16

Mar

Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine – Microsoft report

By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine, including a "ransomware-style" threat to organizations serving Ukraine's supply lines,…

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23

Feb

UPDATED: Italy’s foreign minister says cyberattacks “a warning”

Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani said a series of cyberattacks on Wednesday targeting Italian companies and public institutions, including the websites of the defence ministry and police, were “a threat,…

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16

Feb

Websites of several German airports down

BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The websites of at least three German airports were disrupted on Thursday, a day after a major IT failure at Lufthansa left thousands of passengers…

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07

Feb

No evidence global ransomware hack was by state entity, Italy says

Global ransomware activity that targeted thousands of computer servers in Italy and other countries was probably the handiwork of criminal hackers and not a state or state-like entity, the Italian…

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06

Feb

UPDATED: Italy’s govt: global cyber attack did not come from state entity

ROME, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The global ransomware hacking attack that targeted thousands of computer servers in Italy and other countries likely came from cybercriminals and not from a state…

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04

Feb

Crypto hacks stole record $3.8 billion in 2022, led by North Korea groups – report

By Josh Smith SEOUL  (Reuters) - Last year was the worst on record for cryptocurrency heists, with hackers stealing as much as $3.8 billion, led by attackers linked to North…

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26

Jan

Britain sounds alarm on Russia-based hacking group

By James Pearson LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A Russia-based hacking group named Cold River is behind an expansive and ongoing information-gathering campaign that has struck various targets in government,…

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26

Jan

Dutch hacker obtained virtually all Austrians’ personal data, police say

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Dutch hacker arrested in November obtained and offered for sale the full name, address and date of birth of virtually everyone in Austria, the Alpine nation's…

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31

Oct

Ransomware hackers hit Australian defence communications platform

SYDNEY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hackers have targeted a communications platform used by Australian military personnel and defence staff with a ransomware attack, authorities said on Monday, as the country…

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01

Oct

Moody’s says hospitals, utilities face high hacking risks

LONDON, (Reuters) - Around $22 trillion of global debt rated by Moody's has a "high" or "very high" exposure to the risk of cyber attack, the ratings agency said in…

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22

Sep

Cyber attack on Australia’s Optus puts addresses, passport info at risk

SYDNEY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Optus, the Australian unit of telecoms firm Singapore Telecommunications , said it was investigating the possible unauthorised access of home addresses, passport numbers and phone…

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04

Sep

Ransomware group BlackCat behind Italy’s GSE hacking

STOCKHOLM/MILAN (Reuters) - Hacking group BlackCat was behind a recent attack on Italy's state-owned energy services firm GSE, stole a massive amount of data and threatened to publish if their…

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01

Sep

Montenegro blames criminal gang for cyber attacks on government

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro blamed a criminal group called Cuba ransomware for cyber attacks that have hit its government digital infrastructure since last week, described by officials as unprecedented. Public…

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01

Sep

Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks

(Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni's computer networks were hacked in recent days but the consequences appear to be minor so far, the company said. "The internal protection systems have…

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12

Aug

Hacker offers to sell data of 48.5 mln users of Shanghai’s COVID app

BEIJING, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A hacker claims to have obtained the personal information of 48.5 million users of a COVID health mobile app run by the city of Shanghai,…

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28

Jul

EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware

The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company's spy software, the bloc's top justice official said in a letter…

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04

Jul

Hacker claims to have stolen 1 bln records of Chinese citizens from police

SHANGHAI, July 4 (Reuters) - A hacker has claimed to have procured a trove of personal information from the Shanghai police on one billion Chinese citizens, which tech experts say, if true,…

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28

May

Russian hackers are linked to new Brexit leak website

A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain's exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google cybersecurity official and…

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15

Apr

North Korean hackers target gamers in $615m crypto heist

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The United States has linked North Korean hackers to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency tied to the popular online game Axie…

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02

Apr

Hackers who crippled Viasat modems in Ukraine are still active

Hackers who crippled tens of thousands of satellite modems in Ukraine and across Europe are still trying to hobble U.S. telecommunications company Viasat as it works to bring its users…

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04

Feb

European oil facilities hit by cyber-attacks

Multiple oil transport and storage companies across Europe are dealing with cyber-attacks. IT systems have been disrupted at Oiltanking in Germany, SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands. In…

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14

Jan

N.Korean hackers stole $400 mln in cryptocurrency in 2021 – report

SEOUL, Jan 14 (Reuters) - North Korea launched at least seven attacks on cryptocurrency platforms that extracted nearly $400 million worth of digital assets last year, one of its most…

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14

Nov

Hackers compromise FBI email system, send thousands of messages

Hackers compromised a Federal Bureau of Investigation email system on Saturday and sent tens of thousands of messages warning of a possible cyberattack, according to the agency and security specialists.…

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27

Oct

Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home working creating opportunities for cybercriminals,…

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18

Oct

Google warns of surge in activity by state-backed hackers

Google has warned of a surge in activity by government-backed hackers this year, including attacks from an Iranian group whose targets included a UK university. The search group said that…

