FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme
The FBI and European law enforcement agencies dismantled a massive network of hacked computers that had been used to defraud victims of hundreds of millions of dollars, agencies announced Tuesday.
2023-08-30 03:50
Republican lawmaker says Chinese hackers breached his emails
Suspected Chinese hackers breached the personal and campaign email accounts of a Republican congressman who has been critical of the Chinese government, the lawmaker said in a social media post on Monday.
2023-08-16 00:52
Homeland Security report details how teen hackers exploited security weaknesses in some of the world's biggest companies
A group of teenage hackers managed to breach some of the world's biggest tech firms last year by exploiting systemic security weaknesses in US telecom carriers and the business supply chain, a US government review of the incidents has found, in what is a cautionary tale for America's critical infrastructure.
2023-08-11 03:23
Cloud company assisted 17 different government hacking groups -US researchers
By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing An obscure cloud service company has been providing state-sponsored hackers with internet
2023-08-01 18:20
Kenya cyber-attack: Why is eCitizen down?
A key government online platform has been down for several days and mobile money services are also affected.
2023-07-28 23:26
Chinese hackers breached US ambassador to China's email account
China-based hackers breached the email account of US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-07-21 22:54
Legendary computer hacker Kevin Mitnick dies at 59
Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous hackers in the history of cybersecurity, died over the weekend at age 59 after a more than year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, his family said in a published obituary.
2023-07-21 12:48
Famed US hacker Kevin Mitnick dies aged 59
America’s “most wanted” hacker reinvented himself as a cybersecurity consultant after time in prison.
2023-07-21 05:58
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Some of the emails reportedly contain sensitive information such as passwords and medical records.
2023-07-18 02:21
Biden admin believes hack gave China insights into US thinking ahead of Blinken's crucial Beijing visit
The Biden administration believes that a Chinese hacking operation which breached US government email systems, including the State Department, gave the Chinese government insights about US thinking heading into Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing in June, according to two US officials.
2023-07-14 05:28
China-based hackers breached US government email accounts, Microsoft and White House say
China-based hackers have breached email accounts at two-dozen organizations, including some United States government agencies, in an apparent spying campaign aimed at acquiring sensitive information, according to statements from Microsoft and the White House late Tuesday.
2023-07-12 15:28
Twitter hack: Joseph O'Connor jailed for celebrity cyber attack
Joseph O'Connor, 24, targeted some of the most popular accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam.
2023-06-25 15:22