Hacking
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More than 100,000 hackers have details exposed through malware on cyber crime forumsNews Hackers accidentally falling foul of malware is becoming more common, researchers said
By Ross Kelly Published
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Anonymous Sudan: Who are the hackers behind Microsoft’s cloud outages?News The highly aggressive ‘hacktivist’ group is thought to have links to the pro-Russian Killnet hacker collective
By Ross Kelly Published
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Barracuda Networks says hacked devices “must be immediately replaced” despite patchesNews Seven-month exploitation of a critical vulnerability enabled persistent backdoor access in its email security gateway devices
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No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwordsNews The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft
By Ross Kelly Published
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Podcast transcript: The changing face of cyber warfareIT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of ITPro 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
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