Alan Martin

Thieves have managed to extract money from an ATM with just a Samsung Galaxy S4, a circuit board and the machine's USB based circuitboard reports Krebs on Security.

In the wake of several high profile hacks in 2014, companies are set to spend more on cybersecurity this year, according to a survey by Piper Jaffray.

Retail cybercrime across the holiday season dropped, despite record business for companies across Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to research from IBM, reported by Tech Week Europe.

A website recommended by large portions of the UK's police forces has fixed a privacy bug that provided a "shopping list for burglars" after being tipped off to the exploit by a security researcher, reports the BBC.

Microsoft has warned of a new variant of a banking malware that appears to be targeting German speakers, according to PC World.

AOL has taken steps to stop a set of malicious advertisements being served through their sites, including The Huffington Post, Computer Business Review reports.

A paper from researchers at various universities suggests that security is an area that needs work for wearables, according to a report in The Register.

19,000 Bitcoin - valued at around $275 each, so $5 million together - have been stolen from a majour European Bitcoin exchange, reports RT.

A hacking group has 'mistakenly taken down' a local bus website under the impression that it is a far more significant target, The Guardian reports.