Hijacking

Hijackers divert Libyan plane to Malta, release all passengers before surrendering

Hijackers claiming to have a grenade took over a Libyan plane and diverted it to Malta on Friday, before releasing almost all the passengers onboard, the prime minister of the Mediterranean island said.

Symantec classifies ransomware as the most dangerous cyber threat

Norton by Symantec, one of the global leaders in cyber security software, found that globally, consumers are the most likely victims of ransomware, accounting for 57 percent of all infections between January 2015 and April 2016.

EgyptAir flight leaves for Beijing after bomb hoax

An EgyptAir aircraft that made an emergency landing on Wednesday in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat has resumed its flight to Beijing.

I was going out of my mind: Final five hostages of EgyptAir hijacker recall moments of fear

EgyptAir hijacker Seif Eddin Mustafa, 59, was arrested by Cypriot police. The final five hostages from Britain, Italy and the Netherlands were released.

'How come you've never hijacked anything for me?': Twitterati react to EgyptAir hijacking

hroughout the day, Twitter was flooded with responses from users, with the #EgyptAir hashtag the top trending topic of the day

New Taliban chief, part of IC-814 hijack: What you should know about Mullah Mansoor

The newly-appointed leader of the Taliban Mullah Mansoor was a former aviation minister in the Taliban government between 1996 and 2001. His role in the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999 is seen as a highlight in his rise to prominence. But not all parties approve of this appointment, with several rivals within the Taliban vying for control.

Major AOSP browser flaw could compromise nearly half of all Android devices

MH17 tragedy: Malaysia Airlines could be sued for flying over 'unsafe' air space

Lawyers told Reuters they expected at least some of the families to sue Malaysia Airlines for damages above the amount they can already seek under an international agreement.

Guarding against missile attacks: Why MH17 incident is scarily off-script

While the charges seem to be dusting off an old script, what happened MH17 is something scarily off-script.

Missing Malaysia plane: Investigators looking at foul play

An investigation into a missing Malaysian jetliner, now into its second week, is focusing more on the possibility of foul play as evidence suggests it was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with the Malaysian probe said.