Government entities represented the most targeted sector by hackers since mid-2020, according to Microsoft, which released its annual Digital Defense Report Thursday.
The 130-page report details worldwide threat activity distilled by Microsoft from July 2020 through June 2021 and found 48% of all attacks involved governments—far higher than any other sector.
New hacks reveal tech secrets in spreading guerrilla war - The Washington Post
A chain of recent, devastating hacks is exposing some of the Internet's most fiercely guarded secrets, stepping up a guerrilla struggle between tech firms and anonymous hackers and raising fears that everyday Internet users could get caught in the crossfire.
Hackers this week dumped a colossal haul of data stolen from Twitch, the Amazon-owned streaming site, revealing what they said was not just the million-dollar payouts for its most popular video game streamers but the site's entire source code — the DNA, written over a decade, central to keeping
Google to give security keys to ‘high risk’ users targeted by government hackers
Google has said it will provide 10,000 “high-risk” users with free hardware security keys, days after the company warned thousands of Gmail users that they were targeted by state-sponsored hackers .
The warning, sent by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), alerted more than 14,000 Gmail users that they had been targeted in a state-sponsored phishing campaign from APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, said to be made up of operatives of Russia’s GRU intelligence agency.
Ransomware hackers find vulnerable target in U.S. grain supply
At least three U.S. grain distributors' systems have been infected with ransomware in recent weeks, raising concerns that hackers have found an easy target in a vital part of the U.S. food supply chain.
The timing is particularly bad, said Charles Hurburgh, the head of Iowa State University's Grain Quality Laboratory.
Hackers of SolarWinds stole data on U.S. sanctions policy, intelligence probes | Reuters
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The SolarWinds logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, U.S., December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Flores/File Photo
The hacks were widely publicized after their discovery late last year, and American officials have blamed Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, which denies the activity. But little has been disclosed about the spies' aims and successes.
Hackers And China | Hackaday
The open source world and Chinese manufacturing have a long relationship. Some fifteen years ago, the big topic was how companies could open-source their hardware designs and not get driven bankrupt by competition from overseas.
Maybe ten years ago, Chinese firms started picking up interesting hacker projects and producing them. This gave us hits like the AVR transistor tester and the NanoVNA .
Twitch hackers plaster platform with images of Jeff Bezos' face - Dot Esports
Just a couple of days after the massive data leak that included Twitch’s source code and information on streamer earnings, hackers plastered the platform with pictures of Jeff Bezos’ face today.
The hackers managed to keep their alterations to the website up for over two hours before Twitch restored its platform to normalcy. Though many of the clips and images of the hacker attack have been taken down since, streamers such as Pokelawls were able to document and archive the event.
HackDFW Drew More Than 600 Hackers—and Big Name Employers Hunting Hires » Dallas Innovates
The Comerica Center in Frisco—the practice rink for the Dallas Stars—is no stranger to heated battles on its icy floors.
More than 600 students and talented techs from around the world set out to hack solutions to real-world challenges.
The goal? To be seen by some of the world's biggest names in business—Amazon, McKesson, and USAA (to name a few)—and, of course, to win some MacBook Air laptops, AirPods, Oculus headsets, and other gear as well.
Battlefield 2042 Beta Already Has Hackers
Battlefield fans have been anxiously awaiting the start of Battlefield 2042 's beta tests leading up to launch. Even the slight delay that Battlefield 2042 received didn't impair fans' anticipation of what looks to be the biggest, most bombastic Battlefield yet.
Footage from Battlefield 2042 's open beta depicting cheaters using traditional hacks including wallkhacks, aimbots, player location data, radar data, and more have been widely shared within the Battlefield community.
How Hackers Hack Crypto Wallets, and How to Protect Yourself
The crypto world has opened up numerous innovative investment avenues for retail investors across the globe. But with the new opportunities come potential pitfalls.
Cryptocurrency wallet hacks are among them. And while the threat posed by such attacks is significant, you can protect yourself in several ways.
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