hacking

Lulzsec Leader Arrested Down Under

Australian Federal Police have reportedly arrested the leader of the global hacking group Lulzsec

12 years ago

Linode Hackers Compromise Passwords, Credit Card Details

Linode had a Bitcoin heist last year. Now it has had another serious breach

12 years ago

Google Offers Security Advice For Hacking Victims

Website owners that have been hacked can now draw on free help and advice from Google

12 years ago

China Fires Back And Accuses US Of Hacking

China claims it is a victim of state-sponsored hacking from the US, not a perpetrator

12 years ago

Tesco Brings In Police Over ClubCard Hack

Tesco in security hot water again as ClubCard vouchers go missing

12 years ago

China Claims IP Hijack After Hacking Allegations

China has hit back at reports that government-backed hackers are targeting Western organisations

12 years ago

Anonymous Petitioning White House To Make DDoS Legal

Hacktivist groups wants its attacks to be legal

12 years ago

Gary McKinnon To Face No UK Charges But Fight With US Isn’t Over

CPS says if McKinnon is to go on trial, it should be in the US

12 years ago

Anonymous Goes On Guy Fawkes Day Offensive

PayPal and Symantec looking into alleged hacks

12 years ago

Anonymous Pledges Zynga Attacks In Banned YouTube Video

Anonymous pledges to release confidential files on Guy Fawkes Night

12 years ago

Police Arrest Football Referee Email Hack Suspect

FA Referee Dean Mohareb arrested in Manchester over colleague email hack claims

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

Another Journalist Arrested On Computer Hacking Charges

Ex-News of the World journalist believed to be suspect

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

Met Arrests Ex-Times Journalist In Computer Hacking Investigation

Former Times journalist and Guardian and Telegraph freelancer arrested

12 years ago

Mac Trojan Is Cyber Spying Tool, Say Experts

New Mac malware makes money for Italian hackers, say researchers

12 years ago

First Open Source Smart Meter Hacking Tool Released

The tool can be used to cause a blackout for the sake of security

12 years ago

TeamPoison Teenage Chief Pleads Guilty

TeamPoison's 18-year-old chief pleads guilty, as other members of the hacking group continue to be investigated

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

Infosec: Antivirus Vendors Fret Over Microsoft’s Closing Windows

A number of AV vendors tell TechWeekEurope that a more closed approach from Microsoft makes their lives trickier

13 years ago

Ofcom To Probe Sky News Email Hacks

The comms regulator is looking into Sky News actions after it admitted hacking into the Darwins' emails

13 years ago

Hacker Exposes Three Million Iranian Bank Account Details

Iranian man posts debit and credit card details on his blog to highlight security vulnerabilities

13 years ago

US And China Conducted Cyber War Games In Secret

China and US held exercises to head off escalated hostilities after accusations of data breaches

13 years ago

Abortion Hacker Sentenced To 32 Months

James Jeffery pleads guilty to hacking BPAS website and records

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

Anonymous Strikes Downing Street and Ministry of Justice

Anonymous aims its crosshairs at various Government websites, with Number 10 and the MoJ also targeted

13 years ago

Sky News Defends Hacking Email of Canoe Fraudster John Darwin

Sky News says it hacked the Darwins' emails as it was "in the public interest"

13 years ago

Eastern European Hackers Blamed For Utah Medicaid Data Breach

Hackers are thought to have taken 24,000 sensitive files from the Utah Health Department

13 years ago

Hacker Claims Hit On China Defence Contractor

Hardcore Charlie claims breach of the computer system at Beijing-based CEIEC

13 years ago