Enlarge (credit: Sean Gladwell / Getty Images) The US and European Union on Tuesday said Russia was responsible for a cyberattack in February that crippled a satellite network in Ukraine and neighboring countries, disrupting communications and a wind farm used to generate electricity. The February 24 attack unleashed wiper malware that destroyed thousands of satellite […]
Enlarge / A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. (credit: Team Xeceuter) Gary Bowser, a member of the notorious Team Xecuter group of console hackers, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role within promoting and selling devices inside the SX OS line of piracy-enabling devices for the […]
Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. (credit: Steve McDowell / Agefotostock) Microsoft said it has seized control of servers that a China-based hacking group was using to compromise targets that align with that country’s geopolitical interests. The hacking group, which Microsoft has dubbed Nickel, has been in Microsoft’s sights since at […]
Companies need to use A.I. to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. After all, hackers are using A.I. too. Read More
Is Tommy lee jones rekindling her romance with ex-husband Jonny Lee Miller despite dating rumors with The Weeknd ?! Based on a recent outing between the two, it could be a possibility… Over the past few months, the 46-year-old actress and the 31-year-old singer, born Abel Tesfaye , have been spotted on several apparent dates. […]
Enlarge (credit: Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images) The hacker who breached the Poly Network crypto platform says the theft was just “for fun: )” and that the hacker is now returning the stolen coins. The hacker also claimed that the tokens had been transferred to the hacker’s own wallets to “keep it safe. ” Poly […]
Microsoft, Nvidia, and Twitter are hosting bug bounty programs specifically tailored to A. I. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) China state hackers are compromising large numbers of home and office routers for use in a vast and ongoing attack against organizations in France, authorities from that county said. The hacking group—known in security circles as APT31, Zirconium, Panda, and other names—has historically conducted espionage campaigns targeting government, financial, aerospace and […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft said on Tuesday that hackers operating in China exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a SolarWinds product. According to Microsoft, the hackers were, in all likelihood, targeting software companies and the US Defense industry. SolarWinds disclosed the zero-day on Monday, after receiving notification from Microsoft that it had discovered that a […]
The market for cybersecurity companies is heating up amid the huge number of high-profile hacks and ransomware attacks. Read More