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Microsoft president asks Congress to force private-sector orgs to admit when they've been hacked
Senate intelligence committee hears ideas in light of SolarWinds disaster
24 Feb 2021 00:53 | 28
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The perils of non-disclosure? China 'cloned and used' NSA zero-day exploit for years before it was made public
Check Point says Beijing 'reconstructed' Equation Group's hacking tool long before leak
23 Feb 2021 00:50 | 39
Security
This scumbag stole and traded victims' nude pics and vids after guessing their passwords, security answers
Nicholas Faber joins accomplice Michael Fish in admitting he raided university portal for sensitive info
11 Feb 2021 01:00 | 88
Security
FireEye publishes details of SolarWinds hacking techniques, gives out free tool to detect signs of intrusion
Instructions for spotting and keeping suspected Russians out of systems
19 Jan 2021 20:42 | 17
Databases
Ethical power supplier People's Energy hacked, 250,000 customers' personal info accessed
Financial info swiped for 15 small-biz clients, too
17 Dec 2020 21:06 | 32
Security
SolarWinds’ shares drop 22 per cent. But what’s this? $286m in stock sales just before hack announced?
VC firms say they weren't aware Orion code had been backdoored
16 Dec 2020 23:58 | 31
Analysis
SolarWinds: Hey, only as many as 18,000 customers installed backdoored software linked to US govt hacks
Orion networking monitoring users need to take action as we summarize what the hell is going on
15 Dec 2020 03:14 | 109
Security
Cybersecurity giant FireEye says it was hacked by govt-backed spies who stole its crown-jewels hacking tools
Not a great look
09 Dec 2020 01:14 | 64
Security
Hacker given three years for stealing secret Nintendo Switch blueprints, collecting child sex abuse vids
Ryan Hernandez continued to raid gaming giant's systems even after FBI gave him a warning
02 Dec 2020 20:54 | 7
Security
Israeli spyware maker NSO channels Hollywood spy thrillers in appeal for legal immunity in WhatsApp battle
In latest court bout, snooper biz seems to ask: Are you sure you want to open this can of worms?
17 Nov 2020 23:22 | 27
Security
Russian jailed for eight years in the US for writing code that sifted botnet logs for web banking creds for fraudsters
Harvested usernames, passwords used to drain victims' coffers
02 Nov 2020 23:58 | 9
Security
Trump's official campaign website vandalized by hackers who 'had enough of the President's fake news'
Well, that narrows down the list of suspects to just a few billion people
28 Oct 2020 02:29 | 170
Security
Is it Iran or Russia's hackers we need to worry about? The Russians, definitely the Russians, says US intelligence
Energetic Bear team caught breaking into govt systems, no harm done to Nov 3 elections
22 Oct 2020 23:39 | 50
Security
Want to set up a successful bug bounty? Make sure you write it for the flaw finders and not the lawyers
Plus: Experts talk voting machine security, 'warming' of relations with infosec community
08 Oct 2020 22:40 | 5
Security
Russian hacker, described as 'brilliant' by judge, gets seven years in a US clink for raiding LinkedIn, Dropbox
Yevgeniy Nikulin, grabbed in Prague, unlikely to see his mother alive again after swiping 200m+ user records
30 Sep 2020 20:15 | 27
Security
Big US election coming up, security is vital and, oh look... a federal agency just got completely pwned for real
Hacker had set up shop on network using stolen Office 365 accounts
25 Sep 2020 12:15 | 30
Security
Feeling bad about your last security audit? Check out what just happened to the US Department of Interior
It starts with a backpack of $200 of electronics and poor Wi-Fi security
17 Sep 2020 23:47 | 26
Security
Good: US boasts it collared two in Chinese hacking bust. Bad: They aren't the actual hackers, rest are safe in China
Ugly: And it's all about video game robberies at this stage
16 Sep 2020 19:41 | 5
Security
Dunkin' Donuts drops some dough to glaze over lawsuit accusing it of covering up customer account hacks
No way to sugarcoat this: New York AG eclairs the 2015 data theft matter settled
15 Sep 2020 21:33 | 8
Security
Old and busted: Targeting servers and web bugs. New hotness: Pwning devs with targeted poisoned stacks
'Most developers are highly intelligent, but also highly stupid'
04 Sep 2020 11:15 | 28
Security
When classes are online, how do you get out of school? Florida teen cuffed, charged after crashing cyber-lessons
Eight DDoS attacks targeted networks, virtual classrooms, say officials
04 Sep 2020 00:06 | 28
Security
BeagleBoyz: 2020's hottest country-rap band, or N. Korea hackers stealing millions. Only one way to find out...
