Page 5 - Hackers

Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, could not make changes to it

Microsoft said in a blog post that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of US government agencies and private companies snuck farther into its systems than previously thought

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin hacked, services disrupted

Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced it was hacked and lost control of some of its servers, as cybercriminals modified exchange rates to 10-15 times their normal values

Cyberattack constitutes risk to US security, was carefully planned: Biden

US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the recent massive cyberattack on US companies and federal agencies represents a grave threat to national security and was well planned and carried out

Microsoft announces legal action to takedown of global criminal botnet

Microsoft announced legal action seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware

War with digital tools: Hybrid warfare and the damage it can inflict

Much of hybrid warfare is deniable. If a hacker takes down a public asset, it is hard to prove he was acting on behalf of a foreign government

Hackers from Russia, China targeting US Presidential campaigns: Microsoft

Microsoft said that it has spotted multiple cyberattacks from Russia, China and Iran on individuals and organisations involved in the ongoing presidential campaigns in the United States

Hackers posing as HR staff are sending lay off emails to attack firms

Hackers disguised as HR are sending lay-off emails to employees amid the pandemic, pushing malware into devices, accessing data and entering networks of organisations once attachments are clicked open

Twitter row: Hackers used phone to fool firm's staff, gain access

This attack relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees and exploit human vulnerabilities to gain access to our internal systems, the company tweeted

'Tough day' for Twitter after hack targets tycoons, stars, politicians

Accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos hijacked to solicit digital currency

Twitter handles of Obama, Biden, Musk hacked to solicit digital currency

Twitter prevents at least some verified accounts from publishing messages after 'worst hack of a major social media platform'.

Hackers break into 570 e-commerce stores including in India: Gemini report

Group known as 'Keeper' stole information from Mumbai-based online jewellery store ejohri.com that was allegedly compromised in February.

How a little known Delhi-based cyber firm became top spy for hire

While the private investigators pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack into computers, Gupta and two others continued to face charges of conspiracy as of July 2015

Mobile threats spread under guise of pornographic content doubled in 2019

Adult content, just as is the case with other types of entertainment, remains one of the most prominent ways malefactors try to infect devices

Worrying trend: In last few years, hacking in India sees alarming growth

India saw second highest phishing hosting attacks in Q1 2019

Google Docs used by hackers in 65% of attacks to steal login credentials

Amid the global pandemic, cybercriminals are increasingly using coronavirus as a lure to trick unfocused users by capitalising on their fear and uncertainty

Hackers leak personal data of 29 million Indians on dark web for free

Folders in the name of some of the leading job websites in India also appeared on the screenshot posted by Cyble

Indian companies paid Rs 8 crore on average to fix ransomware, says report

Ransomware is malicious software that locks and encrypts a victim's computer or device data and then demands a ransom to restore access.

Hackers sold data of 267 mn Facebook users for just Rs 41,500: Details here

Given that the data contains sensitive details of the users, it might be used by cybercriminals for phishing and spamming

Microsoft buys corp.com to save Windows users from cybercriminals

In February this year, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of Mike auctioning off domain corp.com for the starting price of $1.7 million

Vulnerability in Zoom app let hackers steal your Windows password: Report

Another media report claimed that Zoom doesn't use end-to-end encryption to protect calling data of its users