Security News

Brit founder of Windows leaks website Buildfeed and infosec bod spared jail for hacking Microsoft
2019-03-29 18:20

26 and 24-year-olds slapped with suspended sentences, community work orders The Brit who ran the BuildFeed website of Windows leaks has been handed a suspended prison sentence – along with a...

Georgia Man Admits to Hacking Accounts of Athletes and Musicians
2019-03-29 14:56

A Georgia man admitted to hacking into the Apple accounts of high-profile professional athletes and musicians and to stealing the credit card information of some of them.  read more

Elfin Hacking Group Targets Multiple U.S. and Saudi Arabian Firms
2019-03-28 08:33

An Iran-linked cyber-espionage group that has been found targeting critical infrastructure, energy and military sectors in Saudi Arabia and the United States two years ago continues targeting...

Report: Half of Breaches Trace to Hacking, Malware Attacks
2019-03-26 19:18

Business Email Compromise and Payroll Portal Hacks Are Surging, Beazley WarnsBeazley Breach Response Services, a unit of global insurance company Beazley, reports that nearly half of the more than...

Beto O'Dork: White House hopeful O'Rourke was a member of America's top hacking crew Cult of Dead Cow
2019-03-15 20:04

Revealed: Dem golden boy's past as BBS-dwelling l33t teen Newly minted US presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke says he was a member of Cult of the Dead Cow, one of the most legendary hacking groups...

Flaws in Smart Alarms Exposed Millions of Cars to Dangerous Hacking
2019-03-08 18:11

Serious vulnerabilities found in high-end car alarms could have been exploited to remotely hack millions of vehicles, including to track them, immobilise them and spy on their owners. read more

Man Admits to Hacking Minnesota Databases Over Cop Acquittal
2019-03-08 05:59

A Minnesota man admitted Thursday that he hacked into state government databases in 2017 as an act of retaliation after the acquittal of an officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a 2016...

Health Data Hacking Incident Affects 400,000
2019-03-05 20:33

Columbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane Reports BreachColumbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane has reported a breach impacting 400,000 individuals, the largest added to the federal health data...

For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner
2019-03-01 12:07

At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.