Georgian Andrei Tyurin was allegedly part of the hacking ring that breached JPMorgan Chase and other US financial firms, making hundreds of millions from stolen data
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US Charges North Korean Hacker For WannaCry, Sony Attacks
The individual allegedly worked with a China-based group to carry out a string of attacks and bank heists, stealing £62m from Bangladesh's central bank
Fraud Experts Warn Over Compromise Of Passport Data In Air Canada Breach
Hackers may have accessed detailed passport information on thousands of Air Canada customers after its app was compromised late last week
Hackers ‘Wiped All Traces’ After £10m Bank Heist
The sophisticated attack on India's second-largest bank was probably carried out by a state-backed hacking group, say analysts
Russian Political Hack Halted By Microsoft
Attack by 'Fancy Bear' hacking group to steal steal data from American think tank organisations foiled by Redmond boffins
Chinese Hackers Target Alaska Government – Report
Ahead of Alaska’s trade mission to China, hackers targetted state government and local utility firms
State Authorities Downplay DefCon Voting Machine Hacks
At DefCon's second annual Voting Village, hackers were able to compromise the software running voting machines and sabotage poll information
IBM DeepLocker Turns AI Into Hacking Weapon
Artificial intelligence can power a new generation of malware that can bypass top tier cyber defences
Dixons Carphone Breach Bigger Than First Thought
Insists no evidence of fraud, despite admission that 10 million customer records were compromised
Former Telsa Staffer Sued For Hacking
Disgruntled former employee alleged to have hacked IT system and transferred sensitive data to third party
University Fined £120,000 Over ‘Serious’ Security Breach
Hackers penetrated an unsecured microsite that had been left online for more than 10 years, stealing sensitive data and posting it online
Hackers Steal Millions From Mexican Banks Via Fake Transfers
The incident may have been orchestrated by organised criminals, says Mexico's central bank
Michigan Jail Hacker Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison
Hacker who tried to secure an early release for a friend will instead go to jail himself
Hack Lets Burglars Enter Locked Hotel Rooms Without Leaving A Trace
F-Secure's method works on locks used in major hotels around the world
NHS Fixes Defaced Data Website
The defaced NHS England page had been displaying a hacker message for several days
iPhones Open To Wi-Fi ‘Trust’ Hijacking
RSA 2018: Attackers can steal data from iPhones over Wi-Fi by abusing a sync feature built into iTunes
MPs: A Year After WannaCry, NHS Must Take ‘Urgent’ Security Action
The NHS and the government have failed to act on lessons learned from the incident, Public Accounts Committee says
NCSC Warns ZTE Poses ‘Risk To UK National Security’
ZTE equipment should not be widely deployed in UK networks as it poses a 'risk of external interference'
Great Western Railway Resets Passwords After Hackers Access Accounts
The company said about 1,000 users' accounts were breached using duplicate passwords harvested elsewhere on the web
Hacking Group Targets Mac Systems For Data Theft
Mac users shouldn't be lulled into a false sense of security, warns Trend Micro
US Blames Russia For Energy Grid Attacks
United States officials have for the first time publicly blamed the Russian government for two years of cyber attacks on the US power grid
Researchers Identify Malware That Disrupted Pyeongchang Olympics Launch
The code was preloaded with usernames and passwords for the Pyeongchang Olympic Games' official servers, indicating a sophisticated attacker
Attack Takes Down Pyeongchang Games Web Systems
The website of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was disabled for about 12 hours after a cyberattack that affected 'non-critical' servers
Thousands Of Government Sites Hacked To Mine Cryptocurrency
The hack affected the ICO, the NHS and thousands of government and academic organisations in the UK, the US and elsewhere
NCSC Programme Blocks 30 Million Phishing Emails In One Month
The National Cyber Security Centre's 'Active Cyber Defence' strategy has blocked millions of scam emails imitating government addresses
Adobe: Unpatched Flash Bug Has Been Used In Attacks Since November
The latest security issue with Flash Player has been exploited by North Korean attackers in targeted hacks since late last year, researchers say
Study Finds Top Sites Can Be Impersonated Using Non-Latin Alphabet
Homograph attacks using international characters to spoof well-known web domains were found targeting more than 100 top brands
OnePlus Confirms 40,000 Customers Affected By Hack
A malicous script was injected into oneplus.net's payment page, recording card details as they were entered into the browser
‘Russian’ Fancy Bear State-Backed Hackers Attack US Senate
The Fancy Bear hacking group, best known for infiltrating the DNC, is making efforts to steal information from US political targets and Olympics groups
SWIFT Warns Banks Of Increasing Digital Robberies
Hackers are using increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques for attacks against banks, SWIFT warns