At the Kaspersky Lab Security Analyst Summit, one researcher shared how he was able to find corporate emails, confidential business plans and classified FBI flash alerts.
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Yahoo! Hack! How It Took Just One-Click to Execute Biggest Data Breach in History
In the digital world, it just takes one click to get the keys to the kingdom.
Do you know spear-phishing was the only secret weapon behind the biggest data breach in the history?
It’s true, as one of the Yahoo employees fell victim to a simple phishing attack and clicked one wrong link that let the hackers gain a foothold in the company’s internal networks.
You may be familiar with phishing
FBI Hacked, Again! Hacker Leaks Data After Agency Failed to Patch Its Site
It seems like the FBI has been hacked, once again!
A hacker, using Twitter handle CyberZeist, has claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website (fbi.gov) and leaked personal account information of several FBI agents publically.
CyberZeist had initially exposed the flaw on 22 December, giving the FBI time to patch the vulnerability in its website’s code before making the data public.
The hacker
Tor Patched Against Zero Day Under Attack
The Tor Project has provided a browser update that patches a zero-day vulnerability being exploited in the wild to de-anonymize Tor users.
Anonymous Hacktivist 'Barrett Brown' Released From Prison
Barrett Brown, a journalist, formerly served as an unofficial spokesman for the hacktivist collective Anonymous, finally walked free from prison on Tuesday morning after serving more than four years behind bars.
The Dallas-born investigative journalist was arrested in 2012 from his home while he was in the middle of an online chat after posting tweets and YouTube video threatening revenge
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-year-old Russian hacker was arrested in Prague on October 5 suspected of participating in conducting cyber-attacks against the United States,
Russian Hacker who was wanted by FBI arrested in Prague
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 any further details about the man and for what he is wanted for.
Alleged Russian Hacker, whose name has not yet been disclosed, was
US Reps Requesting Further Intel Around Yahoo Surveillance Story
U.S. representatives are asking Yahoo for clarity around a surveillance program mentioned in reports earlier this month.
FBI is Investigating Theft of $1.3 Million in Bitcoin from a Massachusetts Man
Over two months ago, the world’s third largest Bitcoin Exchange Bitfinex lost around $72 Million worth of Bitcoins in a major hack.
Shortly after the company encountered a $72,000,000 Bitcoin theft, an unnamed Bitfinex user from Cambridge, Massachusetts, filed a police report in September, alleging that $1.3 Million of funds were stolen from his account.
Since then the Cambridge police have
NSA Contractor Charged With Stealing Classified Hacking Secrets
A NSA contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton was arrested and charged with stealing secret documents from the U.S. spy agency.