hackers

They’re Bad: Michael Jackson Hackers Sentenced

Men who stole Jackson music avoid jail time

12 years ago

Internet Explorer Under Siege As Microsoft Struggles To Fix Its Fix

IE flaw being actively exploited by hackers who hit Google in 2009 and Microsoft is struggling to offer adequate protection

12 years ago

US Banks Hit By Denial-Of-Service Attacks

Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America have been hit by attacks that make it difficult for customers to access…

12 years ago

Hackers Hit Westboro Baptist Church Over Newtown Shootings Threat

Church hit by hacktivists after saying it will picket school where 20 children were murdered

12 years ago

Government To Fix Jobs Website Security After Hackers Post Fake Ads

DWP on the case after fake job ads raise fears of data theft on the government service

12 years ago

EU Urges Nation States To Use ‘Honeypots’ To Snare Hackers

ENISA says digital traps should be used more widely across Europe

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom Loses Me.ga Domain Name, Blames US

Omega hackers currently controlling the address are threatening to sell it

12 years ago

Experian Faces Investigation After Hackers Steal Credit Checks

Supply chain weaknesses cause trouble for Experian

12 years ago

South Carolina Hit By Massive Data Breach

Hackers have stolen sensitive data on 3.6 million taxpayers from the US state of South Carolina, in the latest breach…

12 years ago

Anonymous Pledges Zynga Attacks In Banned YouTube Video

Anonymous pledges to release confidential files on Guy Fawkes Night

12 years ago

Euromillions France Site Hacked In Religious Protest

Hackers say they are fighting the 'devil's work'

12 years ago

Anonymous “Turns Its Back” On WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has been trying to force readers to donate and Anonymous “is enraged”

12 years ago

Illegal Data Trade Sees Massive Growth

Almost 20 million pieces of personal data illegally traded in the first six months of 2012

12 years ago

Police Security Tightened After Assange Supporter ‘Steals’ Data

Hackers continue to back Julian Assange in earnest, claiming they stole data from two UK police forces

12 years ago

Oracle Urged To Patch As Crooks Go Wild For Java Zero-Day Flaw

Oracle keeps quiet on Java zero-day as hackers find various ways to exploit it

12 years ago

Reuters Admits Twitter Account Hacked

Reuters admits its Twitter account was hacked over the weekend, whilst one of its blogs was compromised too

12 years ago

Amnesty International Website Serves Malware For Two Days

Amnesty International website chucks malware onto people's computers for two days

13 years ago

Police Arrest Teenager In TeaMp0isoN Raid

Police arrest a 17-year-old whom they claim is the spokesman for the hacking group TeaMp0isoN

13 years ago

Hackers Hold Belgian Credit Provider To Ransom

Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of Elantis and have demanded more than £100,000 or they will publish customer…

13 years ago

Unknowns Hack European Space Agency, NASA And Others

New hacker group 'The unknowns' hits NASA, the European Space Agency and military targets

13 years ago

MoD Secret Systems Have Been Breached

The retiring head of the military’s cyber security operation admits the MoD's network has been breached a number of times

13 years ago

British Hosting Firm Admits Pakistani Hack

A British web hosting firm has been forced to warn its customers about a hacking intrusion into its billing system

13 years ago

Host of Credit Card Data Selling Websites Shut Down

SOCA helps stop data-selling fraudsters spread in a major global operation

13 years ago

Alleged TeaMp0ison Member Charged With Computer Misuse

A 17-year-old is charged for two offences, one relating to the Anti-Terror Hotline hoax calls, another to the Computer Misuse…

13 years ago

Ministry of Justice Hack Claimed By Lone ‘Security Consultant’

MoJ hack was not an Anonymous operation, but the work of a lone supporter, the claimed culprit told TechWeekEurope

13 years ago

Five Disturbingly Simple Ways to Steal Facebook Logins

There are some simple ways to hack Facebook accounts, so users should be wary about what they hand over to…

13 years ago

Six Anonymous Suspects Arrested In Dominican Republic

Four alleged Anonymous members are sent to prison with no charges filed

13 years ago

Draft EU Law Proposes 2 Year Minimum Sentence for Hackers

The changes could see tougher laws introduced in the UK and across the EU

13 years ago

LulzSec Claims Hack Of Military Dating Website

LulzSec has bounced back from the recent arrests and hacked a dating website for single people in the military

13 years ago