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U.S. location tracking company Gravy Analytics breached, claims hacker

An unknown hacker is claiming to have pulled off a heist at U.S. location tracking firm Gravy Analytics, according to screenshots of the boast circulating online. "It passes the smell test 100 percent," said Marley Smith, the principal threat researcher at cyber intelligence company RedSense. In December the FTC announced a settlement with Gravy and a second broker, Mobilewalla, after …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Hacker group puts data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers up for sale

Salon

Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, revealed in a Friday SEC filing to investors that hackers breached systems containing sensitive user data earlier in the month, and that it found that data for sale online. The report confirms a hacking group’s claim that it obtained the names, phone numbers, addresses, transaction information and partial credit card information of 560 million Ticketmaster …

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1 year, 7 months ago

The Underground History of Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group

Wired

Investigators found that when the Moonlight Maze hackers—a codename given to them by the FBI—exfiltrated data from their victims' systems, they used a customized version of a tool called Loki2, and would continually tweak that piece of code over the years. In 2016, a team of researchers including Rid and Guerrero-Saade would cite that tool and its evolution as evidence …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Chatting with a hacker about cybercrime gangs, Medibank and supporting Russia's attacks on Ukraine

ABC

What would you say to the person who stole your personal data, held it ransom and posted it on the dark web? Cyber analyst Jon DiMaggio — who has spent years studying REvil — says they made the "double extortion" method famous, and loved creating hype. We can never be 100 per cent sure, but we have taken several steps …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Chinese hacker groups continue to target Indian power plants, says government

The Hindu

The Union government has confirmed reports that Chinese hackers continue to target Indian power plants, especially those close to the Line of Actual Control even as a U.S. based cyber security firm report claimed that Chinese State- At least two attempts by Chinese hackers were made on electricity distribution centres near Ladakh but were not successful, Minister for Power R.K. …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

India Today

The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according two people involved in the project. As Russian forces attacked cities across Ukraine, requests for volunteers began to appear on hacker forums on Thursday morning, as many residents fled the capital Kyiv. A …

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2 years, 10 months ago

War In Ukraine: Country Calls On Hacker Group To Fight Back Russian Cyber Attacks

News 18

The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country?s hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according two people involved in the project. As Russian forces attacked cities across Ukraine, requests for volunteers began to appear on hacker forums on Thursday morning, as many residents fled the capital Kyiv. The …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Hacker leaks Domino's customer data; firm says financial information safe

India TV News

A hacker has allegedly leaked customer data of pizza brand Domino's, according to information shared by a cyber security expert. The company has admitted to the data breach, but said customers' financial information remains safe. As per cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, people who have access to a portal developed by the hacker are using it to spy on customers …

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3 years, 7 months ago

FBI pins Colonial Pipeline cyberattack on DarkSide hacker group

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Neuberger would not say whether Colonial had …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Hacker Group DarkSide Suspected of Carrying Cyber Attack on Top US Pipeline Operator Colonial

News 18

The ransomware group linked to the extortion attempt that has snared fuel deliveries across the US East Coast may be new, but that doesn’t mean its hackers are amateurs. “It looks like someone who’s been there, done that.” DarkSide is one of a number of increasingly professionalised groups of digital extortionists, with a mailing list, a press center, a victim …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Hacker tries to poison Florida city by tampering with chemicals in water supply; no harm done, say officials

Firstpost

A supervisor saw the chemical being tampered with — as a mouse controlled by the intruder moved across the screen changing settings — and was able to intervene and reverse it Oldsmar: A hacker gained unauthorised entry into a remote access software system shared by workers at a Florida city’s water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to fill the …

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4 years ago

Russians outsmart US government hacker detection system — but Moscow denies involvement

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The hackers also used novel bits of malicious …

