French government officials have been revealed as avid users of Telegram, a messaging app that is frustrating their interior minister with its end-to-end encryption.
Peter Sayer | 25 Aug | Read more
Some mobile apps' terms of use breach European Union privacy laws, according to Marc Tarabella, a member of the European Parliament.
Peter Sayer | 04 Aug | Read more
Hackers obtained the mobile phone numbers of 15 million Iranian users of the Telegram encrypted messaging app, and hacked the accounts of more than a dozen of them, security researchers say.
Peter Sayer | 03 Aug | Read more
Russian military networks and other critical infrastructure have been hit by tailor-made malware, according to government officials.
Peter Sayer | 01 Aug | Read more
Governments may order telcos to retain customer data, but only to fight serious crime, a top European Union judge has advised.
Peter Sayer | 20 Jul | Read more
"Take cover," the French government warned people in Nice via its official terror alert app, hours after the immediate danger had passed.
Peter Sayer | 16 Jul | Read more
SWIFT is bringing in additional security support after a series of high-profile bank heists and attempted bank heists conducted via its financial transaction network.
Peter Sayer | 12 Jul | Read more
With the launch of Pokemon Go last week, it's not just players but police that "gotta catch 'em all."
Peter Sayer | 11 Jul | Read more
Antivirus vendor Avast Software has agreed to buy rival AVG Technologies for US$1.3 billion in cash.
Peter Sayer | 07 Jul | Read more
The European Union is stumping up €450 million ($500 million) to fund research into cybersecurity -- and wants industry to contribute three times that.
Peter Sayer | 05 Jul | Read more
It looks as though BlackBerry CEO John Chen will still be in charge long enough to launch another couple of phones -- although don't expect any new flagship models.
Peter Sayer | 23 Jun | Read more
A Geneva Convention on cyberwar: That's how a panel of experts proposes to deal with the growing threat to critical infrastructure posed by the possibility of cyberattack.
Peter Sayer | 23 Jun | Read more
Self-styled spam king Sanford Wallace was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison on Tuesday for a phishing scam that resulted in the sending of over 27 million messages to Facebook users.
Peter Sayer | 15 Jun | Read more
Here's a Facebook hack straight from the pages of the novel 1984: A way to rewrite the record of the past.
Peter Sayer | 08 Jun | Read more
Financial transaction network SWIFT called on its customers Friday to help it end a string of high-profile banking frauds perpetrated using its network.
Peter Sayer | 21 May | Read more