Hacking
Discover expert analysis on hacking with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Uber hacked via basic smishing attackNews The self-taught hacker impersonated an IT worker to gain an Uber employee's password, obtaining broad access to internal systems and posting taunting messages
By Rory Bathgate Published
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WordPress plugin vulnerability leaves sites open to total takeoverNews Customers on WordFence's paid tiers will get protection from the WPGate exploit right away, but those on the free-tier face a 30-day delay
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The North Face hit by credential stuffing attackNews Following the incident, hackers gained fraudulent access to 194,905 customer accounts
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UK, US condemn Iran for ‘unprecedented’ cyber attack against AlbaniaNews The Balkan nation has cut ties with Iran following the hack, which took down national infrastructure and exposed government information
By Rory Bathgate Published
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China implies Washington behind University hackNews Northwestern Polytechnical University’s cyber espionage case further strains US-China relations
By Praharsha Anand Published
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LastPass breach: CEO says 'no evidence' of customer data being stolenNews The company said the incident was confined to a single developer account and its associated environment
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Escape the ransomware mazeWhitepaper Conventional endpoint protection tools just aren’t the best defence anymore
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The IT Pro Podcast: Does threat attribution matter?IT Pro Podcast There are many clues that can tell us who’s behind a hack - but it may not be worth knowing
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Podcast transcript: Does threat attribution matter?IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
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Estonia fends off major cyber attack following Soviet-era monuments oustingNews The attack is reportedly one of the largest cyber attacks to hit the country since 2007
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Zoom patches privilege escalation flaw for macOS usersNews Threat actors were able to use the application’s updater to distribute malicious files at superuser level
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Cloudflare scuppers Twilio-like cyber attack with hardware keysNews Phishing attempt was unable to gather information required to access the company’s systems thanks to secure hardware MFA
By Daniel Todd Published
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