Every year tens of thousands of people are conned by online scammers, but it is not only the authorities taking action: a network of tech-savvy volunteers is also working to expose them.

The publication of the results of England’s teaching excellence framework (TEF) has been postponed following the UK general election.

A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking President Trump's revised "travel ban" on people from six mainly Muslim nations.

Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee.

South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers.

Microsoft has admitted that it does temporarily disable anti-virus software on Windows PCs, following an competition complaint to the European Commission by a security company.

US President Donald Trump says he did not make secret recordings of ex-FBI chief James Comey despite an earlier hint to the contrary.

Facebook is launching a UK initiative to train and fund local organisations to combat extremism and hate speech.

Scientists in Canada have launched what is set to become the world's largest study of the effects of lack of sleep on the brain.

Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack.