Rob Waugh

A hacked card reader - similar to the ones used in shops and restaurants - is on sale on Russian forums for $2,000, and can "text" details including PIN numbers to cybercriminals, who empty bank accounts in three hours using teams of money-launderers.

“Hardware Trojans” could be baked invisibly into circuits by attackers, allowing them to grab secret keys from computer components without fear of detection - even by advanced inspection systems using optical microscopes.

A brainwave scanner could be used as the ultimate biometric “car key” according to researchers at Tottori University - and even prevent carjackings, drunk driving, or accidents caused by drivers falling asleep.

Six Nigerian men have gone on trial today in London for an alleged phishing scam where job offers at London’s exclusive Harrods department store were used as “bait”.

Iron Mountain claims that up to two-thirds of employees work from home in Europe at least part of the time - but a mere 18% of firms offer guidance on how to protect information outside the office.

A new variant on a family of Mac OS X malware which targets Tibetan activists has been found in the wild and shared on the Virus Total website, where security researchers show off new “finds”.

A breach which has leaked personal data for two million Vodafone Germany customers has ben claimed to be the work of an insider, according to Vodafone.

“Passwords are done at Google,” said Heather Adkins, Google’s information security chief - and said that “the game is over” for start-ups relying on passwords as the chief method to keep users secure.

These days cybercriminals will use phone calls, SMS messages, emails, fake apps - and even couriers - in an effort to get your money. The key to staying safe is to recognize behavior that isn’t quite “right” - and catch phishers and fraudsters in the act.