Chrome browser flags Daily Mail and other sites as ‘not secure’

Security warnings will pop up on the Daily Mail website today if visitors are using the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser.

It is one of many sites the browser will flag because they do not use HTTPS – the secure version of the web’s underlying data transfer protocol.

Cyberwar: What happens when a nation-state cyber attack kills?

The increasing sophistication and power of state-backed cyber attacks has led some experts to fear that, sooner or later, by design or by accident, one of these incidents will result in somebody getting killed.

Scores killed in ISIL attacks in southwest Syria: state media

A series of suicide bombings and attacks in southwest Syria have killed scores of people, with state media blaming the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) for the violence.

Michigan man, Indiana woman charged with fighting for ISIS overseas

Federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday that a Michigan man and an Indiana woman have been brought back to the United States to face charges related to the ISIS terror group in Syria.

Nearly half of Australian companies hit by cyber crime, PwC global survey reveals

Australian companies are being ripped off more than ever by customers, suppliers and cyber-hackers using the dark web backed by organised crime.

Afghanistan: Kabul hit by multiple explosions

Multiple explosions have rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, with three confirmed to have been caused by rockets that hit a residential area, officials have said.

4 men arrested in connection with apparent acid attack on 3-year-old British boy, police say

Four men were arrested in connection with an apparent acid attack on a 3-year-old boy that occurred at a busy store in England on Saturday, police said.

Toronto shooting rampage leaves 2 dead, 12 hurt; gunman dead after firing into restaurants

Terrorism was not being ruled out as a motive after a gunman fired into packed Toronto restaurants and cafes Sunday, killing two people and injuring 12 others before dying in a gun battle with police, officials said.

EMP Risk is ‘Not a Sideshow’: Why One Cyber Attack Could Wipe Out 90% of US Population

In the past eight months, federal authorities have issued public warnings about foreign hackers penetrating the US power grid and other critical infrastructure. Cybersecurity experts say the intent is to plant digital grenades in those systems until they decide to pull the pin.

Nigeria captures Boko Haram fighters who abducted Chibok girls

Nigerian police have arrested eight members of the armed group Boko Haram who were involved in the 2014 abduction of more than 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, an official said.