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Technology

Ransomware attacks are on the rise and the criminals are winning

Ransomware attacks, which see which see individuals and organisations locked out of their data unless they pay up, are on the rise and raking in huge profits

Analysis

Whatsapp on a phone

Technology

You should update WhatsApp to avoid a surveillance vulnerability

News

The great Bangladesh cyber heist

The great Bangladesh cyber heist

Video

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Technology

China's great firewall and the war to control the internet

Culture

A person at a computer

Technology

Google says it can't fix a security flaw affecting all computer chips

News

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Comment

Russia’s plan to unplug from the internet shows cyberwar is escalating

Comment

Global leaders are worried about environmental issues

Technology

Global leaders warn of ecological collapse and technological meltdown

News

Mike Richards: War of the computer worms

Video

Mike Richards: War of the computer worms

Video

A child at a computer

Technology

Thought police: Spotting cyber criminals before they break the law

News

high-security artwork

Technology

Uncrackable computer chips stop malicious bugs attacking your computer

Cyberattacks target not just our phones and laptops, but hospitals, schools and power stations. A new security solution redesigns chips from the inside out

Features

Technology

Cybersecurity is failing us – and will continue to do so unless we act

Leader

Technology

The forgotten navigation system that could show GPS the door

Features

Technology

The world's biggest hacking market has just been busted

News

Technology

Russia trying to hijack hardware, claim US and UK

News