Joint EU, US operation cripples Islamic State web media service

European and US police forces have struck at the heart of Islamic State's propaganda machine, seizing servers and "punching a hole" in its ability to spread its radical jihadist message online.The tr…

Cybercrime website behind 4 million attacks taken down

A British and Dutch-led operation on Wednesday brought down a website linked to more than four million cyberattacks around the world, with banking giants among the victims, European law enforcement a…

Ukraine's energy ministry website hacked: spokeswoman

The website of Ukraine's energy and coal ministry website has been hit by a cyber attack, though the websites of state-run energy companies have not been affected, the ministry's spokeswoman said by …

Russia targets Facebook after crackdown on Telegram

Russia's telecoms watchdog plans to probe Facebook before the end of the year after blocking access in the country to the popular messaging app Telegram, its head said on Wednesday."We will conduct a…

Facebook facing class-action suit over use of facial recognition

A California judge had ruled that giant tech company Facebook, must face a class action suit against the firm over the use of facial recognition technology, which alleges that Facebook collected biom…

NASA's new planet-hunter to seek closer, Earth-like worlds

NASA is poised to launch a $337 million washing machine-sized spacecraft that aims to vastly expand mankind's search for planets beyond our solar system, particularly closer, Earth-sized ones that mi…

Russian court rules to block Telegram messaging app

A Moscow court on Friday ruled to block the popular messaging app Telegram in Russia, after it refused to give state security services access to private conversations, an AFP reporter at the court sa…

EU grateful to Zuckerberg for highlighting new data rules in US Congress hearing

The European Union has thanked Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg for highlighting the bloc's tough new data protection rules after he said the social media giant planned to follow them during grilling b…

Zuckerberg says Facebook in 'arms race' with Russia

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg accepted personal responsibility Tuesday for the leak of data on tens of millions of its users, while warning of an "arms race" against Russian disinformation during a …

Despacito YouTube music video hacked plus other Vevo clips

YouTube's music video for the hit song Despacito, which has had over five billion views, has been hacked.More than a dozen other artists, including Shakira, Selena Gomez, Drake and Taylor Swift are a…

Facebook's Zuckerberg contrite ahead of grilling in Congress

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg placed the blame for privacy and security lapses at the world's largest social network squarely on himself as he girded for appearances this week on Capitol Hill before…

Child Safety and Privacy Advocacy groups accuses YouTube of breaking child protection laws

YouTube has been accused of violating child protection laws in the US, by a collection of 23 consumer, child safety and privacy advocacy groups.The coalition has filed a complaint with the Federal Tr…

Zuckerberg to meet with U.S. lawmakers on Monday.

Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some U.S. lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to appear at Congressional hearings over a political consultancy's use of customer data, t…

Ethiopian government restores internet services

Mobile internet services have been restored in many areas of Ethiopia following a shutdown of months.It comes after new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised to bring about reforms in the country, which…

EU says about 2.7 million Europeans affected by Facebook data scandal

Facebook has admitted it may have "improperly shared" the personal data of up to 2.7 million people in the European Union, the bloc announced Friday, saying it would demand further answers from the s…

China Enforces Ban On Online Bible Sales

Bibles have been pulled from Chinese online retailers in "recent days", merchants told AFP on Friday, as Communist authorities ramp up control over religious worship.The clampdown on "illegally publi…

Russian regulator moves to block Telegram messaging app

Russia's telecoms watchdog on Friday asked a Moscow court to block the popular messaging app Telegram, after a deadline for it to hand over encryption keys to security services expired.Roskomnadzor s…

1.5 bn sensitive documents on open internet: researchers

Some 1.5 billion sensitive online files, from pay stubs to medical scans to patent applications, are visible on the open internet, security researchers said Thursday.Researchers from the cybersecurit…

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg To Testify Before US Congress on April 11

Facebook Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg, will testify before a US congressional committee on April 11 following the Cambridge Analytica scandal over alleged misuse of users' personal data, the Hous…

Spotify aims to strike chord in stock market debut

Spotify on Tuesday debuts as a publicly traded company, hoping that its streaming music model will be a hit with investors and a boon to artists.In an unusual move, Spotify will list existing shares …