Rob Waugh

Cyber attacks have doubled in the year 2012-2013, according to a fraud report released by investigators Kroll - and the target is often information, rather than cash.

The global press release distribution firm PR Newswire has admitted to a large-scale breach, in which usernames and passwords were stolen - but claims hackers have not sent out “fake” releases, which can be used to manipulate financial markets.

On average, Windows PC users spend five days a year waiting for their machines to load - and the culprit for slow machines isn't always malware. Here are a few tips to restore your grumbling old PC to top speed.

Cyberattacks seem to be a growth industry in Indonesia, with the region having pushed China off the top spot as the leading source of attack traffic in the last quarter, according to internet services provider Akamai.

Apple has announced an event for October 22, with the usual teasing headline, “We still have a lot to cover.” Leaked pictures hint that at least one of those things will be an iPad protected by the Fingerprint ID system used in iPhone 5S.

Bringing the international gang lords of cybercrime to justice is a “challenge”, the interim head of Britain’s new National Cyber Crime Unit has admitted - and says he will discuss the issue with government if necessary.

From legitimate companies delivering software with a “side-order” of malware, to PC attacks that persuade you to infect your own phone, here are some of the latest traps laid by cybercriminals - and how to sidestep them.

Most smartphones today contain an accelerometer - without them, the latest fitness apps don’t work - but a Stanford researchers has shown that the sensor can be used to “fingerprint” a device, handing valuable data to unscrupulous advertisers.