Rob Waugh

Attackers used a Trojan program to target a security camera system in the Carmel Tunnels toll road in Haifa, shutting down the road for hours, and causing “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in damage.

When Google’s Safe Browsing service said that programming site PHP.net was hosting and serving malware, it sparked furious discussion - but the site investigated, and has since admitted a Javascript attack, and moved to "clean" servers.

Ransomware can be among the most frightening forms of malware - suddenly, your screen is replaced by a message from the police, demanding money, or a message saying your files are lost unless you pay a ransom to unlock them. Our tips will help you fight back.

Launched today in London, the technology mixes biometrics and other security technologies for what its makers claim is a “transformative” solution to combating cybercrime - and which can be used for network security, banking machines and even smartphones.

Routers from Chinese manufacturer Tenda contain a hidden “backdoor” which could allow attackers to “take over” the router and send it commands. The company also sells routers branded as Medialink, and the machines are available around the world.

Grand Theft Auto V sold more than $1 billion worth of units in a week - no wonder cybercriminals are tempted to cash in. A torrent offering the game on PC has been downloaded "thousands" of times, sites report.

Middle aged PC users routinely ignore warnings that sites may harm their computers - and that figure has doubled since 2011, according to research by ESET Ireland.

A huge amount of private information harvested via hotel Wi-Fi networks is on sale in China - including phone numbers, dates of birth and addresses from hotel guests who logged in to networks in their rooms.

Children indulge in highly risky behavior online - with nearly one in five 9-11 year olds having physically met strangers they encountered online. Others use false identities - with some under-10s pretending to be 25.