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The UK is leading by example in terms of having insurance in place to mitigate against cyber attacks, a new Europe-wide survey has revealed.

Amazon’s Echo digital assistant can be hacked to access other Echos on the same wireless network and then turn them into bugging devices, TheRegister.co.uk reports.

Mobile banking trojan modifications have reached an all-time high, making them one of the biggest cyber headaches in 2018.

The humble fax machine can be targeted and exploited by cyber criminals to obtain sensitive data or spread malware across an organisation, new research suggests.

More than 400 industrial organisations in Russia have been targeted in a new wave of financial spear-phishing emails disguised as legitimate accounting letters.

A newly discovered attack in WhatsApp allows hackers to impersonate users and potentially send fake messages.

Cisco has acquired Michigan-based Duo Security for $2.35 billion (£1.8 billion) in cash as it pushes further into the cyber security sector.

Car sharing apps are rife with substandard security measures that allow criminals to steal vehicles and access personal data.

A new consultation aimed at developing cyber security as a profession in the UK has been launched by the government.

The number of organisations hit by cryptomining malware doubled to 42 per cent in the first half of 2018, compared to the second half of 2017 (20.5 per cent).

Russian hackers could have caused power blackouts across the US after gaining remote access to control rooms at a number of North American power suppliers.

A new centre dedicated to cyber innovation has been officially opened in East London.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are leaving themselves open to damaging cyber attacks by failing to prepare, as the threat of cyber attacks facing businesses increases.

Mimecast has acquired cyber security training provider Ataata for an undisclosed sum.

More than half (52 per cent) of consumers are leaving themselves wide open by not setting a password for their mobile devices.

BAE Systems hopes to address the rise of increasingly frequent and aggressive cyber attacks with the launch of a new industry forum and lobbying group called the Intelligence Network.

Successful, flourishing businesses are struggling with IT infrastructure that is too complicated, leading to negative effects.

A shortage of staff and skills are negatively affecting cyber security defences, new research suggests.

All Ticketmaster customers have been advised to reset their password after a security breach that may have affected up to 40,000 UK customers.

Cyber criminals are increasingly ditching ransomware in favour of malicious crypto miners, a report from Kaspersky Lab has suggested.