US Charges Swiss ‘Hacktivist’ for Data Theft and Leaks March 23, 2021 By Matt O'Brien The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the...
In Florida City, a Hacker Tried to Poison the Drinking Water February 10, 2021 By Frank Bajak A hacker gained entry to the system controlling the water treatment plant of a Florida city of 15,000 and tried...
Cybersecurity Firm: Booting Hackers a Complex Chore January 20, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to assess the impact of a more than seven-month-old cyberespionage campaign blamed on Russia — and...
Finland Shocked by Therapy Center Hacking, Client Blackmail October 27, 2020 By Jari Tanner HELSINKI — Finland’s interior minister summoned key Cabinet members into an emergency meeting Sunday after hundreds _ and possibly thousands...
Lawsuit Accuses Indian Hackers of Leaking Businessman’s Emails October 20, 2020 Iranian-American businessman Farhad Azima has accused a pair of Indian companies of stealing his emails and publishing them to the...
FBI Official Says Foreign Hackers Have Targeted COVID-19 Research April 17, 2020 By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing A senior cybersecurity official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday that foreign government hackers have broken into...
Travelex Says UK Money Transfer and Wire Services Back Online After Hack January 28, 2020 Travelex’s UK international money transfer service and wire offering is fully operational again, it said on Tuesday, almost a month...
Russian Hacker Gets 4 Years in U.S. Prison for Malware Attacks November 22, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch A Russian hacker who admitted to using malicious software known as NeverQuest to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from...
Ransomware Attack At Mexico’s Pemex Halts Work, Threatens To Cripple Computers November 12, 2019 By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY — A ransomware attack hit computer servers and halted administrative work on Monday at Mexican state oil firm...
Jury Indicts Capital One Hacker Suspect on Wire Fraud, Data Theft Charges August 30, 2019 A federal grand jury has indicted the suspected hacker who obtained personal information of over 100 million people in the...