Hackers backed by the Iranian government recently tried to hack email accounts used by the campaign of a US presidential candidate, a Microsoft official said…
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Here’s What Hackers Do With All Your Stolen Passwords
Hackers are constantly scouring the Internet for their next target. One of their favorite things to attack is a vulnerable database server. That’s because such…
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Remote Hack Forces Gas Pump To Give Away $1800 Of Free Gas
One of the pumps at a Detroit area gas station was attacked by hackers recently. The compromised pump gave away more than 600 gallons of…
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Capital One hacker denied release, will remain in jail
In a hearing held earlier today, a Seattle judge decided to keep Paige Thompson, the suspect arrested on accusations of hacking Capital One, under custody…
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Capital One Says Hacker Breached Accounts Of 100 Million People; Ex-Amazon Employee Arrested
Capital One said Monday that sensitive financial information—including social security and bank account numbers—from over 100 million people were exposed in a massive data breach that led…
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Telegram Voicemail Hack Used Against Brazil’s President, Ministers
Four suspects have been arrested in Brazil this week for hacking into over 1,000 Telegram accounts, including some owned by Brazilian government officials, such as…
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Russian intelligence ‘targets Tor anonymous browser’
Tor is an anonymous web browser, used by those wishing to access the dark web and avoid government surveillance. It is very popular in Russia.…
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Adult Sites Lack Privacy, Open the Door for Harassment and Tracking
Third-party tracking is rampant on sites like Pornhub, with users’ sexual preferences in full view. An analysis of 22,500 porn sites found that third-party tracking…
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British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach
The airline, owned by IAG, says it is “surprised and disappointed” by the penalty from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). At the time, BA said…
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‘Silence’ hackers hit banks in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Kyrgyzstan
A group of hackers specialized in attacking banks has hit again, and this time they’ve breached four targets in Asia, respectively in Bangladesh, India, Sri…
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