When UK rail stations’ Wi-Fi was defaced by hackers the only casualty was the truth

If you believed some of the news headlines in the UK on Thursday, you would think that something much more serious had happened.

People are understandably worried when they read headlines about terror attacks and railway stations – but the facts of … Continue reading When UK rail stations’ Wi-Fi was defaced by hackers the only casualty was the truth

Kremlin and Russia’s TASS news agency websites offline following attacks

As widely anticipated, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has heated up on cyberspace in the days since Vladimir Putin ordered his troops and tanks to invade.

This weekend saw the Kremlin’s official website at kremlin.ru brought down, along wit… Continue reading Kremlin and Russia’s TASS news agency websites offline following attacks

Israeli newspapers targeted by hackers on anniversary of Iranian general’s assassination

The Jerusalem Post says that its website was defaced on Monday, and pointed the blame at pro-Iranian hackers who they said posted an illustration depicting a ballistic missile being launched at an exploding nuclear facility in Dimona. Continue reading Israeli newspapers targeted by hackers on anniversary of Iranian general’s assassination

Israeli newspapers targeted by hackers on anniversary of Iranian general’s assassination

The Jerusalem Post says that its website was defaced on Monday, and pointed the blame at pro-Iranian hackers who they said posted an illustration depicting a ballistic missile being launched at an exploding nuclear facility in Dimona. Continue reading Israeli newspapers targeted by hackers on anniversary of Iranian general’s assassination

Australia Post isn’t smoking meth, despite what its website may have said

This weekend visitors to the Australia Post website may have seen a somewhat eyebrow-raising message.

For where the site normally displays “Latest news”, it was instead suggesting that postal workers were trying out a new technique for coping with t… Continue reading Australia Post isn’t smoking meth, despite what its website may have said

Spotify Wrapped 2020 Rollout Marred by Pop Star Hacks

Spotify pages for Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey, Future and others were defaced by an attacker pledging his love for Taylor Swift and Trump. Continue reading Spotify Wrapped 2020 Rollout Marred by Pop Star Hacks

Donald Trump’s website briefly defaced by cryptomining scammers

Donald Trump’s official presidential re-election campaign website was briefly defaced by hackers last night.

Visitors to the website donaldjtrump.com were not greeted with the normal calls for campaign contributions or offers of Trump-related mercha… Continue reading Donald Trump’s website briefly defaced by cryptomining scammers

OPSEC fail! “Super-hacker” accidentally outs himself through careless clues left on social media

Hacker VandaTheGod didn’t realise he was leaving clues scattered across Facebook and Twitter that helped security researchers uncover his true identity.
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