...read the article, of course
28 Aug 2020 01:36 | 6
Security
Physical locks are less hackable than digital locks, right? Maybe not: Boffins break in with a microphone
On the other hand, security of cloud-controlled locks 'quite horrifying' say 'cyber-physical' engineers
21 Aug 2020 09:31 | 106
Science
You there. Person, corp, state. Doesn't matter. You better not shoot down or hack a drone. That's our job – US govt
DoJ, FAA, FCC, Homeland Security warning highlights legal mess
19 Aug 2020 22:21 | 33
Security
You weren't hacked because you lacked space-age network defenses. Nor because cyber-gurus picked on you. It's far simpler than that
Three little words: Patches, passwords, policies
13 Aug 2020 07:06 | 36
DEF CON
How did you spend your time at university? Pizza, booze, sleeping? This Oxford student is snooping on satellites
Bug-hunter details how his team slurped data… IN SPAAAAACE
07 Aug 2020 22:01 | 22
Black Hat
When it comes to hacking societies, Russia remains the master at sowing discord and disinformation online
China can't hold a candle to GRU's shenanigans, says expert
06 Aug 2020 21:49 | 53
Black Hat
America was getting on top of its electronic voting machine security – then suddenly... A wild pandemic appears
'We need to prepare for a number of scenarios that may not come to fruition' says Prof Blaze
05 Aug 2020 21:06 | 12
Security
Doctor, doctor, got some sad news, there's been a bad case of hacking you: UK govt investigates email fail
Former trade minister Dr. Liam Fox named as source of leaked trade docs
04 Aug 2020 07:01 | 80
Security
Bad: US govt says Chinese duo hacked, stole blueprints from just about everyone. Also bad: They extorted cash
Including COVID-19 research, it is claimed. And they'll almost certainly never face an American court
21 Jul 2020 19:02 | 27
In Brief
Hey there, want to break into computers like an Iranian hacker crew? IBM finds 40GB of videos that include how-tos
Plus: BitTorrent CEO puts a $1m bounty on Twitter hackers
20 Jul 2020 10:15 | 4
Security
Report: CIA runs secret cyberwar with little oversight after Trump gave the OK, say US government officials
Details start to emerge on real-world impact of Prez-signed secret memo
16 Jul 2020 01:58 | 54
Exclusive
Collabera hacked: IT staffing'n'services giant hit by ransomware, employee personal data stolen
Crooks made off with everything needed for ID theft
14 Jul 2020 02:49 | 10
Security
Guilty: Russian miscreant who hacked LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring, stole 200-million-plus account records
Yevgeniy Nikulin faces up to 10 years in a US cooler
14 Jul 2020 01:07 | 10
Security
It’s happened again: AT&T sued for allegedly transferring victim's number to thieves in $1.9m cryptocoin heist
Man claims life savings lost in theft aided by telco staff
01 Jul 2020 01:26 | 24
Security
US govt: Julian Assange tried to recruit hacker to steal hush-hush dirt and we should know – the hacker was an informant
WikiLeaker accused of tapping up LulzSec's Sabu as a source
25 Jun 2020 22:59 | 47
Roundup
Facebook pays for exploit to catch a predator, voting software security under the microscope...
... and more in this rapid-fire summary of infosec news
14 Jun 2020 10:06 | 5
Personal Tech
Someone got so fed up with GE fridge DRM – yes, fridge DRM – they made a whole website on how to bypass it
Water filter system requires RFID-chipped part
13 Jun 2020 10:35 | 177
HPC
That string of supercomputer hacks last week? Of course it was a crypto-coin-mining get-rich-quick scheme
Stuck for compute power to craft digital funbucks? Go where the big beasts slumber
19 May 2020 05:08 | 13
Roundup
I know what you leased last summer: Asset database leak hits Capita, Rolls-Royce, Tesco (every little helps, eh?)
Plus: Pop's Lady Gaga popped in hack, and more
18 May 2020 07:58 |
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Senator demands deep probe into spyware-for-cops after NSO Group touts hacking toolkit to American plod
'Aggressive oversight' needed, Congress urged
13 May 2020 21:57 | 8
Security
Spyware slinger NSO to Facebook: Pretty funny you're suing us in California when we have no US presence and use no American IT services...
Malware maker urges judge to dump lawsuit over WhatsApp phone snooping
01 May 2020 20:55 | 46
Security
San Francisco trial of Russian bloke extradited and accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring stalls again amid pandemic lockdown
Case that has rumbled on since 2016 may have to be started again from scratch
28 Apr 2020 22:22 | 4
Security
Spyware maker NSO can't claim immunity, Facebook lawyers insist – it's time to face the music
Software developers aren't nation states, antisocial giant points out
24 Apr 2020 21:05 | 44
Security
Stuck inside with time on your hands? The US govt would like to remind you it's paying $5m for Nork hacking scalps
US-Cert issues new report on misdeeds of North Korean groups
16 Apr 2020 00:34 | 3
Security
Low-orbit internet banking fraud claim alleged to be a load of space junk
This is what comes of mixing the International Space Station, a relationship breakdown, and banking records
09 Apr 2020 07:34 | 10
Security
Atlassian issues advice on how to keep your IT service desk secure... after hundreds of portals found facing the internet amid virus lockdown
Alarm sounded after orgs open up internal platforms for work-from-home staff
07 Apr 2020 07:07 | 9
Security
Fresh virus misery for Illinois: Public health agency taken down by... web ransomware. Great timing, scumbags
Not like anyone is looking for medical advice right now
12 Mar 2020 23:57 | 27
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