MALWARE

Hackers stole customer emails but were unable to access passwords and other identifying information.

The malware, which has been downloaded more than 356,000 times, has affected 467 apps on a Chinese app store.

The company, which confirmed the theft in September, said the stolen files that contained the email addresses didn't include passwords, payment card information or other sensitive personal information.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters may have been targeted online by China-based hackers.

The coalition includes Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco, and suggests private firms can be nimbler than federal agencies in preventing future hacks.

Hackers are taking advantage of the Ebola panic by sending false emails from health agency accounts like the World Health Organization.

Kmart has been targeted in a data breach that exposed a number of its shoppers' debit and credit card information.

Government researchers warned that 1,000 businesses are at risk with the rise of "backoff" malware.

The iWorm malware is described as a complex multipurpose backdoor that can use Reddit's search functions to perform its task.

All evidence points to the People's Liberation Army as the likeliest source of Trojan horse malware targeting activists.

The Pirate Bay tends to attract malicious advertisers, and administrators have either failed to do their due diligence or simply ignored the risk.

Banks need to update their software immediately to protect against Shellshock, experts say.

Home Depot will spend $62 million to clean up from the data breach that lasted from April through September.

Be on alert for a new bot that targets Steam users on gaming platform Twitch.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that someone hacked into Healthcare.gov last month.

Russian hackers might have been responsible for the apparent cyber-attack on J.P. Morgan and one other bank.

A cyberattack previously believed to have affected only Target stores has reportedly compromised over 1,000 American businesses.

The hackers used the Heartbleed bug to collect user credentials and log in through a virtual private network.

The new open-source tool is expected to help Apple iOS users change the "trusted" status of computers hooked to their mobile devices.

The non-profit group, known as "I am the Calvary," is asking attendees at this weekend's Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas to sign an open letter to "Automotive CEOs" to ask them to implement basic guidelines to defend cars from cyber attacks.

A cabal of Russian hackers have committed the largest-known online theft just as a major security conference is underway in Las Vegas.