Apple offers big rewards for spotting security holes
Apple plans to offer rewards of up to $261,280 to researchers who find critical security bugs in its products, joining dozens of firms that already offer payments for help uncovering flaws.
Consumer Security
iPhone hackers still wiping digital lives
Hackers are still defeating Apple's security safeguards to remotely wipe their victim's devices — deleting family photos and other precious files — despite iCloud's two-factor security upgrade.
Major flaw in password security tool
Millions of people count on password managers to safeguard their accounts, but the systems can still be vulnerable.
Pokemon Go or porn? The internet chose Pokemon Go
Not even porn could beat Pokemon Go in Google search trends - and marketing experts say it isn't going away any time soon.
Ransomware attackers raise their fees
Cyber criminals have adopted a "gold rush" mentality after successfully using ransomware to extort money from businesses, United States security software firm Symantec has warned.
All Flash and no bang
It was once the best way to give websites pizazz, but these days Flash content is rarely there for your benefit.
Facebook looks to fully encrypt Messenger service
Facebook Inc on Friday said it began testing end-to-end encryption on its popular Messenger application to prevent snooping on digital conversations.
The three things you need to do to protect yourself online
And taping over your webcam isn't one of them, says Google's cybersecurity chief Gerhard Eschelbeck.
Why you should stop using Telegram right now
Telegram is a messaging app that promotes itself as a safe, secure option. Here's the unfortunate truth.
A Zuckerberg lesson in online security
Mark Zuckerberg does it and you probably should too: Tape over your laptop's video and audio portals for basic, cheap security.
The DAO hack: $US50 million lost
Leaderless cryptocurrency experiment has been hacked and will be closed down.
Adobe Flash Player hit by another critical security flaw
Adobe has patched its problematic web plug-in for just the latest of a string of critical security flaws.
How to do password security better than Mark Zuckerberg
The Facebook boss' Twitter and Pinterest accounts were compromised this week. Here's how you can do better.
Facebook Messenger major security flaw discovered
Hackers change chat history, potentially spreading malware or engaging in fraud.
Thousands targeted by 'ransomware' AGL email scam
A destructive scam email has successfully targeted 10,000 Australians since it was detected this week, a security analyst says.
Phone hacking danger: Public USBs are not power points
Charging smartphones over USB is extremely convenient but security vendor Kaspersky Lab cautions that not every USB port is safe to use.
Hackers sell Myspace, Tumblr data on darkweb
360 million accounts from when Myspace was cool have been compromised.
LinkedIn breach affected more than 100 million users, site confirms
A 2012 data breach that was thought to have exposed 6.5 million hashed passwords for LinkedIn users instead likely impacted many more.
Facebook awards 10-year-old Instagram hacker $13,000
Finnish whiz kid isn't even old enough to sign up for an account, according to Facebooks terms of service.
Hackers steal Gumtree users' personal details
Security breach results in some users' email addresses being compromised.