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Paid Ransomware Bounty Reached $1 Billion in 2016: Report
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jan 07, 2017 12:33 PM EST |
A security expert claims that cybercriminals using the ransomware tactic have amassed a collective bounty of about $1 billion last year. This figure is based on the amount of money that went into Bitcoin wallets believed to be controlled by ransomware operators.
Mirai Botnet Spreads to Thousands of UK Routers
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 10, 2016 03:15 AM EST |
A new variant of Mirai, the botnet that nearly crippled half of Germany’s Internet service, has spread across the United Kingdom infecting about 2,400 home routers. Security researchers said that these infected routers are being used to carry out massive distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).
Hacking Group Rewards Hackers for Participating in DDoS Attacks
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 09, 2016 09:40 PM EST |
A cyberattack group based in Turkey is offering interested hackers to join a dedicated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platform and earn points which can then be exchanged for certain hacking tools. The platform is called Surface Defense and it asks hackers to target political websites using a DDoS tool called Balyoz which literally translates to Sledgehammer.
Hacker Gets 5 Years Jail Time for Stealing Unreleased TV, Films Scripts
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 09, 2016 08:58 PM EST |
A hacker who stole several sexually explicit photos and videos of celebrities, as well as unpublished TV and film scripts, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The hacker, identified as Alonzo Knowles, was sentenced by a New York City federal court after pleading guilty to the charges of hacking.
Alleged Russian Hacker Tied to 2012 LinkedIn Breach Nabbed in Czech Republic
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Oct 21, 2016 07:49 AM EDT |
Police authorities in the Czech Republic have apprehended a Russian hacker believed to be connected to a series of cyber-attacks that targeted companies based in the United States. Authorities said that the hacker was arrested on Wednesday by a joint operation of local police force and United States Federal Bureau of Investigation agents working on the case.
Chinese Hacker Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in US Prison for Stealing Military Information
Manthan Chheda | | Jul 14, 2016 02:54 AM EDT |
A Chinese national who pleaded guilty to hacking confidential U.S. defense secrets has been handed down a 46-month prison sentence.
Russian Hacker Steals Millions of Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Usernames and Passwords
Ellie Froilan | | May 05, 2016 04:10 AM EDT |
Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail users have become a victim of another hack by Russia's criminal underworld, exposing their usernames and passwords to other people online.
Hacker Group Anonymous Claims First Victim in the Name of Charlie Hebdo
Dino Lirios | | Jan 12, 2015 04:53 AM EST |
The collective hacker group known as "Anonymous" has declared war on Islamic extremists after the recent attack on Paris-based satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The group state that they have claimed their first victim.
Google Exposes 'Poodle' Vulnerability in Web Encryption Standard
Marc Maligalig | | Oct 15, 2014 09:55 AM EDT |
The good news is that not much of the Internet depends on the outdated SSL 3.0.
Dropbox Denies its Servers were Hacked
Marc Maligalig | | Oct 15, 2014 02:30 AM EDT |
Hundreds of alleged account details showcasing usernames and passwords in plain text were posted on the Reddit thread.
Snapchat Nude Photos Leaked Online
Marc Maligalig | | Oct 14, 2014 09:09 AM EDT |
Some 13 gigabytes worth of videos and photos from Snapsaved.com were posted in a discussion thread on 4Chan.
Yahoo Hit by Shellshock Variant, Claims 'No User Data was at Risk'
Marc Maligalig | | Oct 07, 2014 01:45 AM EDT |
The Shellshock vulnerability can potentially be used to obtain private data or gain control of a computer.
Bash Bug Could Leak Data From Connected Devices
Staff Reporter | | Sep 25, 2014 06:11 AM EDT |
The Bash bug lets a hacker's code to be run the moment the shell is invoked.
Hackers Use USBs in New Attacks
Marc Maligalig | | Aug 01, 2014 02:46 AM EDT |
Researcher at SR Labs, based in Berlin, Germany, announced on Friday that hackers can potentially use a new class of attacks on computers.
How Hackers Hack: the Six Steps to Successful Hacking
Marc Maligalig | | Jul 30, 2014 11:32 AM EDT |
Cyber-attacks are going to increase but can be prevented.
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