German security researchers have managed to hack the fingerprint sensor of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone within just four days of launch.
Hackers have successfully compromised all major web browsers as part of the Pwn2Own contest, with zero-day exploits demonstrated against Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Adobe Flash Player.
A British man has been charged with hacking into the US Federal Reserve Bank and stealing sensitive personal data from many of its employees.
Researchers from Liverpool and Belfast have developed a new type of computer virus that targets WiFi access points and could be as contagious as the “common cold”.
AngryBirds.com, the website for the popular mobile game has been hacked, with the website calling itself “Spying Birds” after recent revelations about the NSA and GCHQ feasting on data allegedly leaked by the app and others.