Hacking
Discover expert analysis on hacking with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Will FIDO passwordless authentication save cyber security?In-depth Plans to eradicate passwords from the business landscape are underway, but there are significant hurdles to overcome
By Debabrata Deb Published
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SHI malware attack causes major disruption and forces staff offlineNews IT supplier says there's no evidence to suggest customer data was exfiltrated during the "security incident" attack
By Daniel Todd Published
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HackerOne employee fired for using position to steal bug bountiesNews The threat actor was identified by their duplicate data, which they were trying to pass off as their own for financial gain
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Businesses urged to abandon Microsoft Exchange legacy authentication earlier than plannedNews Basic Auth will be turned off by Microsoft in October, but CISA wants all organisations to migrate from the vulnerable method as soon as possible
By Connor Jones Published
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LockBit 2.0 ransomware disguised as PDFs distributed in email attacksNews Researchers have urged vigilance over compressed attachments sent under false pretenses
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Palermo ransomware attack: Vice Society claims responsibility as city details recovery strategyNews The Italian municipality is attempting to defy attackers by restoring its systems from backups
By Connor Jones Published
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WithSecure CTO: Industry needs to do a better job of targeting ransomware supply chainsNews The centralisation of services and tools for hackers should represent a point of vulnerability for those fighting cyber crime
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Fresh Microsoft Office zero-day executes code on fully patched applicationsNews Malicious documents saved in Rich Text Format are especially concerning since they can execute code without even being opened
By Connor Jones Published
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Linux-based Cheerscrypt ransomware found targeting VMware ESXi serversNews Cheerscrypt malware could cause severe disruption to companies using the virtualisation software
By Rene Millman Published
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Open source packages with millions of installs hacked to harvest AWS credentialsNews Two popular open source packages used by Python and PHP developers have been quietly compromised with successful attacks already being reported
By Connor Jones Published
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What is cyber warfare?In-depth We explain what cyber warfare is and why you need to pay attention to the threats posed
By Jane McCallion Last updated
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Russian hackers declare war on 10 countries after failed Eurovision DDoS attackNews Italian police thwart cyber attacks on Eurovision's voting systems from the Russian-linked hacker group Killnet after the same group targeted public sector institutions days earlier
By Connor Jones Published
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