Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved
A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.
Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved
A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware
Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on.
Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked
According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.
Law enforcement shuts down VPN service used by two dozen ransomware gangs
First VPN promised hackers complete anonymity for their cyberattacks. But Europol said it was able to notify the service’s users that they have now been identified.
GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories
The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft.
OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue
OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees’ devices, and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen.
A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts
A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.
Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.
Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers
An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims’ systems.