WhatsApp wins access to NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware code in new court hearing By Craig Hale published 4 March 24 NSO Group told to share Pegasus spyware source code with WhatsApp after targeting devices in 2019.
20% of US politicians and staff had their emails compromised on the dark web By Chiara Castro published 26 September 24 Not just a potential threat to national security, but for researchers this is also a stark reminder that anyone's personal data is at risk of breach.
Disney's biggest cybersecurity threat could be...Club Penguin fans? By Sead Fadilpašić published 6 June 24 Someone leaked sensitive Disney information online, apparently after looking for Club Penguin data.
Want to know what EU officials are up to? Call a data broker By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 5 November 25 Reporters have used data brokers to access location and movement information of EU Commissioners.
Cybercrime gang hacks major health data provider - millions of highly personal files could be at risk of breach By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 June 25 Freedman HealthCare apparently breached, but the company is yet to confirm the attack.
Notorious NSO Group exploits flaw to send malicious messages and more By Sead Fadilpašić published 19 February 24 Old court documents were hiding a previously unknown flaw that allowed data exfiltration.
The Internet Archive hit with a new level of cyberattack By Benedict Collins published 21 October 24 The Internet Archive failed to rotate API keys, which meant attackers still had some level of access.
Swiss government warns data stolen in third-party ransomware attack By Sead Fadilpašić published 1 July 25 A breach at Radix saw Swiss government files leaked on the dark web.
Hacker threatens to leak a rumoured huge cache of stolen Telefónica data By Sead Fadilpašić published 7 July 25 More than 100GB of data will be released unless Telefónica complies with the hacker's demands.
Internet Archive hacked, millions of records stolen following DDoS attack By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 10 October 24 One of the internet's best resources has been hacked, with 31 million Internet Archive users reportedly affected.
Government-linked Italian spyware maker caught distributing malicious Android apps By Luke Hughes published 17 February 25 Security researchers accuse notorious spyware maker SIO of loading fake versions of popular apps and support tools with malicious code.
French government hit by cyberattack - Interior Ministry confirms email systems hit By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 December 25 Speculation rises over the identity and motives of unknown hackers.
Internet Archive is still not fully recovered: Here's how the attack unfolded By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 15 October 24 A read-only version of the Wayback machine is available for the time-being.
International Criminal Court says it was hit by sophisticated cyberattack By Sead Fadilpašić published 1 July 25 No details about the incident were given but the media are tentatively linking it to Israel.
Russian criminal gang Star Blizzard found hitting WhatsApp accounts By Sead Fadilpašić published 17 January 25 Spear-phishing attack seems to be targeting Western high-profile targets, Microsoft warns.
Millions of secrets and auth keys were leaked on GitHub last year By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 March 24 Devs appaently don't care about exposing sensitive data on GitHub, with many compromising commits remain valid for days.
US Treasury declares ‘major incident’ after apparent state-sponsored Chinese hack By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 31 December 24 Documents reportedly stolen in security breach targeting the US Treasury Department.
Apache OpenOffice says it wasn't hit by cyberattack - despite ransomware hacker claims By Sead Fadilpašić published 5 November 25 Akira says it's about to leak gigabytes of sensitive data, but OpenOffice says it doesn't even have that type of data.
MOVEit breach chaos continues, data on hundreds of thousands leaked from Nokia, Morgan Stanley By Sead Fadilpašić published 3 December 24 Six large companies have had their data leaked, more than a year after the MOVEit drama.
Environmental groups may have been targeted by Exxon lobbyists in hack-and-leak operations By Benedict Collins published 13 December 24 A group that worked on behalf of Exxon Mobil allegedly hacked into the emails of environmental groups and leaked them to the press to hamper investigations and lawsuits.
Millions of phone location records feared leaked as one of the biggest data leaks ever may be a whole lot worse By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 7 February 25 The geo-location information of tens of millions of smartphones have been leaked, a fresh lawsuit alleges.
US lawmakers want Trump to call out UK Apple iCloud encryption backdoor demand By Craig Hale published 14 February 25 US officials are urging the Director of National Intelligence to reconsider US-UK cybersecurity arrangements.
How to watch The Age of Disclosure online – stream 'credible' UFO documentary, cheapest ways By Bill Borrows last updated 22 November 25 Have aliens been visiting Earth for 80 years? Our guide explains how to watch The Age of Disclosure online and stream, rent and buy from anywhere.
The dark web is full of UK MPs' leaked personal data By Chiara Castro published 31 May 24 Over two-thirds of MPs in the House of Commons have had their data exposed, including those looking after UK cybersecurity. This is what's at stake.
US government identifies hackers who stole 50 billion AT&T records in Snowflake hack By Sead Fadilpašić published 13 November 24 Two individuals stand accused of major crimes, including computer hacking and wire fraud schemes.
New York Times warns freelancer journalists their data may have been stolen in cyberattack By Sead Fadilpašić published 14 June 24 Full-time newsroom staff or other New York Times contributors don't seem to be affected.
US Congressional staff exposed in Library of Congress email hack By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 19 November 24 US Congressional researchers had correspondence compromised by a foreign actor
Secret information and classified UK government servers potentially accessed by Chinese hackers for over a decade By Sead Fadilpašić published 16 October 25 Chief Adviser to the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made some wild accusations recently, prompting swift replies.
Russian espionage mission to subvert Ukrainian conscription uncovered by Google TAG By Benedict Collins published 28 October 24 Ukrainian's looking to download an app for monitoring military recruiters and instead downloading malware and infostealers.
PBS reveals data breach after company info leaked on Discord By Sead Fadilpašić published 6 August 25 Almost 4,000 PBS employees and affiliates have their contact info leaked.