Hacking
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 Nintendo hacker forced to pay company 25-30% of earnings for lifeNews Gary Bowser pled guilty to hacking charges in 2021 By Rory Bathgate Published News
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 UK criminal records office suffers two-month "cyber security incident"News ACRO was forced to shut its systems offline and security experts are suggesting ransomware may be involved By Connor Jones Published News
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 New Rorschach ransomware almost twice as fast as LockBitNews The sophisticated strain is made of cherry-picked code from other leading lockers and operated by an unknown group By Rory Bathgate Published News
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 UK’s offensive hacking force plans to scale operations to meet government's demandsNews The NCF conducts cyber operations "on a daily basis" to protect UK national security and counter growing cyber threats By Ross Kelly Published News
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 UK snares "several thousand" potential hackers in DDoS-for-hire honeypotNews The sting follows a recent crackdown on DDoS-for-hire services globally By Ross Kelly Published News
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 Hacker who ran BreachForums could face 20 years in prisonNews The hacker behind BreachForums is thought to have been involved in a string of cyber attacks By Ross Kelly Published News
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 Podcast transcript: The changing face of cyber warfareIT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of ITPro Podcast By IT Pro Published IT Pro Podcast
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 ITPro Podcast: The changing face of cyber warfareITPro Podcast Russian-sponsored cyber attacks may not have had the feared impact, but for Europe they’re here to stay By IT Pro Published ITPro Podcast
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 IT admins notified as Microsoft revokes Exchange antivirus exclusionsNews The tech giant warned that using the exclusions may prevent companies from detecting IIS webshells or backdoor modules By Zach Marzouk Published News
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 Cyber criminal groups wooing hackers with seven-figure salaries and holiday payNews Paid leave, competitive salaries, and ‘friendly team’ environments were among the benefits highlighted by dark web job ads By Ross Kelly Published News
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 US extradites French ShinyHunters hacker, faces 123 years in prisonNews The hacker is believed to be a member of the hacking group known for its spree of data breaches across 2020 and 2021 By Connor Jones Published News
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 The IT Pro Podcast: The problem with APIsIT Pro Podcast With API attacks on the rise, knowing your attack surface is crucial By IT Pro Published IT Pro Podcast