Hackers

A cool and calm head is the greatest protection against a hack that could ruin your life

The conference was attended by state agencies, blue- chip global and local non-governmental agencies and public accountability experts

The odds of your company being hacked are much higher than you think. This can have devastating effects, as when Transnet had to declare force majeure a few months ago

Operatives from Russia’s GRU arm carried out various ‘reckless and indiscriminate’ high-profile online attacks, says the UK’s foreign secretary

Liberty is just the latest in a growing list of targets, heightening the urgency to protect information

This is the second major attack on South Korean virtual currency exchanges in just 10 days

Liberty Holdings says it refused a ransom demand after hackers breached its IT infrastructure and accessed some emails.

Researchers have been warning in recent weeks about this kind of malware, which can deliver profits without being obvious to users.

The FBI is warning of Russian cyberattackers probing American election systems.

On Wednesday Anonymous Africa claimed to take down Gupta-linked websites for Oakbay Investments, Sahara, and media outlets The New Age and ANN7.

Security firm announces it has persuaded fraudster to give up database of email addresses along with passwords users use to log in to websites.

“We know a lot about real-world criminology. We don’t know anything about cyber juvenile delinquency.”

A recent report has revealed that hackers are obtaining compromising material and then holding it hostage until their demands are met.

Lenovo did not set out to compromise its customers security. But its behaviour makes it a greedy accomplice, writes Alistair Fairweather.

A study has shown that cybercriminals are employing malware embedded in PCs running pirated software and sold to unsuspecting consumers or companies.