Target has proposed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its massive 2013 data breach.

Five simple steps from the CEO of Aura Information Security to help your business beat the threat of cyber security.

Darktrace is a UK cybersecurity company that counts Cambridge machine learning specialists and cyberintelligence experts from GCHQ and MI5.

Who made Google the official referee of exposing tech vulnerabilities?

The internet has turned into a massive social experiment in which unknown people know everything about you and other people.

The New York premiere of 'The Interview' has been cancelled after a hacker group made threats, invoking the 9/11 attacks to deter prospective audiences.

Sony is mounting an aggressive defence against the debilitating hack that has pummeled the movie studio.

Computers being remotely operated by hackers account for almost one in four views of digital video ads worldwide.

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen raises questions about the chief censor eyeing Slingshot over access to unclassified material.

She is Google's secret weapon, charged with guarding the world's most valuable brand.

Fired from his job at a Toyota factory, Ibrahimshah went home logged into the company's computer network and attacked it.

Apple's new-generation software is now available for download, but many users have hit a snag trying to install iOS 8.

The US govt threatened to fine Yahoo a staggering sum if it didn't comply with a secret and sweeping surveillance request, it has been revealed.

Secret documents which John Key made public threatened massive damage to NZ's wellbeing if made public without permission, according to the GCSB's own threat estimates.

Prime Minister John Key has released a series of documents 'setting the record straight' over claims the GCSB had spied on New Zealanders.

John Key categorically ruled out any access of internet cables in NZ during questions about a visit from an engineer from the United States' NSA.

US authorities threatened to fine Yahoo US$250,000 (A$270,500) a day if it failed to comply with a secret surveillance program requiring it to hand over user data in the name of national security.

Apple's prospects seem a lot brighter than they were the last time Tim Cook introduced an iPhone.

Apple is expected to announce a new larger iPhone tomorrow, but it is speculation of a smartwatch unveiling that has people excited.

What is clear is that Apple has had a known security vulnerability in its iCloud service for months and has been careless about protecting its users.

The internet credentials of some New Zealanders will almost certainly have fallen into the hands of a Russian cyber gang, an online security expert fears.

Companies in Japan are among the world's most vulnerable to cyber attacks, and threats against state entities have more than doubled since 2010 to one every 30 seconds.

A former employee of Flight Centre who dishonestly accessed a computer system to fund a "lavish lifestyle" has been sentenced to five months' home detention.

Computer users have been warned to take urgent action to protect themselves from a cyber virus pandemic, with up to a million computers in 12 countries infected since 2011.

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Whether you use Android, iOS, Blackberry or another system, you are vulnerable. On some systems, more than 40,000 pieces of malware exist to infect your device.

Cyber-criminals are planning their "hits" more carefully and the attacks are lasting longer than ever.