The SolarWinds Hackers Shared Tricks With a Russian Spy Group
Ever since the December revelation that hackers breached the IT-management software firm SolarWinds, along with an untold number of its customers, Russia […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
Ticketmaster Pays Up for Hacking a Rival Company
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine after admitting its employees repeatedly used stolen passwords and other means to […]
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2020
For many of us, 2020 has been a very dangerous year. Alongside the usual headline grabbers like wars, violent crime, and terrorism, […]
Ransomware Is Headed Down a Dire Path
At the end of September, an emergency room technician in the United States gave WIRED a real-time account of what it was […]
The Worst Hacks of 2020, a Surreal Pandemic Year
Attackers had full access—a nightmare security scenario that would be any nation-state hacker’s dream. Instead, the assault was simply part of a […]
A Massive Fraud Operation Stole Millions From Online Accounts
Researchers from IBM Trusteer say they’ve uncovered a massive fraud operation that used a network of mobile device emulators to drain millions […]
How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout
This means there are really three subgroups within the potential victims of these attacks: Orion users who installed the backdoor but were […]
Russia’s Hacking Frenzy Is a Reckoning
This week, several major United States government agencies—including the Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Treasury, and State—discovered that their digital systems had […]
No One Knows How Deep Russia’s Hacking Rampage Goes
Since as far back as March, Russian hackers have been on a sinister tear. By slipping tainted updates into a widely used […]
Russia’s FireEye Hack Is a Statement—but Not a Catastrophe
FireEye has built its reputation on defending high-stakes clients from hackers. Today, the cybersecurity firm acknowledged that it had itself been the […]