The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit lost $1.5 billion to North Korean hackers last month — and it all traced back to an account on a free digital storage service…
The Internet Archive Is Under Attack, with a Breach Revealing Information for 31 Million Accounts…
A popup message said the online archive has suffered “a catastrophic security breach,” as its operators say the site has been DDoS’d for days…
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak…
The notorious LockBit gang promised a Georgia court leak “that could affect the upcoming US election.” It didn’t materialize—but the story may not be over yet…
Hackers Seize Trump Court Docs, Release Could Shake US Election to the Core…
A hacking group claims it has documents related to the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and has threatened to release them…
Another Mega Group Spy Scandal? Samanage, Sabotage, and the SolarWinds Hack…
The devastating hack on SolarWinds was quickly pinned on Russia by US intelligence. A more likely culprit, Samanage, a company whose software was integrated into SolarWinds’ software just as the “back door” was inserted, is deeply tied to Israeli intelligence and intelligence-linked families such as the Maxwells…
Chinese Army Stole Over 13 Million British Citizens’ Personal Data…
An elite hacker network sponsored by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stole the personal data, including telephone numbers, credit card details, and passwords, of over 13 million people in Britain. The Chinese reportedly sponsored a 2017 cyberattack on Equifax, a top consumer credit reporting agency. It was described by the United States as the largest […]
Equifax Admits Passport Numbers Were Stolen in Breach…
The fallout from Equifax’s 2017 mega breach continues. As was first reported by the Associated Press, the credit reporting agency’s lawyers sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee last week revealing that thousands of images of passports were stolen in the breach. Consumers provided those images to the company to dispute inaccuracies in their […]
Kim Dotcom: “Let me assure you, the DNC hack wasn’t even a hack”…
Kim Dotcom has once again chimed in on the DNC hack, following a Sunday morning tweet from President Trump clarifying his previous comments on Russian meddling in the 2016 election – “I never said Russia did not meddle in the election, I said “it may be Russia, or China or another country or group, or […]
CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump’s Request…
CIA Director Mike Pompeo met late last month with a former U.S. intelligence official who has become an advocate for a disputed theory that the theft of the Democratic National Committee’s emails during the 2016 presidential campaign was an inside job, rather than a hack by Russian intelligence. Pompeo met on October 24 with William […]