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20

Jul

U.S. and allies accuse China of global hacking spree

The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking. The…

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03

Jun

World’s largest meat supplier reopens as White House blames Russia-linked group over hack

JBS SA employees started returning to U.S. meat plants after the company's beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack, disrupting meat production in North America and Australia. A notorious Russia-linked…

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06

Apr

EU institutions experienced hack attempt in March- spokesman

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Reuters) - The European Commission and other EU institutions were the target of a cyber attack last month, but there has been no evidence so far of…

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16

Feb

North Korean hackers tried to steal Pfizer vaccine know-how, lawmaker says

South Korea's intelligence agency has said North Korea attempted to steal information on coronavirus vaccines and treatments by hacking Pfizer Inc, a lawmaker briefed by the agency said on Tuesday. Digital espionage targeting health bodies, vaccine scientists and drugmakers…

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19

Jul

Twitter hack is a nightmare not just for Twitter

by Gina Chon via Reuters Breakingviews   A hack of prominent Twitter accounts is a nightmare for more than just the social network itself. Fake tweets soliciting digital currency on…

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19

Jul

CorporateDispatchPro – Digitisation: Beyond Digital

Companies today are born digital. The digitisation of processes not only opens up exciting new business opportunities but makes entrepreneurship itself more widely accessible and more democratic.   Technological change…

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16

Jul

Multiple high-profile Twitter accounts hijacked

Multiple high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform's top voices - including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President…

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27

Jan

Hackers acting in Turkey’s interests believed to be behind recent cyberattacks

Reuters reports that sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the…

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31

Dec

Microsoft takes control of 50 websites linked to North Korean linked hacking group

Microsoft said on Monday it won a court order that allowed the tech giant to take control of 50 websites that a North Korea-linked hacking group was using to carry…

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04

Oct

Microsoft releases details on a significant hacking effort by Iran targeting US presidential campaign

Microsoft has disclosed details on a significant hacking effort from Iran, which targeted a US presidential campaign between August and September. CNET reports that the Iranian hackers made more than 2,700…

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30

Aug

Twitter’s CEO account hacked

Hackers took over the Twitter account of Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, on Friday and used the account to broadcast a string of racist messages and bomb threats. In the…

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15

Aug

ECB’s Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) website hacked

Hackers have infiltrated a European Central Bank website used by banks to prepare reports to authorities. The ECB shut down the Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) "until further notice," it…

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30

Jul

US bank Capital One suffers massive data breach

Capital One, the US bank, said on Monday that it had suffered a massive data breach, reporting that an outside hacker obtained the personal data of more than 100m customers…

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20

Jul

Scotland Yard Twitter account hacked

The Metropolitan Police's Twitter account has been targeted by hackers who posted a series of bizarre tweets on the force's official account. A Scotland Yard superintendent confirmed the incident and…

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18

Jul

Financial records of nearly every Bulgarian exposed

A 20-year-old cybersecurity worker has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers in the country’s biggest ever data breach. Bulgaria’s…

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27

Jun

More U.S. towns falling victims to hackers 

A town in Florida ended up paying  $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on its computer system. The total paid by Florida municipalities over ransomware in the last two…

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14

May

Facebook urges users to update WhatsApp after major vulnerability leads to remote installations surveillance software

Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by…

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15

Apr

Hackers publish the personal details of hundreds of US law enforcement personnel

  Hackers breached the web servers of multiple chapters of the FBI and published the names and addresses of hundreds of law enforcement personnel and thousands of other people online.…

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20

Feb

Microsoft warns about Russian hacking attempts in Europe

A group of hackers linked to Russia carried out cyberattacks on European political research groups, Microsoft has revealed. Microsoft warned in a blog post on Wednesday that hackers attempted to…

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18

Feb

Australian parliament and political parties suffer malicious hacking from ‘sophisticated state actor’

Australian PM Scott Morrison says the country's major political parties and parliament were hit by a "malicious intrusion" on their computer networks. The activity was carried out by a "sophisticated…

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04

Jan

Personal data of German politicians leaked in ‘worst ever cyber attacks’

Hackers have leaked the personal data of hundreds of German politicians in what is being described as one of the country’s worst ever cyber attacks. MPs’ mobile numbers and addresses,…

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03

Jan

18,000 documents related to September 11th stolen by hackers

The FBI is investigating the theft of 18,000 insurance and legal documents relating to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center by a hacker with a long record…

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03

Oct

Facebook breach leaves thousands of other apps vulnerable

The breach affecting 50m accounts took advantage of ‘tokens’, a system used by third-party platforms such as Spotify. Last Friday, the social media company revealed a vulnerability that allowed attackers to…

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04

Jul

Hamas hacked Israeli soldiers through dating and World Cup apps to gather sensitive information

Haaertz: Hamas managed to hack into the phones of hundreds of Israeli soldiers using dating and World Cup apps and managed to gather sensitive information about the military and some of its…

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24

May

Reuters : Cyber researchers, Ukraine warn of possible Russian attack

Reuters reports that "hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries, some of the world’s biggest cyber security firms warned on Wednesday, in a campaign…

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