Russia’s Latest Hacking Target: Covid-19 Vaccine Projects
The UK, US, and Canada have discovered hackers working on behalf of the Russian state launching attacks against coronavirus vaccine-development projects. WIRED […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
The Twitter Hack Could Have Been Much Worse—and Maybe Was
Twitter declined to comment on the security associated with Trump’s account, and said that it was “looking into what other malicious activity […]
A Twitter Hacking Spree Hits Elon Musk, Obama, Apple, and More
Bill Gates. Elon Musk. Barack Obama. Jeff Bezos. Mike Bloomberg. Joe Biden. Kanye West. Those are just a handful of the major, […]
A Twitter Hacking Spree Hits Musk, Obama, Apple, and More
Bill Gates. Elon Musk. Barack Obama. Jeff Bezos. Mike Bloomberg. Joe Biden. Kanye West. Those are just a handful of the major, […]
‘DDoS-For-Hire’ Is Fueling a New Wave of Attacks
If someone wants to disrupt a website or online service—or take it down altogether—a popular method is to wallop it with a […]
Microsoft Warns of a 17-Year-Old ‘Wormable’ Bug
Since WannaCry and NotPetya struck the internet just over three years ago, the security industry has scrutinized every new Windows bug that […]
Microsoft Halts a Global Fraud Campaign That Targeted CEOs
Microsoft has neutered a large-scale fraud campaign that used knockoff domains and malicious apps to scam customers in 62 countries around the […]
Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree
For years, costly email grifts have largely been the provenance of West African scammers, particularly those based in Nigeria. A newly discovered […]
Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment
Any company that uses a certain piece of networking equipment from Seattle-based F5 Networks had a rude interruption to their July 4 […]
The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far
Well, what can we say about 2020 so far? Between a deadly pandemic whose reach and scale is unprecedented in our lifetimes, […]