Twitter August 5, 2020 Florida teen's Twitter hack bail hearing hijacked by porn bombs The hearing for the 17-year-old Florida teenager accused of hacking some high-profile Twitter accounts last month was hacked itself, with trolls streaming pornography on the teleconference call.
Google August 5, 2020 Google, Amazon, WhatsApp top list of hackers' favorite brands to imitate, report says Google and Amazon have overtaken Apple as hackers’ most imitated brands, a new report says.
China July 29, 2020 Vatican, Hong Kong diocese allegedly hacked by China ahead of landmark talks The Vatican and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong have been the targets of alleged Chinese state-backed hackers ahead of talks on renewal of a landmark 2018 deal that helped thaw diplomatic relations between the Vatican and China, according to a monitoring group.
China July 21, 2020 Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, government organizations as well as individual dissidents and clergy.
Cybercrime July 17, 2020 'Backdoor' access found in Chinese Internet devices, researchers say Researchers have found a “backdoor” in Chinese networking equipment that could allow anyone to access the devices with the right tools.
Weather July 16, 2020 Twitter hack, outage shut down National Weather Service accounts during severe weather, tornadoes across Midwest The Twitter hacking incident and subsequent outage on Wednesday night didn't just affect politicians and celebrities, but also weather forecast officers as severe weather moved through the Midwest.
Twitter July 16, 2020 Twitter detected 'coordinated social engineering attack' after high-profile hacks, company says After dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday, the company said it had detected a “coordinated social engineering attack.”
Cybercrime July 1, 2020 University of California pays over $1M to ransomware gang A ransomware gang has struck gold again, this time for more than $1 million.
Celebrity News June 25, 2020 Celebrity-hackers threaten to release information about Mariah Carey, LeBron James, Nicki Minaj and more The hackers who attacked the celebrity law firm ran by famed attorney Allen Grubman are back.
North Korea June 17, 2020 North Korea likely to attack US presidential election in November, analysts warn North Korea will likely attack the U.S. presidential election in November, experts warn, as Kim Jong Un's regime already has threatened that possibility.
Hackers June 13, 2020 5 steps to make sure hackers cannot access your home network and files Cybercrimes are on the rise with hackers and scammers chomping at the bit for a shot at your system. There’s one tool that should be on all computers.