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USA · 27 Jun 2019 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… 14 May 2019 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… Cyber Security · 15 Apr 2019 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… Corporate Dispatch · 20 Feb 2019 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… 18 Feb 2019 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.… 4 Jan 2019 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… 3 Jan 2019 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… 3 Oct 2018 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… Israel · 4 Jul 2018 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… Russia · 24 May 2018 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…