This combination of criminal data theft via hacking and public exposure of internal secrets represents an emerging threat, which ESET has dubbed haxposure. FULL STORY >

In a report that Trend Micro researchers put together for US news channel CNBC, the security company found that Uber accounts are worth more on the Deep Web than stolen credit card information. The Deep Web serves as an underground market... FULL STORY >

BT announces the global launch of “BT Assure Ethical Hacking for Finance”, a new security service designed to test the exposure of financial services organisations to cyber-attacks. FULL STORY >

In late July, Avid Life Media (ALM) – owners of online dating site Ashley Madison – confirmed it had been the victim of a massive data breach, potentially exposing the personal details and identities of millions of Ashley Madison... FULL STORY >

Following the public leak of files belonging to Hacking Team – the company known for selling “legal spyware” to some governments and law enforcement agencies – a number of cyberespionage... FULL STORY >

UCT will host the Hacking Health 2014 healthcare innovation hackathon in Cape Town on 24 & 25 January 2014. FULL STORY >

Hacking vehicles is now no longer relegated to the fictional domain of movies and TV series. FULL STORY >

We’ve been hearing for quite some time about the very real threat of cybercrime globally, and South Africa is certainly not exempt from this threat.Here are just three cybercrimes that typify how pervasive the issue is. FULL STORY >

Apple’s developer centre has been taken offline in the wake of a revelation that its security had been compromised. FULL STORY >

Hackers release stolen source code for Symantec's pcAnywhere software after negotiations fail. FULL STORY >

YouTube user homer49 has uploaded a number of videos showing PS3 titles running on the PS Vita via Remote Play. FULL STORY >

The mischievous hacker group Lulz Security takes on News Corporation, by replacing an online news article on The Sun newspaper, with a fake report of Rupert Murdoch's death. FULL STORY >

LulzSec brings an end to its aggressive hacking spree after 50 days on the open ocean. FULL STORY >

A hacking attack at a major Australian web host causes the permanent deletion of some 4800 websites. FULL STORY >

When it comes to online gaming services most PS3 fans opt for the free PlayStation Network. Last month however this sentiment met some challenge as the PSN and a number of other Sony services suffered hacker attacks. FULL STORY >