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A team of North Korean computer hackers used a fake website to hack other hackers, Google has revealed. Google said the Pyongyang-backed hackers lured computer security researchers to a blog site about hacking using fake social media profiles and then used clandestine methods to infect their computers in order to extract information. The search engine … Read more
Hackers breach Foreign Office computers in cyber attack on Government countryside outpost Hackers targeted Wilton Park, a government agency operating out of mansion No evidence they have stolen any data but the outpost’s is increasing security Sources said National Cyber Security Centre was called in to help investigate By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 22:35 … Read more
The suspected Russian hack of US government agencies may have been in the works for longer than suggested, as it’s revealed hackers had conducted a ‘dry run’ of their massive cyber attack more than a year ago. US officials on Friday said hackers appeared to have targeted SolarWinds Corp back in October 2019, five months before … Read more
Russian hackers target Ministry of Defence, Home Office and police through attack on computer company serving public sector bodies Russian hackers are thought to be behind a ‘very serious’ cyber security breach Some 40 government agencies were infiltrated by hackers, Microsoft said Operation began in March but confirmation UK was targeted came yesterday By Emer … Read more
A university lecturer was stunned when hackers doodled genitals across her Shakespeare presentation during a Q&A session with students. Dr Sarah Olive had been putting forward her linguistics research to a class of dozens at the University of York when the lecture was suddenly sabotaged. The senior lecturer had been talking for 50 minutes when … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Relief at Old Trafford as Manchester United finally see off hackers after club was being held to RANSOM for millions of pounds By Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 4 December 2020 The cyber attack on Manchester United is finally over, two weeks after … Read more
North Korean hackers target British Covid-19 vaccine producer AstraZeneca with multiple attempts to access staff computers Hackers posed as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp to approach staff They sent documents laced with code to gain access to victims’ computers The hacking attempts are not thought to have been successful, sources say AstraZeneca is racing to deploy … Read more
Hackers from North Korea and Russia are targeting Covid-19 vaccine research, Microsoft reveals Microsoft said today it has detected attempts by Russian and North Korean hackers to steal data from vaccine researchers and pharmaceutical companies In a blog post today, the company revealed most attacks were unsuccessful Chinese state-backed hackers have also been targeting vaccine-makers, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s campaign website is ‘seized’ by hackers who claim to have evidence that ‘proves his criminal involvement with foreign actors to manipulate the 2020 election’ A message reading, ‘this site was seized’ appeared briefly on the homepage of DonaldJTrump.com, before the website was taken offline completely at 7:20pm The hackers behind the stunt … Read more
Confidential treatment records of tens of thousands of psychotherapy patients at a chain of Finnish clinics has been hacked, investigators say. Cyber criminals began emailing ransom demands to clients of private heathcare company Vastaamo, which runs 25 clinic across Finland, at the weekend. Hackers are demanding 200 euros from each client paid in bitcoin in order … Read more