Dragonfly 2.0: Hacking Group Infiltrated European and US Power Facilities

The notorious hacking group that has been in operation since at least 2011 has re-emerged and is still interested in targeting the United States and European companies in the energy sector.

Yes, I am talking about the ‘Dragonfly,’ a well-resourced, Ea… Continue reading Dragonfly 2.0: Hacking Group Infiltrated European and US Power Facilities

US Warns of ‘DeltaCharlie’ – A North Korean DDoS Botnet Malware

The United States government has released a rare alert about an ongoing, eight-year-long North Korean state-sponsored hacking operation.

The joint report from the FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided details on “DeltaCharlie,” a… Continue reading US Warns of ‘DeltaCharlie’ – A North Korean DDoS Botnet Malware

Yahoo Tells SEC Executives Failed to Act on Breach

Yahoo said in its latest SEC filing that executives and legal reps failed to act sufficiently on the information they had about breaches that exposed more than 1 billion account records. Continue reading Yahoo Tells SEC Executives Failed to Act on Breach

Malware Hijacks Microphones to Spy On Ukrainian Businesses, Scientists and Media

Ukraine has once again been a target of a potential hacking attack that infected computer systems from dozens of Ukrainian businesses with highly sophisticated malware, allowing hackers to exfiltrate sensitive data and eavesdrop on their network.

Late… Continue reading Malware Hijacks Microphones to Spy On Ukrainian Businesses, Scientists and Media

Hackers Suspected of Causing Second Power Outage in Ukraine

The same group of hackers that caused the power outage across several regions in Ukraine last Christmas holidays might have once again shut down power supply in northern Ukraine during the weekend.

According to Ukrainian energy provider Ukrenergo, a c… Continue reading Hackers Suspected of Causing Second Power Outage in Ukraine

Uh oh, Yahoo! Data Breach May Have Hit Over 1 Billion Users

The massive data breach that Yahoo! confirmed to the world last week is claimed by the company to have been carried out by a “state-sponsored actor” in 2014, which exposed the accounts of at least 500 Million Yahoo users.

But, now it seems that Yahoo … Continue reading Uh oh, Yahoo! Data Breach May Have Hit Over 1 Billion Users

Yahoo Confirms 500 Million Accounts Were Hacked by ‘State Sponsored’ Hackers

500 million accounts — that’s half a Billion users!

That’s how many Yahoo accounts were compromised in a massive data breach dating back to 2014 by what was believed to be a “state sponsored” hacking group.
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Over a month ago, a hacker was found to be selling login information related to 200 million Yahoo accounts on the Dark Web, although Yahoo acknowledged that the breach was

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Warning — Bitcoin Users Could Be Targeted by State-Sponsored Hackers

Another day, another bad news for Bitcoin users.

A leading Bitcoin information site is warning users that an upcoming version of the Blockchain consolidation software and Bitcoin wallets could most likely be targeted by “state-sponsored attackers.”

R… Continue reading Warning — Bitcoin Users Could Be Targeted by State-Sponsored Hackers

Is Russia Behind the DNC Hack to Help Donald Trump? FBI Initiate an Investigation

On Friday, just three days prior to the start of the party’s national convention, WikiLeaks released almost 20,000 e-mails with more than 8,000 stolen from the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) following a cyber attack in June.

Two days later, on… Continue reading Is Russia Behind the DNC Hack to Help Donald Trump? FBI Initiate an Investigation