Security News

Ex-CIA Employee Suspected in WikiLeaks 'Vault7' Leak
2018-05-16 09:59

A former employee of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is believed to have provided WikiLeaks the files made public by the whistleblower organization as part of its ‘Vault 7’ leak, which...

Ex-CIA man fingered as prime suspect in Vault 7 spy tool manuals leak
2018-05-15 22:56

Report claims former intel worker believed to be behind data dump A former CIA employee has been named as the prime suspect behind last year's leak of thousands of top-secret documents on the...

Ex-CIA man named as suspect in Vault 7 leak
2018-05-15 22:56

Report claims former intel worker behind data dump A former CIA employee has been named as the prime suspect in last year's dump of thousands of documents on the agency's hacking practices.…

British Schoolboy Who Hacked CIA Director Gets 2-Year Prison Term
2018-04-21 10:33

The British teenager who managed to hack into the online accounts of several high-profile US government employees sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Kane Gamble, now 18, hacked into email...

British head of Crackas With Attitude gets two years for CIA hack
2018-04-20 19:21

Kane Gamble gambles and loses on hacking skills The British teenager who was sufficiently talented and stupid to target the head of the CIA has been given a two-year jail sentence.…

UK Teen Who Hacked CIA Chief Gets Two-Year Prison Term
2018-04-20 16:40

A British teenager who accessed the email accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the head of the CIA was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Kane Gamble, 18,...

Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CIA-Backed Cloud Security Firm Evident.io for $300 Million
2018-03-15 01:38

Network security firm Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) on Wednesday said that it has agreed to acquire cloud security and compliance firm Evident.io for $300 million in cash.  Palo Alto Networks...

Russia's Election Meddling: CIA Offensive at the Ready
2018-02-16 13:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: U.S. intelligence chiefs warn Congress that Russia's information operations continue, while Europol says criminals love cryptocurrencies,...

UK Teen Gained Access to CIA Chief's Accounts: Court
2018-01-22 06:27

A British teenager managed to access the communications accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the then CIA chief John Brennan, a London court heard Friday. Kane Gamble,...

15-Year-Old Schoolboy Posed as CIA Chief to Hack Highly Sensitive Information
2018-01-20 11:03

Remember "Crackas With Attitude"? A notorious pro-Palestinian hacking group behind a series of embarrassing hacks against United States intelligence officials and leaked the personal details of...