Mercenary Hackers Stole Data Exxon Cited in Climate Lawsuits: US Prosecutors October 13, 2023 By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing U.S. prosecutors say an Israeli private investigator used hackers to steal emails from climate activists who were campaigning against American...
Internet Companies Report Biggest-Ever Denial of Service Operation October 12, 2023 By Raphael Satter Internet companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have weathered the internet’s largest-known denial of service attack and are sounding...
Blockchain Analysts Suspect N. Korea-Linked Hackers Behind $70M Crypto Theft September 18, 2023 By Elizabeth Howcroft and Raphael Satter Blockchain researchers say North Korea-linked hackers are likely behind a $70 million theft from crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinEx, which says...
Microsoft Says Compromise of Engineer’s Account Led to Chinese Hack of US Officials September 7, 2023 By Raphael Satter The recently disclosed Chinese hack of senior officials at the U.S. State and Commerce departments stemmed from the compromise of...
US Congressman Says Chinese Spies Hacked His Emails August 16, 2023 By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by...
MOVEit Cyber Hack Spawned Around 600 Breaches but Isn’t Done Yet August 8, 2023 By Raphael Satter and Zeba Siddiqui A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to...
Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Code Flaw to Steal Emails From US Agencies July 17, 2023 By Raphael Satter Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s...
Microsoft Under Fire After Hacks of State and Commerce Departments July 14, 2023 By Raphael Satter In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair’s clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client’s employees...
French, UK Cyber Watchdogs Say Hackers-for-Hire Are Targeting Law Firms June 30, 2023 By Raphael Satter Mercenary hackers increasingly are targeting law firms in a bid to steal data that could tip the balance in legal...
Siemens and UCLA Say Data Compromised in MOVEit Data Breach June 27, 2023 By Christoph Steitz and Raphael Satter Siemens Energy and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said on Tuesday they were among victims of the MOVEit...