A hacktivist group broke into an online system belonging to the Texas city of Fort Worth, stole several gigabytes of data, and then posted it online. On Saturday, Fort Worth […]
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Back to news homeFeds seize notorious and shuttered hacking site BreachForums
Three months after arresting its administrator, U.S. federal authorities have seized the domain of notorious hacking site BreachForums. For a time, the forum was the go-to community for English speaking […]
US sanctions Russian accused of being a ‘central figure’ in major ransomware attacks
The U.S. government has indicted a Russian national for his alleged role in ransomware attacks against U.S. law enforcement and critical infrastructure. U.S. authorities accuse Mikhail Matveev, also known online […]
How the FBI proved a remote admin tool was actually malware
On Thursday, the U.S. government announced that it had seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cellphones. The malware is called NetWire, and for […]
Meet the cybercriminals of 2022
Arrested, seized, doxed and detained. These are just some of the ways police and prosecutors around the world took down the biggest cyber-crime operations of the year, even if it […]
China-backed hackers targeted White House journalists before January 6
Researchers at cybersecurity company Proofpoint said they have observed the China-backed advanced persistent threat group, TA412, also known as Zirconium, engaging in several reconnaissance phishing campaigns since early last year. […]
US publisher Macmillan confirms cyberattack forced systems offline
Macmillan, one of the largest book publishers in the U.S., said it has been hit by a cyberattack that forced it to shut down its IT systems. Macmillan spokesperson Erin […]
RansomHouse extortion group claims AMD as its latest victim
AMD said it is investigating a potential data breach after RansomHouse, a relatively new data cybercrime operation, claims to have extorted data from the U.S. chipmaker. An AMD spokesperson told […]
Microsoft disrupts Iran-linked hackers targeting organizations in Israel
Microsoft said on Thursday that it has successfully “identified and disabled” a previously unreported Lebanon-based hacking group that it believes is working with Iranian intelligence. The hacking group, tracked by […]
Foxconn confirms ransomware attack disrupted operations at Mexico factory
Smartphone manufacturing giant Foxconn has confirmed that a ransomware attack in late May disrupted operations at one of its Mexico-based production plants. “It is confirmed that one of our factories […]