Rob Waugh

The popular online wallet site Dogevault is offline after attackers destroyed data on the site. The impact on user funds is unknown - although site users have reported withdrawals from their accounts, some as large as 950,000 Dogecoin.

The photo-sharing app Snapchat, popular with youngsters for its photos which would exist briefly then “disappear forever” has admitted that the photos did not, in fact, disappear, in a settlement with the U.S. government’s FTC.

‘Smart’ televisions with built-in microphones could be used as bugging devices by corrupting the devices with malware, according to software specialists NCC Group, as reported by The Register.

The torrent site Demonoid was blocked by Google after tests by the search giant found that pages within the site contained banner adverts which were installing malware on users’ PCs.

Twitter has added more security measures to its site - making password resets easier, and making it trickier for cybercriminals to log in to accounts.

The biggest IT security risk to businesses is the use of smartphones in the workplace, a report based on the habits of 5,000 users worldwide has found.

‘Spambots’ are a fact of life on Twitter - fake accounts built to spread everything from infected links to misinformation. Until now, users have had to rely on their instincts, but a tool - “Bot or Not” - helps to uncover fake accounts instantly.

Shopping via mobile devices is about to receive a dual boost this fall, if the latest rumors are correct - with Samsung about to join Apple with a high-end tablet built with fingerprint security built in.

A Miami high school student who hacked into his school’s website to change grades is facing “years” in custody, after Jose Bautista, 18, handed a written confession to police, according to ABC News’s report.