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Formbook, Emotet, and Trickbot take the top three spots in November's list from the Check Point Software threat intelligence arm.

2022 could be the year of a full-out cyberwar, with governments gearing up to strike back against cybercriminals.

A new special report by security software company Norton has found that two out of five gamers in New Zealand have experienced a cyber attack.

Hackers leak around 5.5 million email addresses daily, with passwords attached, according to research by cybersecurity firm Surfshark.

Phishing attacks targeting businesses, IT, and HR are increasingly dangerous, warns new research by security firm KnowBe4.

The rise in online transactions has led to a surge in cyber-attacks, with fraudsters exploiting vulnerabilities in corporate payment systems, warns eftsure.

HackerOne introduces new features for its security intelligence services, including a worldwide top 10 ranking table and CVE Exploitation Index.

Hackers sold a United Nations employee's stolen username and password on the dark web for $1000, according to reports.

Cybercrime activity has increased, with a 65% rise in the use of hacking tools, according to the latest global Threat Insights Report from HP.

HP's security report reveals remote work is increasing the cybersecurity risk, with hackers targeting home workers.

Hackers are taking advantage of global destabilisation by targeting essential industries and common vulnerabilities from the shift to remote working.

High demand for hackers on the dark web, with 90% of users seeking access to web resources, says Positive Technologies research.

Hackers breached software provider SolarWinds, directly infecting the company's Orion software as well as several local, state and federal agencies.

Hackers can gain control of internet-enabled sex devices, including a male chastity cage, according to new research.

Fraudsters are targeting last-minute Christmas shoppers via email and hackers are targeting electronic devices that feature on many wish lists.

Attackers did not spare clinics where COVID-19 patients were being treated or pharmaceutical sites where vaccine research was being conducted.

Hackers are targeting delivery vendors in email phishing campaigns to exploit the holiday shopping season, warns Check Point.

Almost half of all actions by attackers are identical to the usual activities of users and admins, a new report has found.

Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.

New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.