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A hacker who first exposed the existence of Hillary Clinton’s private email server and who found his way into accounts of several American political figures pleaded guilty to identity theft and hacking charges today. Marcel Lehel Lazar, who went by
Hackers have broken into Qatar’s biggest bank and posted online details of thousands of customers, including members of the country’s royal family and alleged British spies. Security analysts suggested that the hack had most likely come from Iran or Syria,
It’s not news anymore that hackers like to target WordPress sites, but a recent report from Check Point can help some webmasters get an insight into how they operate. The security firm analyzed telemetry data from its security products and
The thieves allegedly moved the funds through the SWIFT global messaging system. Cyber thieves who stole $12 million from an Ecuadorian bank in 2015 routed the funds through 23 companies registered in Hong Kong, some of them with no clear
Credulous WhatsApp users are being tricked into downloading ‘WhatsApp Gold’, an apparently ‘exclusive’ version of the app which actually infects mobiles with malware. A number of the app’s users have reported receiving messages urging them to sign up for the service
“You simply cannot do incident response and all the functions of a security operations center anymore without vendor operational support.” That is a paraphrased version of what a colleague told me recently. At first, I raised my eyebrows; I’m a
One of the cryptography world’s biggest names has returned to Apple. According to a Reuters report, former Silent Circle CTO Jon Callas is employed by Apple as of this month, working in an undisclosed capacity. (Reached by The Verge, Apple confirmed
Britain’s main spy agency has reported two serious operating system vulnerabilites to Apple, as concerns over government stockpiling of zero-day exploits continue. The Communications Electronics Security Group that reported the flaws is the information assurance arm of the United Kingdom’s
Police and tech security experts have weighed in with a possible solution to the immovable-object-meets-irresistible-force conundrum posed by the use of strong encryption. Across Europe, police argue that the rise of uncrackable encryption, in particular end-to-end encryption, allows criminals to
More than 2,500 Twitter accounts have been compromised to tweet links to adult dating and sex websites, said global cyber security leader Symantec. There were a number of high-profile accounts caught up in the hacking, including ones belonging to the
The Hacktivist group We Are Anonymous has set its sights on Florida Gov. Rick Scott and has released a video calling for his impeachment and resignation. The Anonymous group posted a video message on Facebook blaming Gov. Scott for not doing
CHENNAI: If you ever meet 23-year-old Prakhar Prasad, you’d assume he was just another college student, till you hear his exploits. The tech dynamite, who started hacking when he was 15, has now upped his game and has started pitting
Hackers have actually once again demonstrated that no matter the amount of security measures somebody takes, all a hacker needs to track their area as well as snoop on their phone calls and texts is their contact number. A flaw
Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita is the latest to be targeted by ransomware hackers, local news channel KWCH 12 reports. Unlike other recent attacks, however, the Wichita attackers never made good on their end of the deal. Instead of restoring
Pebble just added optical heart rate sensors to its new smartwatches, but a lot of smartwatches are still lacking one feature that matters to workout hounds: GPS. Pebble’s solution? Create an accessory device that has GPS. The new Pebble Core is
Swift’s CEO has warned that hackers could use its financial transfer system to bring international banks to their knees. The warning comes after a bank in Ecuador became the third financial institution to be attacked by hackers using the Swift
