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A senior US senator called Wednesday for a federal investigation of credit rating agency Equifax after the company lost the personal data of 143...

A U.S. consumer protection watchdog agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation into a massive data breach at credit bureau Equifax that may...

A class action lawsuit by Canadian consumers whose data was stolen in a massive hack of US credit bureau Equifax was launched Tuesday, seeking...

US electronics retailer Best Buy has stopped selling products by leading computer security firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns the company has links to Russian...

It could be the worst-ever data breach for American consumers, exposing some of the most sensitive data for a vast number of US households.

A major cyberattack targets European Union military structures, with hackers using social media and "fake news" to spread confusion, and governments are left scrambling...

A major American credit reporting agency entrusted to safeguard personal financial information said Thursday hackers looted its system in a colossal breach that could...

German IT security experts said Thursday that they had found "serious flaws" in the ballot software being used for the September 24 elections in...

A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced two members of an infamous hacking group to three years in jail for breaking into the accounts of...

Europe's top rights court on Tuesday restricted the ability of employers to snoop on their staff's private messages, in a landmark ruling with wide...

Europe's top human rights court is set to rule Tuesday whether bosses have the right to spy on employees who use company messaging systems,...

China has ordered the country's internet platforms to verify users' true identity before letting them post online content, the latest step by authorities to...

About 1,000 Russians braved pouring rain in Moscow on Saturday to demonstrate against the government's moves to tighten controls on internet use, with police...

The FBI has charged a Chinese national with using malicious software widely linked to a devastating hack of government databases that saw the personal...

A spate of incidents involving US warships in Asia, including a deadly collision this week off Singapore, has forced the navy to consider whether...

Elon Musk is leading demands for a global ban on killer robots, warning technological advances could revolutionise warfare and create new "weapons of terror"...

A Canadian man accused of carrying out devastating cyberattacks on Yahoo waived his right to an extradition hearing on Friday and will soon be...

President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Friday to elevate its cyber warfare operations to a separate command, signaling a new strategic emphasis...

China's first "cyber court" was launched on Friday to settle online disputes, as the legal system attempts to keep up with the explosion of...

Uber agreed to implement new data protection measures to settle complaints that it failed to prevent improper snooping on driver and customer information, officials...