New hacks strike at heart of mobile innovations

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 17:25

As fierce competition leads to rapid innovation in the smartphone market, hackers have pounced on cracks in defenses of developments on devices at the heart of modern lifestyles, experts say.

Tennessee man admits his CNN hacking threat was 'a joke'

Last Updated: Saturday, January 3, 2015, 09:30

The hacking threat directed at cable network CNN has turned out be just another hoax.

Sony hackers threaten cyber attack on US news organization

Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 10:36

The group of hackers that breached Sony Pictures Entertainment has threatened to attack a US news organisation.

Security firm claims Sony hack masterminded by former employee

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:25

According to a security firm, that rejects the FBI's claim on Sony hack incident that North Korea was responsible, the cyberattack was masterminded by a former Sony employee.

Apple makes "The Interview" movie available on iTunes

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 01:34

Apple Inc said its iTunes store is now carrying Sony Corp`s "The Interview", the film that angered North Korea and triggered a cyberattack against the studio.

Sony's PlayStation back online after Christmas hack

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 16:49

Sony's PlayStation reported that its network was back online and claimed that it had been attacked, three days after it and Microsoft's Xbox went down in an outage.

US investigators link North Korea to Sony hack: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 10:41

US authorities have connected North Korea to the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, media reports have said, hours after the company announced it had scrapped the release of "The Interview" following threats of terror attacks in cinemas screening the comedy film.

Sony slams `malicious` hack attack, mum on N Korea

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 09:08

Sony Pictures denounced Wednesday a "brazen" cyberattack it said netted a "large amount" of confidential information, including movies as well as personnel and business files.

`Chewbacca` hack attack hits shops in 11 countries

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:06

Cyber criminals reportedly targeted retail shops in 11 countries using a malicious software called `Chewbacca`.

Target hackers directed stolen data to Russian servers

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 21:21

Researchers investigating one of the most devastating data breaches in history have found that the attackers breached Target's network and stayed undetected for more than two weeks.

Adobe`s massive password leak becomes playable crossword puzzle

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 23:17

Some 150 million customer records were leaked online after Adobe was hacked, but in a clever move, some of that information has been turned into a playable crossword.