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How to tackle network intruders

Why many companies and large organisations are really bad at spotting when cybercriminals break in to their networks.

About 15 gigabytes of data including names, addresses and donations have been published online following a hack attack on crowdfunding site Patreon.

More than 10,000 home routers have been ‘vaccinated’ by a benign virus that tries to harden them against cyber-attacks.

A new app that promises to let users review individuals causes controversy before it even launches.

More than 3.3 million Americans will fall victim to fake PC support scams in 2015, Microsoft says.

Uber says a consultation on private hire regulation could spell an end to the way the taxi-hailing app operates.

The social network has hit back at the latest round of rumours about privacy settings with a light-hearted reassurance to its Earth-bound users.

Researchers have found evidence that thousands of critical medical machines, such as MRI scanners, are available to access online.

Google’s search chief explains how Now on Tap furthers his firm’s goal of being able to deliver results without asking users to type in requests.

A 40-minute outage on Facebook was the second time in a week the popular site went down, and was followed by a shares tumble.