Tips & advice

Some users of Apple iPhones, iPads and Macs have been getting strange wake up calls and unsettling messages demanding a ransom for access to their devices. Now is the time to make your i-stuff is locked down, even if you don't live in Australia.

Music streaming service Spotify has urged its Android users to upgrade to a new version of the app after “unauthorized access to our systems and internal company data” - but only one, unnamed person fell victim.

Pirates who have downloaded one of the most popular torrent files of this week's big game release Watch Dogs - ironically, themed around computer hacking - found malware pilfering their virtual gold (well, Bitcoins).

Cybercriminals always look for the weakest link when planning their attacks – and failings in home routers can allow another "way in". A few simple adjustments will keep yours safe.

Activision Blizzard - makers of game hits such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft - have taken “aggressive” legal moves against gamers who use illegal software to cheat in games - in particular, the hit strategy title Starcraft 2.

As the 145 million people affected by the security breach at online giant eBay get used to the idea that their personal information may be "out there" and their passwords need to be changed, we wanted to update yesterday's coverage of the story.

The leader of a gang who attacked 24 websites in search of personally identifiable information – from the unlikely confines of an aircraft carrier – has pleaded guilty.

eBay customers should change passwords following this latest high profile breach. The Internet giant says the hack exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, and encrypted passwords of customers.

A Chicago artist has created a cheap, effective way for the public to fight back against the growing profusion of security cameras - rubber masks which make the devices unable to identify people by making everyone look the same.