Optics Giant Hoya Hit by a Cyberattack
Japan’s largest manufacturers of optical products, Hoya Corporation, has been breached by a malware attack that caused IT outage in the group’s head quarter and [more…]
Tag: Hackers
Pro-Palestinian Hackers Claim Massive Data Breach of Israeli Ministry
A hacktivist group known as Anonymous For Justice claims to have carried out a massive cyberattack against the servers of Israel’s Ministry of Justice. In [more…]
Major Security Flaw Discovered in Popular WordPress WP-Members Membership Plugin
A serious security vulnerability was recently found in WP-Members Membership, a widely-used WordPress plugin for creating membership sites. An unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, [more…]
PhantomRAT a New Malware Used by Ukrainians Against Russians
Cybersecurity researchers at the Russian firm F.A.C.C.T. have uncovered a new malware called ‘PhantomRAT’ that has been actively targeting Russian organizations since the beginning of [more…]
FBI’s Most Wanted: Iranian Hacker Charged in Massive Cyberattack Campaign
Alireza Shafie Nasab, an Iranian computer hacker was added to the FBI’s list of wanted cyber criminals. The iranian hacker is accused of participating in [more…]
Philippine Coast Guard Facebook Hacked Again!
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is facing another social media security breach. Their official Facebook page was hacked on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. Hackers [more…]
Chinese Hacking Group APT31 Charged by US for Targeting Businesses and Politicians
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused seven Chinese nationals of participating in a long-term hacking campaign targeting American businesses, government officials, and other [more…]
Feds Put $10M Bounty on BlackCat UnitedHealth Hackers
The State Department is offering a $10 million reward to anyone who can provide intel to identify and locate the BlackCat hacking group responsible for [more…]
Hacker Pleads Guilty to Breaching Georgia City’s Police, Clinic Computers
Robert Purbeck, who used the online aliases “Lifelock” and “Studmaster,” pleaded guilty to federal charges of computer fraud this week. He was accused of hacking [more…]
Russian Hackers Unleash Upgraded ‘AcidPour’ Malware on Ukrainian Telecoms
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a potent new strain of malware that appears to be an upgraded version of the notorious “AcidRain” wiper used to disrupt [more…]
