Hacking
Chinese group attacking US government agencies through Pulse Secure
The threat actors are 'very advanced' in evading detection, according to security experts
REvil gang wants Apple to pay $50m in ransom in exchange of leaked product design data
The group claims it exfiltrated Apple product data after breaching Taiwanese supplier Quanta Computer
Security researchers disrupt 'sophisticated' Pareto Android ad fraud botnet
Hackers infected Android devices with malware that mimicked millions of connected TV products to generate fake ad views
Fin7 sysadmin gets 10-year sentence in US hacking case
The notorious cyber gang has targeted thousands of businesses including restaurants, retailers and gambling firms since emerging in 2014
University of Hertfordshire cancels live online teaching following cyber attack
Hertfordshire the latest in a series of cyber attacks on educational institutions in the UK over the past few months
Clubhouse denies report of data leak affecting 1.3 million users
Social media company says that the data referred to is all public profile information that can be accessed via their app or API
Nearly 500 million LinkedIn users' details posted for sale online
The hacker included 2 million records as proof that they have what they claim
USA to publish detailed analysis of SolarWinds hacking tools
The report details 18 pieces of malware used in the attack, including the Sunshuttle backdoor, China Copper webshell and covert Sibot tool
Ransomware attack on UK charity affects 37,000 students
The Harris Federation has disabled its email and telephone system as a result of the attack
SolarWinds hackers accessed Homeland Security emails
The intelligence value of hacking the DHS's emails is unknown, but the symbolism is clear
FatFace pays $2 million ransom to Conti gang
After collecting its ransom, the criminal group gave FatFace advice on how to protect its network in the future
University of Northampton 'severely impacted' by cyber attack
Latest in a series of attacks on educational establishments
SilverFish: Swiss researchers identify threat actor with links to SolarWinds hack
The researchers found a 'major overlap' between the hack group's victims and those targeted in the SolarWinds attacks
Mimecast's source code stolen in SolarWinds breach
But Mimecast insists the code was 'incomplete'
REvil member says gang targets organisations with cyber insurance for ransomware attacks
Pharmaceutical firms are also good payers, claims gang member 'Unknown'
Birmingham college falls victim to 'major ransomware attack'
The colleges says it is reverting to online teaching for one week starting Monday
Verkada breach exposes thousands of surveillance cameras at banks, hospitals, and other sites
Tesla, Equinox, and Cloudflare are among the victims
US plans mix of 'seen and unseen' actions against Russia over SolarWinds attacks
Cyber offensive, which could start later this month, intended to send a signal to the Kremlin
Microsoft Exchange Server exposes tens of thousands of organisations to cyber attack
Hackers can install tools that allow total remote control over affected systems
Airline IT provider SITA suffers data breach
Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been impacted as a result of the attack on SITA's servers
Notorious Russian hacker forums attacked by mysterious cyber actors
Data breaches have left forum members worried that their data may be used by law enforcement agencies to uncover their real identities
SolarWinds executives blame intern for 'solarwinds123' password lapse
SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna said that the password had been in use as early as 2017
Far-right platform Gab blames 'demon hackers' for security breach
The attackers are sharing information from the far-right site with journalists and researchers
Oxford University confirms breach of its Covid-19 lab
Although Oxford says no clinical studies were compromised, the attackers are likely to sell the data to nation states
