The global hacking campaign known as "Cloud Hopper" perpetrated by government-sponsored Chinese hackers was much worse than originally reported, according to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal you should read in full.
The report says that "at least a dozen cloud providers" were affected, but focuses on HP to illustrate the severity of the intrusions and the tactics used to attack and defend.
"The Journal found that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. was so overrun that the cloud company didn't see the hackers re-enter their clients' networks, even as the company gave customers the all-clear."
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What Is Hacking? New Data For 2020 | Security Baron
When you hear the word “hacker,” you probably think of a guy in a black hoodie, slumped over a computer, furiously writing code. And while that may be the case for some hackers, they actually come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of ethics. But before we get into that, I want to address the general question on everyone’s mind, namely—what is hacking? Then, I’ll tell you how it works, whether it’s legal, and how it can affect anyone with Internet access.
Hacking is the practice of using knowledge of technology to break into computer systems, exploiting their vulnerabilities. The hacker, the person who performs the hack, might block access to the system, gather data within the system, or gain access to other devices within the same network.
Major US companies breached, robbed, and spied on by Chinese hackers | Fox Business
A Florida homeowner has been taunted by a Ring hacker who did not leave even after police had arrived. FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo with more.
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In one of the largest-ever corporate espionage efforts, cyberattackers alleged to be working for China's intelligence services stole volumes of intellectual property, security clearance details and other records from scores of companies over the past several years. They got access to systems with prospecting secrets for mining company Rio Tinto PLC, and sensitive medical research for electronics and health-care giant Philips NV.
Families in Alabama and Mississippi say hackers harassed kids through Ring security systems -
A representative of the Amazon brand said the app's own system was not compromised in the Mississippi incident and encouraged users to use two-factor authentication
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An Alabama man has taken legal action against the security-camera brand Ring after a hacker accessed his device and taunted his kids, according to his reported claim.
But someone breached the Ring's security system when his three children were playing basketball on the driveway, he said.
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Was Your Netflix Account Hacked? Here Is How to Find Out… - Cord Cutters News
In 2019 a huge black market of hacked streaming service accounts started to be sold online. With Netflix being one of the largest it has also become one of the most popular targets of hacking.
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Often people are quick to blame the service for the hack, but typically the hack has nothing to do with breaking the security of Netflix.
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Hackers Take Over Mariah Carey's Twitter Account, Diss Eminem - XXL
2019 closed out with one last bit of drama. Mariah Carey 's Twitter account was reportedly hacked on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31), with the culprits using the singer's platform to diss Eminem .
Strange posts started popping up on Carey's feed on Tuesday that had people scratching their heads.
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A group who calls itself Chuckling Squad appears to take credit for the hack job in a separate tweet.
After apparently waking up from a nap, Carey noticed the posts and acknowledged that something was afoot.
No evidence hackers disrupted North Carolina voting, federal authorities say | WLOS
Microsoft says North Korea-based hackers stealing sensitive information
The group's targets included government employees, think tanks, university staff and individuals working on nuclear proliferation issues. Most of them were based in the United States , Japan , and South Korea .
Microsoft said Thallium was the fourth nation-state hacking group against which it filed legal actions to take down the infrastructure they use to carry out cyberattacks.
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