Tips & advice

A futuristic app uses Google Glass to add an extra layer of privacy for users withdrawing cash from ATM machines - by displaying a one-time personal identification number (PIN) which only the Glass user can see.

A file of material purporting to include detailed information on trades at the Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has surfaced online, after attackers targeted the personal blog and Reddit account of CEO Mark Karpeles.

Recently it was announced that Satya Nadella will be Steve Ballmer’s successor as CEO of Microsoft. Of course for the cybercriminals this is the time to dust off and polish the good old Microsoft Lottery scam and update it.

Befriending the wrong person on Facebook can hand a criminal the tools for an identity theft attack - and on LinkedIn, talking to the wrong ‘recruiter’ can lead to disaster.

Maybe it's time to think twice before rushing to click on a link, next time your favourite celebrity says something bizarre on Twitter.

Cybercriminals ‘manage’ phishing emails using techniques similar to those used by marketing agencies, including the use of ‘test audiences’ to see how effective a particular email is, according to an email security specialist.

University of Berkeley researchers have revealed a technique for identifying individual web pages visited ‘securely’ by users, with up to 89% accuracy, revealing data such as health conditions, financial details and sexual orientation.

Android phones and tablets from four different manufacturers are arriving with malware “pre-installed” - a bogus version of Netflix which sends password and credit card information to Russia, according to app security specialist Marble Security.

Criminals seeking to kill endangered species and sell trophies online are turning to increasingly hi-tech methods to target their prey - including cyber attacks built to steal information on where animals patrol, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s Wildlife Crime division.