12 Russian Intelligence Agents Indicted For Hacking DNC Emails

The US Justice Department has announced criminal indictments against 12 Russian intelligence officers tied to the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) during the 2016 US presidential election campaign.

The charges were drawn up as part of t… Continue reading 12 Russian Intelligence Agents Indicted For Hacking DNC Emails

Trump Fires FBI Director Over Clinton Probe, Amid Russia Investigation

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was leading an investigation into alleged links between Trump and Russia.

The White House announced on Tuesday that Comey was fired on… Continue reading Trump Fires FBI Director Over Clinton Probe, Amid Russia Investigation

President Obama Orders ‘Full Review’ of Possible Russian hacking in US Election

In his final month in office, President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a “full review” of pre-election cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations that many believe affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential … Continue reading President Obama Orders ‘Full Review’ of Possible Russian hacking in US Election

Warning: Beware of Post-Election Phishing Emails Targeting NGOs and Think Tanks

Just a few hours after Donald Trump won the 2016 US Presidential Election, a hacking group launched a wave of cyber attacks targeting U.S.-based policy think-tanks with a new spear phishing campaign designed to fool victims into installing malware.

Th… Continue reading Warning: Beware of Post-Election Phishing Emails Targeting NGOs and Think Tanks

Wikileaks Gets DDoSed after Leaking 8,200 DNC Emails One Day before U.S. Election

With just two days before the presidential election, WikiLeaks late Sunday night published a new trove of emails apparently hacked from the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

The most recent dump of more than 8,000 emails came after the whistleblowing site, on a daily basis over last four weeks, has already leaked over 50,000 emails stolen from the key figure in the DNC – Hillary Clinton’s

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Breaking — Russian Hacker Responsible for LinkedIn Data Breach Arrested by FBI

The alleged Russian hacker arrested by the FBI in collaboration with the Czech police is none other than the hacker who was allegedly responsible for massive 2012 data breach at LinkedIn, which affected nearly 117 Million user accounts.

Yevgeniy N, 29… Continue reading Breaking — Russian Hacker Responsible for LinkedIn Data Breach Arrested by FBI

Russian Hacker who was wanted by FBI arrested in Prague

UPDATE — It Turns out that the Russian Hacker arrested by the FBI is responsible for 2012 LinkedIn Data Breach. (Read latest update here)

Czech police, in cooperation with the FBI, has arrested a Russian citizen in Prague suspected of participating in conducting cyber-attacks against the United States.

Czech police announced the arrest on its official website Tuesday evening, without giving

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Donald Trump’s Email Servers are Horribly Insecure — Researcher Reveals

When Hillary Clinton’s private email server was hacked earlier this year, she was criticized for her bad security practices that exposed top secret documents stored in emails on that private server. The FBI called her behavior ‘extremely careless.’

Re… Continue reading Donald Trump’s Email Servers are Horribly Insecure — Researcher Reveals

Julian Assange is not Dead, but his Internet Connection is Cut by ‘State Party’

Don’t worry — Julian Assange is alive and kicking! But his Internet connection is dead.

Earlier today, Wikileaks tweeted that its co-founder, Julian Assange, had his internet connection intentionally cut by an unidentified “state party.”

The non-profit organization said it had “activated appropriate contingency plans,” giving no further explanation.

The tweet came after Wikileaks posted a

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Guccifer 2.0 Leaks Personal Info of Nearly 200 Congressional Democrats

The hacker, who recently claimed responsibility for the high-profile hack of Democratic National Committee (DNC), has now taken credit for hacking into the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as well.

To prove his claims, the hacker, go… Continue reading Guccifer 2.0 Leaks Personal Info of Nearly 200 Congressional Democrats