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55 years ago

Feds Seize $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins

Wired

More than seven years have passed since Ross Ulbricht was arrested in the science fiction section of a San Francisco library and charged with running the sprawling, dark web drug bazaar known as the Silk Road. Today the Justice Department finally revealed where a billion-dollar tranche of the Silk Road's treasure ended up: stolen by a mysterious hacker, and now …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Football Leaks trial: Hacker ‘disgusted’ at what he found

Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal — A Portuguese hacker whose explosive revelations rattled European soccer told judges at the start of his trial Friday that he was “disgusted” by what he uncovered and had acted in the public interest for no personal gain. A Lisbon court is hearing the case against 31-year-old Rui Pinto, who was extradited last year from Hungary where he …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Hacker threatens to sell ZEE5 users' data online: Report

India TV News

A hacker identifying himself as John Wick has claimed to have accessed the network of popular streaming service ZEE5, allegedly stealing over 150GB of user data along with the source code of the website. According to a report in cybersecurity news portal Quickcyber, the hacker who appeared to be from a Korean hacking group is now planning to dump the …

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5 years ago

Maastricht Univ. still fighting ransomware damage; Expert says Russian hacker group responsible

NL Times

Maastricht University was still trying to recover from a crippling cyberattack nearly a week after the university's computer systems were felled in a ransomware scheme. In a statement, the university said it would try to lobby on behalf of researchers to obtain deadline extensions wherever possible, but that the winter break might make its appeals less likely to be heard. …

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5 years, 2 months ago

'Whitewash' claim after £100,000 grant awarded to Boris Johnson's friend Jennifer Arcuri deemed 'appropriate'

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A £100,000 grant awarded to a cyber-firm owned by Boris Johnson’s …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Jennifer Arcuri: Boris Johnson friend's firm could face police investigation over award of public money, Labour's Tom Watson says

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Watson said the revelations highlighted a “deeply worrying pattern of behaviour”, and that the …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account hacked, offensive tweets posted

Live Mint

San Francisco: Twitter said the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. Twitter said that the phone number associated with Dorsey's account was "compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider," allowing a hacker to posts tweets to @jack by sending text messages. Pinned atop Dorsey's …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Inside Black Hat, the world’s biggest ethical hacker conference in Las Vegas

The Telegraph

It is 41C on the Las Vegas strip. Amid the usual crowds of holidaymakers and gamblers, this week more than 19,000 hackers have descended on the City of Sin to celebrate another year of “keeping the world safe”. Black Hat, the world’s biggest annual cyber security conference, opened its doors in 1997 and has since grown from an obscure “hacker …

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U.S. location tracking company Gravy Analytics breached, claims hacker

Hacker group puts data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers up for sale

The Underground History of Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group

Chatting with a hacker about cybercrime gangs, Medibank and supporting Russia's attacks on Ukraine

Chinese hacker groups continue to target Indian power plants, says government

Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

War In Ukraine: Country Calls On Hacker Group To Fight Back Russian Cyber Attacks

Hacker leaks Domino's customer data; firm says financial information safe

FBI pins Colonial Pipeline cyberattack on DarkSide hacker group

Hacker Group DarkSide Suspected of Carrying Cyber Attack on Top US Pipeline Operator Colonial

Hacker tries to poison Florida city by tampering with chemicals in water supply; no harm done, say officials

Russians outsmart US government hacker detection system — but Moscow denies involvement

Feds Seize $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins

Football Leaks trial: Hacker ‘disgusted’ at what he found

Hacker threatens to sell ZEE5 users' data online: Report

Maastricht Univ. still fighting ransomware damage; Expert says Russian hacker group responsible

'Whitewash' claim after £100,000 grant awarded to Boris Johnson's friend Jennifer Arcuri deemed 'appropriate'

Jennifer Arcuri: Boris Johnson friend's firm could face police investigation over award of public money, Labour's Tom Watson says

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account hacked, offensive tweets posted

Inside Black Hat, the world’s biggest ethical hacker conference in Las Vegas