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

Hackers embrace 5-day workweeks, unpatched vulnerabilities

By Shaun Nichols 21 Jul 2021

Bad guys are taking the weekends off too, according to Barracuda Networks, and old bugs that should have been patched months ago continue to be the most-targeted vulnerabilities. Read More

Nation-state hacker indictments: Do they help or hinder?

By Arielle Waldman 15 Apr 2021

While there are some benefits to filing criminal charges against nation-state actors, infosec experts say thus far, indictments haven't reduced cyber attacks. Read More

European police lay siege to hacker haven DoubleVPN

By Shaun Nichols 30 Jun 2021

An international law enforcement operation shut down DoubleVPN, a Dutch-hosted service that had provided low-cost, underground anonymizing services to cybercriminals. Read More

SolarWinds hackers stole Mimecast source code

By Arielle Waldman 17 Mar 2021

The investigation into a stolen Mimecast-issued digital certificate is now complete, and the vendor said the initial intrusion was Sunburst malware in the SolarWinds Orion platform. Read More

‘Russian-backed’ hackers defaced Ukrainian websites as cover for dangerous malware attack

By Bill Goodwin 17 Jan 2022

Kiev claims that a hacking group in Belarus – a close ally of Russia – was responsible for hacking Ukrainian government websites amid threats of military action Read More

How does red teaming test the ultimate limits of cyber security?

By Rob Shapland 29 Dec 2022

An expert ethical hacker reveals how he goes about carrying out a red team exercise Read More

North Korean Lazarus Group hackers indicted in US

By Alex Scroxton 17 Feb 2021

Charges filed relate to Lazarus Group’s long-running cyber crime spree, including financial theft and extortion, WannaCry malware and the cyber attack on Sony Pictures Read More

Hackers turn Comcast voice remotes into eavesdropping tool

By Shaun Nichols 17 May 2021

Guardicore researchers at RSA Conference 2021 manipulated the Xfinity XR11 voice controller to covertly record household conversations, raising concerns about IoT devices. Read More

Hacker makes short work of Apple AirTag jailbreak

12 May 2021

A security researcher discovered a jailbreaking method for Apple's new mobile locating tracking devices, which were introduced just last month. Read More

Hackers build a better timing attack to crack encryption keys

By Shaun Nichols 05 Aug 2021

A new technique for cracking encryption keys can overcome the limitations of popular timing attacks by analyzing network packets, according to researchers at Black Hat 2021. Read More