Rob Waugh

A self-styled "hacker" claims that crime can pay - saying that his 3 million-strong PC botnet earns him up to “$15,000 to $20,000” per hour.

Google’s Chrome browser has been criticized over its password security, after a developer found that anyone logged into the same OS account could easily see any saved website passwords in plain text.

The German developer of the hit shoot ‘em up series Crysis has taken its websites offline after a security breach in which user login details “may have been compromised.”

The Tor Project has advised users of the anonymous browser to stop using Windows, in the wake of a malware attack which exploited a Firefox vulnerability in the Tor Browser Bundle.

Websites for businesses such as furniture stores have been hacked to host child pornography images - and the likely motivation is to spread malware, an internet charity has warned.

The waterproof metal-fabric pocket ensures users cannot be tracked or contacted - offering a level of privacy that DIY alternatives such as cocktail shakers cannot match.

A malware outbreak which reveals the IP addresses of computer users has struck sites on the anonymous Tor network, including some said to host child pornography - with forum users suggesting that the outbreak might be the work of the FBI.

Many of us have got wiser to email spams and scams - but cybercriminals are in the perfect position to “fine tune” their attacks. Our tips might help you avoid the "click of death"...

Fake adverts could be used to “remote control” internet browsers on a massive scale - allowing for cheap DDoS attacks, where millions of unwitting web users “attack” target sites.