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Spain Court Agrees To Extradite British Man Over Twitter Hack

Spain's National Court agrees to extradite 23-year-old British man to US over 2020 hack of celebrity Twitter accounts

1 year ago

JD Sports Cyber-Attack Affects Data Of 10 Million Customers

JD Sports says hackers may have accessed the personal data of 10 million customers following a breach of its systems

1 year ago

Hackers Access Thousands Of PayPal Accounts

PayPal says hackers accessed nearly 35,000 accounts in early December using valid passwords obtained from breaches of other websites

1 year ago

Wikimedia Denies ‘Infiltration’ By Saudi Spies

Wikimedia Foundation denies Wikipedia was infiltrated by Saudi agents after report by Middle East human rights groups

1 year ago

Twitter Faces Probe After Data On 400m Users Offered For Sale

Ireland data commission to investigate after hacker offers information from 400 million Twitter accounts for sale

1 year ago

Chinese Hackers Stole Covid Relief Benefits – US Secret Service

Tens of millions of dollars worth of US Covid relief benefits have allegedly been stolen by Chinese hacking team APT41

1 year ago

Australia Forms Cyber Task Force Amidst String Of Hacks

Australian government forms permanent cyber task force as hackers release data stolen from country's biggest medical insurer

1 year ago

Thousands Of Apps ‘Contain Russian Code’

Thousands of smartphone apps contain code made by Russian developer that collects location and other data, report finds

1 year ago

Hackers Compromise Corporate Chat Software

China-based hackers plant malware in installer of popular customer service chat software to breach corporate networks in North America and…

2 years ago

Chinese Media Allege NSA Tapped Into Telecom Network

State media outlets in China allege US NSA has infiltrated country’s telecommunications networks to 'control' local infrastructure

2 years ago

Uber Says Lapsus$ Extortion Gang Behind Hack

Uber says it believes hacker who carried out last week's breach is affiliated with Lapsus$ extortion group

2 years ago

Hackers Deleted Hotel Chain Data ‘For Fun’

Hackers who attacked Intercontinental hotel operator IHG earlier this month say they deleted corporate data after failed ransomware attack

2 years ago

Scammers Target Microsoft Edge Users Via News Feed

Scammers are targeting users of Microsoft's Edge browser via malicious ads inserted into the news feed, warn security experts

2 years ago

US DoJ Charges Three Iranians With Hack, Extortion Scheme

America charges three Iranian nationals for alleged scheme to hack and extort multiple US critical infrastructure providers

2 years ago

Hackers Steal Documents From Defence Companies

Dozens of military-connected companies and public bodies compromised in series of attacks by China-based hackers, researchers say

2 years ago

NHS Software Supplier Confirms Ransomware Attack

NHS software supplier Advanced confirms disruption to 111 and other services was caused by ransomware, as it warns recovery could…

2 years ago

NHS Works To Restore 111 System After Cyber-Attack Causes Delays

NHS digital supplier says impact of cyber-attack on 111 hotline may only be resolved this week as 'security issue' causes…

2 years ago

Stealthy CosmicStrand Rootkit Infects PC Firmware

CosmicStrand rootkit found in UEFI firmware of computer systems of private individuals has evaded detection since end of 2016, say…

2 years ago

Hacker Claims Theft Of Data On 1 Billion Chinese Citizens

Hacker offers data on 1 billion Chinese citizens for sale in online forum, claims to have stolen data from Shanghai…

2 years ago

British Army Twitter, YouTube Accounts Hacked

British Army Twitter, Youtube accounts hacked and rebranded with imagery and posts related to NFTs in latest high-profile social media…

2 years ago

Iran Steel Plants ‘Hit By Cyber-Attack’

Hacking group claims responsibility for reported attacks on several major Iranian steel plants, with one saying forced to halt production

2 years ago

Russian Oligarchs ‘Hired Israeli Private Eye’ To Carry Out Hacks

Jailed Israeli private detective Aviram Azari allegedly worked with powerful Russians to conduct surveillance on rivals, says New York court…

2 years ago

US Warns Against Hiring North Korean Hackers

US North Korea is sending 'thousands' of skilled IT workers out to take illicit jobs as country seeks to fund…

2 years ago

Agricultural Equipment Maker Hit By Ransomware Attack

Agricultural equipment maker AGCO hit by ransomware attack that disrupts operations, affects tractor sales during critical planting period

2 years ago

US ‘Elevates Security Probe’ Into Kaspersky Lab

US presidential administration pushed Commerce Department to give higher priority to national security probe of Kaspersky Lab after Ukraine invasion,…

2 years ago

US Department of Defence Hit By $23m Phishing Attack

Government convicts two conspirators who tricked Department of Defence into sending a $23m jet fuel payment to bank account of…

2 years ago

Spanish Prime Minister, Defence Minister ‘Hacked With Pegasus’

Spanish government claims prime minister and defence minister targeted with Pegasus spyware last year, as it faces pressure over alleged…

2 years ago

Israeli Private Eye Pleads Guilty In Wirecard Hacking Case

Israeli private detective pleads guilty to hacking targets on behalf of Wirecard, in first successful prosectution since German fintech's collapse…

2 years ago

UK Teens Charged With Hacking After Lapsus$ Arrests

Two British teens charged with computer crimes following arrests of seven alleged members of Lapsus$ gang that attacked Microsoft and…

2 years ago

Ukraine Calls Invasion First ‘Hybrid’ War Fought In Cyberspace

Ukraine cyber-security ministry claims it is fending off devastating Russian cyber-attacks on infrastructure, defends formation of volunteer 'IT Army'

2 years ago