hackers

Microsoft Opens Cheque Book For Ethical Hackers

Blue hat is the new white hat, as Microsoft offers money to ethical hackers who contribute towards security

13 years ago

Sony Features Strongly At Pwnie Awards Ceremony

Nominations for the Black Hat Pwnie Awards celebrate Sony, for poor security, and cyber-mayhem makers

13 years ago

Anonymous Hackers Claim NATO Breach

Anonymous is posting files labelled 'NATO Restricted' on the web, as the FBI closes in on hackers

13 years ago

Anonymous Launches ‘AnonPlus’ Social Network

Hacktivist group Anonymous has been banned from Google+, and is working on its own social network, AnonPlus

13 years ago

Fox News Hackers Tweet Obama Death Hoax

Hackers associated with AntiSec have sent false news on Fox News' Twitter account

13 years ago

FBI Raids US Home Of Suspected Lulzsec Hacker

The net tightens around hacktivists, as the FBI raids the home of another suspected Lulzsec member

13 years ago

Lulzsec Hackers Take Down CIA Site And Hit Senate

Hacktivists Lulzsec overloaded the CIA's website on Wednesday, as part of continuing protests

13 years ago

Anonymous Targets Head Of US Federal Reserve Bernanke

Anonymous has identified the US Federal Reserve as a potential target and urged its boss to stand down

13 years ago

Spanish Police Arrest Anonymous Operation Hackers

Spanish authorities claim capture of three members of the Anonymous denial-of-service hacker group

13 years ago

Anonymous Hacks Iranian Government Servers

Anonymous has breached the servers of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, in the lastest cyber warfare twist

13 years ago

Sony Faces The Music, But Blames Anonymous

Sony has hired investigators and accused Anonymous of distracting it during the Playstation hack

14 years ago

Hacked Playstation Credit Cards ‘Up For Sale’

The stolen credit card details from the Playstation hack is reportedly up for sale on hacker forums

14 years ago

Police Make New Arrest In Anonymous Probe

The police have made an arrest of a person suspected of being involved in the pro-WikiLeaks DDoS attacks

14 years ago

WordPress Admits Hackers Stole Source Code

Hackers have stolen “sensitive bits” of source code after accessing several WordPress.com servers

14 years ago

Online Life Is A Bit Of A Gamble

Trusting a company to look after your data could be as risky as putting your money in a Vegas slot…

14 years ago

Mothercare Emails Exposed By Epsilon Hack

After Marks & Spencer, Mothercare became the second big British retailer hit by Epsilon

14 years ago

DuPont Allegedly Hit By Chinese Attack

Stolen emails reveal that DuPont was another victim of the Operation Aurora attack carried out by Chinese hackers

14 years ago

Police Collar Five Suspects Over Wikileaks Hacks

Police have arrested five people suspected of being involved in the Anonymous DDoS attacks

14 years ago

Hackers Sell Government Websites For Just £300

Dozens of military and government websites have been hacked and are up for sale for just over £300

14 years ago

European Carbon Exchange Closed After £6m Theft

Virtual bank robbers stole €7 million in carbon credits, breaking the green exchange

14 years ago

Upping The Ante: Cyber-Criminals Turn On Each Other

As cyber-crime becomes increasingly sophisticated, cyber-gangs could start aiming malware at one another, warns Derek Manky

14 years ago

Chinese Authorities Arrest 460 Hackers

China is cracking down on the hacker situation, amid the ongoing Wikileaks controversy

14 years ago

Cyber Security Test Range Opens In Hampshire

A cyber security test range, where institutions can test their own networks and infrastructure against hackers and viruses, has opened…

14 years ago

Midsize Companies Are Becoming Hacker Targets

Despite an increase in cyber-attacks, midsize organisations are continuing to slash or freeze their security budgets

14 years ago

Cloud Benefits IT Pros… And Hackers

Cloud computing can take the weight off IT departments, but hackers are keen to exploit a whole new batch of…

14 years ago

Cameron Diaz Ranked As Most Dangerous, McAfee Finds

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, who recently graced the Top Gear race track, is the celebrity most likely to lead you…

14 years ago

Hackers Are Security VARs’ New Competitors

The new breed of cyber criminal is gaining the trust of his victims by mimicking legitimate IT services organisations, warns…

14 years ago

Adobe Rushes Out Emergency Patches For Critical Bugs

In an effort to plug a well publicised security loophole that hackers are already exploiting, Adobe has rushed out emergency…

14 years ago

Hackers Crack AT&T iPad Email Addresses

AT&T confirmed a group of hackers exploited a vulnerability that reportedly compromised the e-mail addresses of 114,000 3G iPad owners

14 years ago

Physical Loss Or Theft Still Main Reason For Data Breaches

The physical theft or loss of a device containing corporate information is the largest single reason for data breaches, the…

15 years ago