Russian hackers have been accused of stealing 1.2 billion usernames and passwords from thousands of websites, in what is believed to be the biggest data breach in history.
A number of users of Apple iPhones and iPads in Australia have reported having their gadgets “hijacked” with a message demanding money to allow their owners access to their devices.
Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf has described how she was in ‘tears and shock’ after she found out that a hacker had installed malware on her computer that had secretly recorded her naked on her webcam.
eBay has millions of users around the world, both buying and selling goods. It is not clear how many have been affected but everyone who has an account needs to take action. The database that was hacked contained user passwords and other sensitive details.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in relation to exploiting the Heartbleed software vulnerability and stealing taxpayer data from the Canada Revenue Agency, the first arrest over the exploit.