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Iranian hacking group uses compromised email accounts to distribute MSP remote access tool

December 12, 2022 - Researchers have uncovered a new campaign by hacking group MuddyWater, aka Static Kitten, in which a legitimate remote access tool is sent...

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Welcome to high tech hacking in 2022: Annoying users until they say “yes”

September 22, 2022 - Last week we learned that ride-sharing giant Uber’s defences had been unpicked by an attacker with a novel take on social...

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Don’t share the WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ phone hacking alert: It’s a hoax

September 6, 2022 - Everyone loves a good campfire story prone to exaggeration. However, when told online it’s not quite got the same effect. Long...

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Binance chief says a “sophisticated hacking team” turned him into a deepfake hologram

August 24, 2022 - Deepfakes are back, and causing major problems for people involved in financial circles. Scammers have been targeting people in the cryptocurrency...

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Podcast

When good-faith hacking gets people arrested, with Harley Geiger: Lock and Code S03E14

July 4, 2022 - When Lock and Code host David Ruiz talks to hackers—especially good-faith hackers who want to dutifully report any vulnerabilities they uncover...

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State-backed hacking group from China is targeting the Russian military

May 3, 2022 - In an unexpected turn of events, research has surfaced about a Chinese APT (advanced persistent threat) group targeting the Russian military...

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Journalist won’t be indicted for hacking for viewing a state website’s HTML

February 16, 2022 - A journalist incorrectly branded as a “hacker” by the governor of Missouri won’t be prosecuted “for hacking”. This was a quick...

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Cybercrime | News

Dark Souls servers taken offline over hacking fears

January 25, 2022 - There’s been trouble brewing over the weekend for players of the smash-hit Dark Souls series. PvP (player vs player) servers were...

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Cybercrime | News

Microsoft disrupts China-based hacking group Nickel

December 7, 2021 - Microsoft has taken control of 42 web domains that a hacking group was using to try to breach its targets. On...

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Russia accused of hacking Dutch police during MH17 investigation

June 10, 2021 - Journalists at the Dutch newspaper “De Volkskrant” have reported that the country’s intelligence service, AIVD, discovered in 2017 that Russian hackers...

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