Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. The tweets containing racial slurs and suggestions about a bomb showed up around 2000 GMT on the @jack account of the founder of the short messaging service before being deleted.

Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey has his own account hacked, offensive tweets posted

Beijing on Friday accused Washington of 'fabricating facts' after the US Justice Department indicted two hackers tied to Chinese security services who allegedly targeted companies and agencies in a dozen countries.

US fabricating facts on hacking, should stop smearing China on cyber security: Foreign ministry

Twitter shares tumble by 7% over hacking concerns

As many as 500 million guests Marriott International hotels may have been victims of a hack of the chain's reservation database, the company announced Friday. Marriott said it was alerted on September 8 that there had been an attempt to hack their reservation database in the United States.

Reservation database hacked, 500 million guests affected: Marriott hotel

Facebook vice president Richard Allen today told an international parliamentary committee hosted at the House of Commons in UK on disinformation and fake news that the social media giant had “damaged public trust through some of the actions we’ve taken.

We damaged public trust, admits Facebook vice president as Zuckerberg avoids international parliamentary panel

Apple Inc's top security officer told Congress on Sunday that it had found no sign of suspicious transmissions or other evidence that it had been penetrated in a sophisticated attack on its supply chain.

Apple tells Congress it found no signs of hacking attack

Russia in middle of cyber attack scandal; accused of hacking high-profile firms 

The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on 10 Iranians and an Iranian company for alleged hacking hundreds of universities in the US and abroad and the theft of 'valuable intellectual property and data'

US imposes sanctions on Iranians for hacking

Pro-Turkish tweets were also seen in the account.

Air India's Twitter handle hacked

Hackers have found new ways to break into your devices. But if you keep your digital doors locked, it reduces your chances of becoming a cybercrime victim.

Opinion: On Safer Internet Day, 10 tips to prevent hacking

The study from the Swiss nonprofit organization adds to a chorus of calls for Silicon Valley to stem the spread of violent material.

Tech firms must do more on extremism: World Economic Forum

The British man described as "the worst mistake of my life" the attack that knocked more than one million German households offline in November.

British 'Spiderman' convicted over cyber attack in Germany

Researchers are struggling to try to find early traces of WannaCry

WannaCry: Security experts find clues to ransomware worm's lingering risks

The fast-spreading cyber extortion campaign has infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide

WannaCry: Cyber attack eases, but hacking group threatens to sell code

China: Cyber attack hits government, schools, but spread slows

WannaCry ransomeware affects Asian business; wider impact expected

McDonald's blamed the tweet on a hack by an 'external source'

McDonald's apologises after tweet calling Trump 'disgusting excuse of a president'

Researchers with Check Point Software Technologies discovered severe vulnerabilities in both WhatsApp and Telegram

WhatsApp, Telegram fix security flaws in instant messaging applications

Hijacked accounts featured tweets with Nazi symbols, a variety of hashtags and the phrase 'See you on April 16'

High profile Twitter accounts hijacked in Turkish-Dutch protest

Dozens of tech firms rush to contain the damage from possible security weak points following the anti-secrecy organisation's revelations

WikiLeaks' CIA hacking revelations: How Apple, Google and other tech firms rush to protect user privacy

Obama said the intelligence gives him 'great confidence' that Russians carried out the hack

Warned Putin to stop cyber attacks, says Obama

US military hackers have already penetrated Russia's electric grid, telecommunications network and the Kremlin's command systems

US ready to hack Kremlin if Russia interferes with presidential election: NBC

US has formally accused Russia of political cyber attacks in yet another blow to the strained ties between the two countries

US accuses Russia of cyber attacks, Russia 'rubbishes' claim

Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor had received a text asking him to click?on a link

Apple fixes security flaw after UAE dissident's iPhone targeted

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