Security News

US Officials Say Foreign Election Hacking Is Inevitable
2019-05-24 04:52

The hacking of U.S. election systems, including by foreign adversaries, is inevitable, and the real challenge is ensuring the country is resilient enough to withstand catastrophic problems from...

UK Has Warned 16 NATO Allies of Russia Hacking Attempts: Foreign Minister
2019-05-23 10:30

Britain has shared with 16 NATO allies details of malicious Russian cyber activity in their countries over the last 18 months, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was to say on Thursday. read more

Hacking gang stole millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swaps
2019-05-17 11:07

Six alleged members of "The Community" were indicted, along with three phone service employees who allegedly helped target subscribers.

Researchers Link Disparate Chinese Hacking Groups
2019-05-15 20:27

The Chinese government appears to have centralized control over several hacking groups previously believed to be separate threat actors, the BlackBerry Cylance Threat Intelligence security...

WhatsApp Exploit Reveals 'Legalized Hacking' at Work
2019-05-14 17:03

Attackers exploiting a buffer overflow in WhatsApp's signaling software to automatically infect devices with malware - without users even having to answer their phone - and then alter call logs to...

Leak Reveals Activity of Iranian Hacking Group
2019-05-13 16:26

Documents associated with the activity of Iranian APT group “Rana” have leaked online recently, exposing the group’s targeting of individuals, as well as information on what appears to be some of...

Chinese Men Charged With Hacking Health Insurer Anthem
2019-05-10 13:18

Data of 78.8 Million Individuals Was Encrypted, Sent to China, US AllegesTwo Chinese men have been indicted on charges related to the breach of health insurer Anthem, which saw the personal...

US indicts a Chinese hacking crew that romped through Anthem's servers for almost a year
2019-05-09 23:30

Fujie accused of killing them softly with his scripts The US Department of Justice has announced indictments against two members of a China-based hacking crew it says was behind one of the biggest...

IT Specialist Convicted on Cyber Hacking Charges Sentenced
2019-05-09 10:25

A three-year prison sentence has been handed a man found guilty of hacking the servers of a northern Illinois company after he was fired. read more

Leaked NSA Hacking Tools
2019-05-08 16:30

In 2016, a hacker group calling itself the Shadow Brokers released a trove of 2013 NSA hacking tools and related documents. Most people believe it is a front for the Russian government. Since,...