The hackers came from around the world. They knocked Russian and Ukrainian government websites offline, graffitied antiwar messages onto the home pages of Russian media outlets and leaked data from rival hacking operations.
The war in Ukraine has provoked an onslaught of cyberattacks by apparent volunteers unlike any that security researchers have seen in previous conflicts, creating widespread disruption, confusion and chaos that researchers fear could provoke more serious attacks by nation-state hackers, ...
These old security vulnerabilities are creating new opportunities for hackers | ZDNet
Danny Palmer is a senior reporter at ZDNet. Based in London, he writes about issues including cybersecurity, hacking and malware threats.
Old security vulnerabilities in corporate networks are leaving organisations at risk from ransomware and other cyber attacks as hackers look to actively exploit unpatched systems and legacy software.
Hackers claim massive Samsung leak, including encryption keys and source code
The new leak is detailed in a report from Bleeping Computer , which calls Lapsus$ an "extortion gang" and says the group initially posted a screenshot of code for Samsung software, then detailed what has been exfiltrated from the South Korean electronics giant's servers.
It's an open question as to how consumers will look at this hack, but you don't have to understand programming or the nitty-gritty details of cybersecurity to see why this could be a blow to one of the biggest global electronics brands — Nasdaq.com reports the Nvidia breach ...
Ukrainians say hackers used local government sites to spread fake 'capitulation' news | ...
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A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials say hackers have broken into local government websites to spread false reports that Kyiv had capitulated and signed a peace treaty with Moscow.
Hackers set the intended destination of Putin's $100 million yacht to "hell"
The modified information now appears on maritime tracking sites like Marinetraffic.com. The hackers have reportedly swapped the information multiple times, at one point changing the ship's call sign to "ANONYMO," as well.
The hack doesn't really have any affect other than providing a little laugh, which the hackers freely admitted, stating they wanted to "put a little smile on some faces for a short period in these dark times.
'Facebook Protect' rolling out to more users amid concerns of Russian hackers
Some Facebook users who opened their app or logged onto the website on March 1st, 2022 were greeted by a pop-up telling them they needed to enroll in Facebook Protect by March 17th or their account would be locked.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said the security program is for groups of people who are more likely to be targeted by hackers, such as journalists, government officials, and activists.
Hackers Report Leaking 190GB of Samsung Data, Source Code
Just a day after leaking credentials of 71,000 Nvidia employees, ransomware gang Lapsus$ has now leaked a massive collection of confidential data they claim to be from Samsung Electronics, the South Korean consumer electronics giant.
LAPSUS$ extortion group have successfully breached both NVIDIA & Samsung.
-March 1st: They demand NVIDIA open-source its drivers, or else they will
-March 4th: LAPSUS$ released Samsung proprietary source code.
Hackers Steal NFT Monkeys on Top Ethereum Layer 2 - Crypto Briefing
The Arbitrum-based NFT marketplace Treasure has been hacked. Developers froze trading after hundreds of NFTs from the Smol Brains and Legions collections were stolen.
Treasure, the biggest NFT marketplace on the Ethereum Layer 2 solution Arbitrum, was hit by an attack early Thursday morning, resulting in hundreds of NFTs being stolen. Hackers found a way to acquire NFTs listed on the Treasure marketplace without paying for them.
A top Ukrainian cybersecurity official says a volunteer army of hundreds of hackers enlisted to fight Russia in cyb… https://t.co/ir6A9C7uV4 ABC (from New York City / Worldwide) Fri Mar 04 21:23:36 +0000 2022
Volunteer hackers enter Russia's war on Ukraine: "This is not going to be solely a conflict among nations. There ar… https://t.co/4Fn4BUxoIi ktbenner Fri Mar 04 22:45:54 +0000 2022
A volunteer army of hackers is piercing the Kremlin's propaganda bubble, writes @parmy https://t.co/4EKugF0wi1 via @bopinion business (from New York and the World) Thu Mar 03 18:07:05 +0000 2022
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