16-year-old Apple fanboi admits to hacking firm's corporate network
Teen saved compromised files in folder named ‘hacky hack hack’
Source: The Inquirer – 16-year-old Apple fanboi admits to hacking firm’s
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A Tweet About Hacking During Defcon Gets a Google Engineer in Trouble
Matt Linton says he was asked to leave Caesars Palace Thursday night after a tweet about an “attack” was reported to the police.
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Hacking a Brand New Mac Remotely, Right Out of the Box
Researchers found a way to compromise a Mac the first time it connects to Wi-Fi, potentially putting scores of enterprise customers at risk.
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Malicious Hackers Selling Variety of Hacking Tools on the Dark Web that Starts from $1 – Here the Price list
Recent research revealed that underground Dark web market flooding with a variety of hacking tools for the cheapest price and let anyone can
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DoJ nabs three top Ukrainian cybercrims from 'FIN7' hacking group
US Department of Justice is stretching the long arm of the law
Source: The Inquirer – DoJ nabs three top Ukrainian
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Fin7: The Inner Workings of a Billion-Dollar Hacking Group
The Justice Department announced the arrest of three members of notorious cybercrime group Fin7—and detailed some of their methods in the process.
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Microsoft: Three Hacking Attempts Made on Midterm Elections
Microsoft detected data indicating three congressional candidates were being hit with cyberattacks – the first to target midterm elections.
Source: Dark Reading
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Microsoft helped US gov block Russian hacking attempts on three candidates this year
Phishing attacks were launched against the candidates’ staff
Source: The Inquirer – Microsoft helped US gov block Russian hacking attempts on
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Russia APT28 Hacking Group Tracked Using a Variant X-Agent Delivering Via JPG File
Security researchers from Z-Lab at CSE Cybsec observed series of malware submitted to the online sandbox and a sample submitted to Virus Total
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Russians Found One Use for Bitcoin: Hacking the 2016 US Election
The 12 Russian intelligence officers accused of hacking the DNC allegedly used $95,000 worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to fund their operation.
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