Tesla Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty; Swiss Hacktivist Charged for Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced updates on two separate cases involving cyberattacks—a Swiss hacktivist and a Russian hacker…
Trivial SMS Exploit Allows A Hacker To Takeover Phone Numbers
Some trivial gaping flaws in SMS communication infrastructure can allow for a complete takeover of target phone numbers. Executing these…
18-Year-Old Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Massive Twitter ‘Bitcoin Scam’ Hack
A Florida teen accused of masterminding the hacks of several high-profile Twitter accounts last summer as part of a widespread…
Protecting the water supply – hacker edition
What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems? We reported recently about an attack against the water…
Hacker attempts to poison Florida city’s water supply
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern Last Friday, an…
Hacker Tried Poisoning Water Supply After Breaking Into Florida’s Treatment System
Hackers successfully infiltrated the computer system controlling a water treatment facility in the U.S. state of Florida and remotely changed…
Hezbollah Hacker Group Targeted Telecoms, Hosting, ISPs Worldwide
A “persistent attacker group” with alleged ties to Hezbollah has retooled its malware arsenal with a new version of a…
Russian Hacker Gets 12-Years Prison for Massive JP Morgan Chase Hack
A U.S. court on Thursday sentenced a 37-year-old Russian to 12 years in prison for perpetrating an international hacking campaign…
A Second Hacker Group May Have Also Breached SolarWinds, Microsoft Says
As the probe into the SolarWinds supply chain attack continues, new digital forensic evidence has brought to light that a…
NSA Warns Russian Hacker Exploiting VMware Bug to Breach Corporate Networks
The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Monday issued an advisory warning that Russian threat actors are leveraging recently disclosed…