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Twitter security headaches mount with data leak of over 230 mn users

The database, which was posted on Wednesday, contains the names and email addresses of politicians, journalists and bankers, among others

Chinese govt-backed hackers exploiting bug in Citrix products: US govt

Chinese govt-backed hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in two widely used Citrix networking products to gain access to systems, warns US

Hacker claims breach of FBI's critical-infrastructure forum, posts samples

A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national security and cybersecurity threats with public officials and private sector individuals who run U.S. critical infrastructure. The hacker posted samples they said were from the database to an online forum popular with cybercriminals last weekend and said they were asking $50,000 for the entire database. The hacker obtained access to InfraGard by posing as the CEO of a financial institution, they told independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, who broke the story. They called the vetting process surprisingly lax. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. Krebs reported that the agency told him at was aware of a potential false account and was looking into the matter. InfraGard's members include business leade

Special court grants bail to Russian 'hacker' who manipulated JEE last year

A special court has granted bail to Russian national Mikhail Shargen, who was arrested by the CBI for allegedly hacking the JEE examination software which had benefitted over 800 aspirants, officials said Wednesday. Shargen, 25, who was arrested on October 3, had allegedly tampered with the iLeon software, the platform on which the JEE (Main)-2021 examination was conducted and also helped other accused in hacking the computer systems of suspect candidates during the examination, they said. The special CBI court took note of the fact that all other co-accused in the case were granted bail, including those who directly got in touch with the candidates and their parents to obtain money and documents among others, the officials said. The arguments of the CBI that Shargen's role was not at par with other accused as he was instrumental in hacking the software was rejected by the court. The special court also did not find weight in the CBI's argument that certain mobile chats of the accus

Microsoft identifies new hack against Ukraine, Poland logistics industries

Microsoft has identified a new hacking group that is targeting organisations in the transportation and related logistics industries in Ukraine and Poland

Crypto hackers set for record year after looting over $3 billion: Report

Hackers have become adept at exploiting weaknesses in the security, coding and structure of DeFi marketplaces

Hackers leak 500 GB of data stolen during Los Angeles ransomware attack

Data that was stolen during a cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been made public by hackers, media reports said

7 in 10 cybersecurity professionals losing battle against hackers: Report

Nearly 7 in 10 cyber-security professionals globally, including from India, lament that they are losing ground against the growing breed of hackers and nation-state bad actors, a report showed

Hacker apparently breached Uber's network, says security researcher

Uber said on Thursday that it reached out to law enforcement after a hacker apparently breached its network. A security engineer said the intruder provided evidence of obtaining access to crucial systems at the ride-hailing service. There was no indication that Uber's fleet of vehicles or its operation was in any way affected. "It seems like they've compromised a lot of stuff, said Sam Curry, an engineer with Yuga Labs who communicated with the hacker. That includes complete access to the Amazon and Google-hosted cloud environments where Uber stores its source code and customer data, he said. Curry said he spoke to several Uber employees who said they were working to lock down everything internally to restrict the hacker's access. That included the San Francisco company's Slack internal messaging network, he said. He said there was no indication that the hacker had done any damage or was interested in anything more than publicity. My gut feeling is that it seems like they are out

Hackers delete educational institutes' data, demand crypto to resolve issue

A group of hackers allegedly stole and deleted data of educational institutes of KN Modi Foundation and demanded cryptocurrency worth USD 1 million to resolve the issue. SP (Rural) Iraj Raja said police have received a complaint from Sandeep Kumar Yadav on behalf of the foundation. In his complaint, he told police that the hackers stole and deleted all data of students and staff from the computers of the institute. Police have registered an FIR against two unknown persons under Section 507 (criminal Intimidation by an anonymous communication) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the IT Act.

Hacker steals $185,000 from Bill Murray's digital wallet after NFT auction

A hacker has siphoned off $185,000 from Hollywood star Bill Murray's digital wallet after he successfully completed the charity auction of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

North Korea's Lazarus hackers targeting Apple Mac users with fake job post

The Mac malware campaign is new and not part of previous Lazarus campaigns

China-backed hackers spying on govts, India's NIC among victims: Report

The group known as 'RedAlpha' has consistently spoofed login pages for NIC, which manages wider IT infrastructure and services for the Indian government

Why govt banned VLC media player and is there link to Chinese hackers?

The website stopped functioning a few months back but came to user's notice very late

Apart from market malaise, crypto also facing a number of security risks

North Korea's hackers have been become increasingly sophisticated over the past decade, managing to steal an estimated $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency to date

Russian cyber spying targets 42 Ukraine allies amid war: Microsoft report

Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in strategic espionage against governments, think tanks, businesses and aid groups in 42 countries

Ransomware attacks rise but reseachers prove hackers aren't all genuises

But what hackers don't bet on is savvy cybersecurity professionals coming across rookie mistakes in the malware code that lets them reverse the encryption without paying a dime to the assailant

Hackers steal Rs 7.3 cr in 831 transactions over three months from Razorpay

Fraudsters were using the browser to tamper with authorisation data on some merchant sites that were using an older version of Razorpay's integration

Hackers, fraudulent customers stole Rs 7.38 cr, complaint lodged: Razorpay

Hackers and fraudulent customers have stolen Rs 7.38 crore by tampering and manipulating the authorisation process of Razorpay

Russian cyber attacks aimed at collecting data from Ukraine: Dossiers

The hacks, paired with prewar data theft, likely armed Russia with extensive details on much of Ukraine's population, cybersecurity and military intelligence analysts say