Tips & advice

Embattled handset maker BlackBerry has faced another blow, after the company warned users of a security bug affecting the software used to link its BB10 handsets to PCs.

Tens of millions of computer users are at risk from Filecoder due to a “mass spamming event”, detailed in an alert from Britain’s National Cyber Crime Unit, which is targeting small businesses with a spam campaign.

Microsoft has opened a new Cybercrime Center - a war room where the tech giant’s lawyers and security experts will use bleeding-edge technology and industry expertise to battle crime online.

Don't let cybercriminals spoil your holidays! Our tips will ensure you don't get fooled by the latest scams while you hunt down the best deals for your family.

Half of the world's 50 biggest banks have faced security incidents affecting their web applications. Fifteen per cent of those incidents were classified as “high” or “critical” risks, a new study has revealed.

Who is responsible for privacy and online safety on social networks? ESET asked Harris Interactive to poll American adults and found some interesting responses, positive advances in cyber-citizenship, but also some apparent disconnects.

Hackers have accessed full card details for at least 376,000 people in a cyberattack on a “reward scheme” company, Loyaltybuild - as well as phone numbers and addresses for more than a million others.

Facebook users who used the same email and password on their Adobe and Facebook accounts have been offered a helping hand by Facebook in the wake of the recent massive breach at Adobe, which leaked account data for 38 million users.

More vulnerabilities have been discovered in a D-Link router, leaving the device vulnerable to attacks via its web interface - only weeks after the discovery of a "backdoor" in other D-Link devices.