hackers

Colonial Pipeline CEO confirms paying $4.4 million ransom to hackers, says he did it for America

Giving in to the demands of the blackmailers was “a highly controversial decision,” Blount told the Wall Street Journal in…

3 years ago

Cybersecurity tycoon Kaspersky claims CIA hackers could actually be behind US Colonial Pipeline attack blamed on Russian group

After a massive systems failure caused the Colonial Pipeline to shut down, Natalya Kaspersky, the founder and former CEO of…

3 years ago

‘Babuk’ hackers dox Washington, DC police officers in effort to extort ransom for stolen data

“The negotiations reached a dead end, the amount we were offered does not suit us, we are posting 20 more…

3 years ago

Who else could it be? Russian hackers suspected of taking Australian morning news broadcast off air

Channel 9 CEO Mike Sneesby confirmed that a cyber-attack rendered the broadcaster unable to air its morning news show, ‘Weekend…

3 years ago

Hackers say they breached 150,000 live-feed cameras, incl. in hospitals, prisons & schools to expose lax security standards

The hacktivists targeted Silicon Valley security firm Verkada, which sells surveillance cameras that users can manage through an online portal,…

3 years ago

Gab goes offline after refusing to pay hackers, accuses Biden admin & ‘oligarch tyrants’ of wanting to shut them down

“We took the site down to investigate a security breach,” Gab announced on Monday afternoon via their Twitter account. Users…

3 years ago

Cyberpunk hackers ‘sell off’ CD Projekt Red’s stolen source code after ransomware attack

Fresh from a public outcry over the shambolic release of ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ before Christmas, CD Projekt Red (CDPR) was in…

3 years ago

Cyberpunk hackers ‘sell off’ CD Projekt Red’s stolen source code after ransomware attack

Fresh from a public outcry over the shambolic release of ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ before Christmas, CD Projekt Red (CDPR) was in…

3 years ago

Hackers threaten to leak massive trove of ‘before & after’ plastic surgery photos, warn they’re ‘not a pleasant sight’

The hack on the surgery chain, the Hospital Group, was reported by the BBC on Thursday, noting that the company…

3 years ago

Hackers and SPACE COMMAND: Boris pledges £16.5bn military spending spree amid cuts to foreign aid & welfare

Major media outlets reported the budget deal, citing sources at Number 10 Downing Street ahead of the official announcement in…

3 years ago