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A number of seemingly unconnected Western websites were hacked over the weekend, with messages claiming Islamic State as the perpetrator.

An attempt to silence feminism blog Femsplain backfires on DDoS attackers, as they only help to raise its profile.

There are many female researchers and computer experts who contribute to the field, helping everyone enjoy safer technology. We spoke to one of the most prominent: Lysa Myers, a member of our research team in the US.

In this post, we lift the veil on Casper - another piece of software that we believe to have been created by the same organization that is behind Babar and Bunny.

A widespread, long-standing security flaw that allows attackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected traffic between certain device and potentially millions of websites has been uncovered by security researchers, reports Ars Technica.

A pair of possible exploits in hardware and software used for playing Blu-ray discs have come to light, reports PC World.

The Ramnit botnet that is said to have affected 3.2 million computers has been shut down by European police.

A report by HP has found that 44 percent of all of the breaches in 2014 were caused by known vulnerabilities, between two and four years old.

Lenovo's installation of a security-breaking app called Superfish on some computers has customers justifiably angry, but some folks are now unnecessarily confused by false positive detection.

Jamie Oliver's website was affected by a malware issue, a spokesperson for the British celebrity chef has told the BBC.

A Facebook hack that allowed attackers to remotely delete any photo they wanted to from the social network has been patched by the company.

After the Anthem mega-breach, questions abound about possible abuses of medical data. Here is a breakdown that offers some context.

With Valentine’s Day nearly upon us, millions will be looking for love online. Here's six online dating scams to look out for.

Facebook has officially launched ThreatExchange - a collaborative social network where companies can share information on cybersecurity threats, in an effort to neuter potential damage.

One of the terms I’m most often asked to explain is what a “zero day” vulnerability or exploit is; let’s look at what that phrase entails.

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?

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released nine security bulletins– three rated Critical and six rated Important in severity, to address 56 unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Server software. We encourage you to apply all of these updates. For more information about this month’s security updates, including the detailed view of the Exploitability Index (XI) broken down by each CVE, visit the Microsoft Bulletin Summary webpage.