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Chinese Hacker, Wanted By US For Stealing COVID-19 Data, Arrested In Italy
Italian authorities have arrested a Chinese citizen, accused by the United States of being part of a state-sponsored hacking group that stole Covid-19 vaccine secrets from the US on behalf of Chinese intelligence at the height of the pandemic.
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Hacktivist Steals Data Of 2.5 Million From Columbia University In Major Cyberattack
A politically driven hacker stole personal data of over 2.5 million individuals from Columbia University in a June 24 cyberattack.
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Hacker Steals Data From US Government Through App Used By Trump Aide
Reuters identified more than 60 government users of the messaging platform TeleMessage in a cache of leaked data provided by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit whose stated mission is to archive hacked and leaked documents in public interest.
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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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Five Charged in US for Crypto Hacking Spree Using ‘Scattered Spider’ Method: Details
The US Attorney’s Office announced that the individuals allegedly targeted corporate employees with malicious text messages to steal funds and sensitive information through phishing.
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WazirX Hacker Moves Millions Worth of ETH Using Tornado Cash, Suggests Arkham Research
Data collected by Arkham Research showed that the hacker who exploited the WazirX wallet for over $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crore) is using the controversial Tornado Cash platform to do so. The exchange said it is working with law enforcement agencies and the CERT-In to identify the hacker.
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Hunter Biden Sues Donald Trump's Ex-Lawyer For Hacking His Personal Data
Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden's son, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Rudy Giuliani accusing Donald Trump's former lawyer of computer fraud for accessing personal data on his computer.
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US Government Agencies Hit in Global Hacking Campaign, Doesn't Expect Significant Impact
The US government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation's cyber watchdog agency said on Thursday. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said several federal bodies had experienced intrusions following th...
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Customer Data Of 37 Million T-Mobile User Hacked In US
After identifying the source of the hack, it was fixed within 24 hours, the company said, adding that it believes the rest of its systems were not affected.
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Twitter Hack: Email Addresses of 200 Million Users Leaked on Hacking Forum, Security Researcher Says
Twitter users' data, including their email addresses, was leaked after the company was breached by hackers, according to security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock. The email addresses of over 200 million users were posted to a hacking forum, and could lead to hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxin...
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Uber Data Breach: Former Security Chief Convicted by US Jury for Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
Uber's former chief of security, Joseph Sullivan, was found guilty by a US jury of obstructing justice and concealing knowledge of a breach from authorities. In November 2016, Sullivan was emailed by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on about 57 million users and also 600,000 driver's license numbers, according t...
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Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in US Settlement
Uber on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with US prosecutors to avoid criminal charges.
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Broward County Public Schools in US Hit by Ransomware Attack
Broward County Public Schools in Florida, US have been hit by a ransomware attack. The criminal gang has encrypted district data and is demanded $40 million (roughly Rs. 293 crores) in ransom or it would erase the files and post students' and employees' personal information online.
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Thousands Of Security Cameras Hacked, Exposing Tesla, US Jails, Hospitals
A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.
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Tesla Wins Case Against Ex-Employee Fired For Hacking, Leaking Data
US electric carmaker Tesla Inc won its case against a former employee, who was fired for hacking and transferring company data to third parties, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
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Chinese Hacker, Wanted By US For Stealing COVID-19 Data, Arrested In Italy
Italian authorities have arrested a Chinese citizen, accused by the United States of being part of a state-sponsored hacking group that stole Covid-19 vaccine secrets from the US on behalf of Chinese intelligence at the height of the pandemic.
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Hacktivist Steals Data Of 2.5 Million From Columbia University In Major Cyberattack
A politically driven hacker stole personal data of over 2.5 million individuals from Columbia University in a June 24 cyberattack.
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Hacker Steals Data From US Government Through App Used By Trump Aide
Reuters identified more than 60 government users of the messaging platform TeleMessage in a cache of leaked data provided by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit whose stated mission is to archive hacked and leaked documents in public interest.
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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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Five Charged in US for Crypto Hacking Spree Using ‘Scattered Spider’ Method: Details
The US Attorney’s Office announced that the individuals allegedly targeted corporate employees with malicious text messages to steal funds and sensitive information through phishing.
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WazirX Hacker Moves Millions Worth of ETH Using Tornado Cash, Suggests Arkham Research
Data collected by Arkham Research showed that the hacker who exploited the WazirX wallet for over $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crore) is using the controversial Tornado Cash platform to do so. The exchange said it is working with law enforcement agencies and the CERT-In to identify the hacker.
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Hunter Biden Sues Donald Trump's Ex-Lawyer For Hacking His Personal Data
Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden's son, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Rudy Giuliani accusing Donald Trump's former lawyer of computer fraud for accessing personal data on his computer.
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US Government Agencies Hit in Global Hacking Campaign, Doesn't Expect Significant Impact
The US government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation's cyber watchdog agency said on Thursday. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said several federal bodies had experienced intrusions following th...
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Customer Data Of 37 Million T-Mobile User Hacked In US
After identifying the source of the hack, it was fixed within 24 hours, the company said, adding that it believes the rest of its systems were not affected.
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Twitter Hack: Email Addresses of 200 Million Users Leaked on Hacking Forum, Security Researcher Says
Twitter users' data, including their email addresses, was leaked after the company was breached by hackers, according to security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock. The email addresses of over 200 million users were posted to a hacking forum, and could lead to hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxin...
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Uber Data Breach: Former Security Chief Convicted by US Jury for Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
Uber's former chief of security, Joseph Sullivan, was found guilty by a US jury of obstructing justice and concealing knowledge of a breach from authorities. In November 2016, Sullivan was emailed by hackers, and employees quickly confirmed that they had stolen records on about 57 million users and also 600,000 driver's license numbers, according t...
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Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in US Settlement
Uber on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement with US prosecutors to avoid criminal charges.
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Broward County Public Schools in US Hit by Ransomware Attack
Broward County Public Schools in Florida, US have been hit by a ransomware attack. The criminal gang has encrypted district data and is demanded $40 million (roughly Rs. 293 crores) in ransom or it would erase the files and post students' and employees' personal information online.
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Thousands Of Security Cameras Hacked, Exposing Tesla, US Jails, Hospitals
A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.
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Tesla Wins Case Against Ex-Employee Fired For Hacking, Leaking Data
US electric carmaker Tesla Inc won its case against a former employee, who was fired for hacking and transferring company data to third parties, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
