Forum titled "Eset – Do I Really Need Antivirus On My Linux Distros?" However, the answer to that seemingly simple question...

While phishing-related malware is still mostly Windows targeting, attacks that rely purely on social engineering and fake web sites might be delivered by any platform, including smartphones and...

The Swiss state owned Banque Cantonale de Geneve has confirmed that hackers have released confidential customer correspondences after the bank refused to pay the ransom demanded by the attackers

President Barack Obama is planning to push legislation which would protect companies from lawsuits for sharing cyberthreat data with the government, reports the Washington Post.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has stated his belief that encrypted messaging services must have backdoor access to government agencies

The rent-a-DDoS service that knocked out Xbox Live and Playstation Network is powered by thousands of hacked residential internet routers.

Are hacking victims "hacking back"? That question was recently posed in headlines like this one from Bloomberg: FBI Investigating Whether Companies Are Engaged in Revenge Hacking. The Marketplace...

Google has revealed that Android smartphones and tablets running versions of the software released before 4.3 (Jellybean) will no longer be given official updates to an important part of the software