Hackers stole $2 billion in crypto in 2023, data shows
Data shows hackers stole around $2 billion in crypto this year, according to data analyzed by blockchain security firms.
The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story | WIRED
Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld of cybercrime and broke the internet—then went to work for the FBI.
Rules of engagement issued to hacktivists after chaos
The Red Cross writes rules of engagement for civilian hackers as numbers rise
Researchers watched 100 hours of hackers hacking honeypot computers
Imagine being able to sit behind a hacker and observe them take control of a computer and play around with it. That’s pretty much what two security researchers did thanks to a large network of computers set up as a honeypot for hackers. The researchers deployed several Windows servers deliberately exposed on the internet, set up with Remote Desktop Protocol, or RDP, meaning that hackers could remotely control the compromised servers as if they were regular users, being able to type and click around.
Russia-backed hackers used Microsoft Teams to breach government agencies | TechCrunch
Russian state-sponsored hackers posed as technical support staff on Microsoft Teams to compromise dozens of global organizations, including government agencies.
Hackers steal Swiss police and customs data
Hackers have published data from the federal police and customs offices on the Darknet, after an attack on the servers of the host company.
Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say | TechCrunch
Researchers found malware developed by QuaDream, a little-known government spyware maker, which was used against journalists and politicians.
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022
Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device.
Suspect in major data theft case linked to Dutch-subsidized cybersecurity org
One of three hackers recently arrested for large-scale data theft was active for cyber security organization DIVD, sources told NOS. DIVD is a government-subsidized association of Dutch security experts that researches unsafe computer systems.
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Iran marks revolution anniversary, hackers interrupt state TV coverage
Hackers dropped their logo into the online broadcast and a voice shouted, “Death to the Islamic Republic.”
IT specialists search and recruitment on the dark web
We have analyzed more than 800 IT job ads and resumes on the dark web. Here is what the dark web job market looks like.
Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say | TechCrunch
Researchers found malware developed by QuaDream, a little-known government spyware maker, which was used against journalists and politicians.
Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022
Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device.
Suspect in major data theft case linked to Dutch-subsidized cybersecurity org
One of three hackers recently arrested for large-scale data theft was active for cyber security organization DIVD, sources told NOS. DIVD is a government-subsidized association of Dutch security experts that researches unsafe computer systems.
Iran marks revolution anniversary, hackers interrupt state TV coverage
Hackers dropped their logo into the online broadcast and a voice shouted, “Death to the Islamic Republic.”
IT specialists search and recruitment on the dark web
We have analyzed more than 800 IT job ads and resumes on the dark web. Here is what the dark web job market looks like.