Britain is expected to announce next week whether to allow China's Huawei to develop its 5G network, an official said on Friday, setting out reasons for agreeing despite US opposition.

The United States pressed France on Wednesday to take "strong security measures" against potential breaches from 5G services provided by Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei, saying failure to do so could imperil intelligence exchanges.

An anti-terrorism agent in France's domestic intelligence service could soon face trial on charges of selling confidential data and fake IDs in the hidden corners of the internet, prosecutors say.

The US military claims to have "successfully" disrupted the online propaganda efforts of the Islamic State in a hacking operation dating back at least to 2016.

Iran is widely expected to ramp up cyberattacks against the United States in response to the US killing of top Iranian leader Qasem Soleimani.

Google said is making progress in its quest to vanquish third-party cookies on its popular web browser used to track online activity.

Dating apps Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal information to advertising companies in possible violation of European data privacy laws, a consumer group said in a report.

As cars evolve into rolling mobile computers, the potential for disastrous cyber attacks has become a new road hazard.

Kuwait on Wednesday denied reports that the United States had decided to withdraw its troops from the Gulf state, saying the Twitter account of its official news agency had been hacked.

Austria's foreign ministry has been targeted by a "serious cyber attack", officials said, warning another country could be responsible.

A group claiming to be hackers from Iran breached the website of a little-known US government agency on Saturday and posted messages vowing revenge for Washington's killing of top military commander Qasem Soleimani.

Brazil fines Facebook $1.65 million for improperly sharing users' data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal.