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A hacker is an individual who uses computer, networking or other skills to overcome a technical problem.Read More

Hackers target MSPs, but not all are prepared

By John Moore 12 Apr 2019

Managed service provider security is being put to the test as hackers target MSPs with increasing frequency. Even a relatively simple attack can compromise a service provider. Read More

Chinese, Iranian hackers targeted Trump and Biden campaigns

By Arielle Waldman 05 Jun 2020

Shane Huntley, director of Google's Threat Analysis Group, announced that two state-backed APT groups targeted campaign staff for both Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. Read More

Saudi smartness: AI hackers gather in the Kingdom

By Adrian Bridgwater 29 Jan 2020

Quiz time: list your top 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) world hubs? Possible answers: Silicon Valley (obviously), Bangalore & Bengaluru (same place), Shanghai and Shenzen (both big footprints ... Read More

UK gets first millionaire ethical hacker

By Warwick Ashford 29 Aug 2019

Six months after the first millionaire ethical hacker was announced, five more have been recognised, including a Briton, who have collectively discovered nearly 5,000 vulnerabilities Read More

Law firm hackers threaten to release dirt on Trump

By Alex Scroxton 15 May 2020

A new ransom demand of $42m has been made against New York law firm Grubman, Shire, Meiselas and Sacks, and it may be the largest ever, say security experts Read More

National Lottery hacker jailed for nine months

By Alex Scroxton 10 Jan 2020

Small-time cyber criminal jailed for his role in a cyber attack on lottery operator Camelot that netted him just £5 Read More

Former Uber CSO charged over 'hush money' payment to hackers

By Rob Wright 21 Aug 2020

Joe Sullivan, who was fired by Uber in 2017, was charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly covering up a massive 2016 data breach at the ride-sharing company. Read More

Google debuts open source bug bounty programme

By Alex Scroxton 31 Aug 2022

Google is calling on hackers to take pot-shots at its open source projects for the first time through a new vulnerability research programme Read More

Jailed hacker ordered to pay back £270k

By Alex Scroxton 09 Dec 2019

An Essex man jailed in April over malware offences dating back years has been ordered to pay back the profits of his crime spree, and sell valuable assets Read More

Notorious hackers claim responsibility for Labour DDoS

By Alex Scroxton 15 Nov 2019

Hackers claiming to represent Lizard Squad say they were behind a distributed denial of service attack on the UK’s Labour Party Read More