773M Email Addresses and 21M Passwords Exposed in Data Dump
A data breach containing more than 773 million emails and 21 million passwords was discovered online by Troy Hunt, a security developer and regional...
Dark Overload Sought to Recruit Members Before Leaking 9/11 Documents
While it might sound counterintuitive, it appears as though the hacker group The Dark Overlord was actively seeking attention before its recent data dump...
Malicious Torrent File Malware Capable of Altering Crypto Addresses
A malicious file capable of stealing cryptocurrencies was recently caught infiltrated as a movie torrent on The Pirate Bay torrent tracker.The Windows shortcut that...
The Dark Overlord Hacking Group Leaks Stolen 9/11 Files
After several days of threats, infamous hacking group The Dark Overlord has delivered on its promise to release a series of stolen 9/11 documents...
New Advanced Malware Targeting Windows Computers Available on the Dark Web
There is new hacking tool making rounds in dark web forums reportedly capable of stealing data, mining cryptocurrencies and avoiding detection from anti-malware tools.The...
Darknet Cybercriminals Capitalize on Black Friday
“Black Friday,” or the day after Thanksgiving, has become an international consumer phenomenon, where buyers all around the world search the internet and brick-and-mortar...
Australian Navy Shipbuilder Targeted by Iranian Hackers
Australian defence shipbuilder Austal recently announced that they had experienced a cybersecurity breach in their data management system.There was no known suspect at the...
6,500 Darknet Sites down After Hosting Service Gets Hacked
The users of the dark web have a lot fewer sites to visit. Hackers recently took control of about 6,500 darknet sites.These attackers targeted...
Azorult Malware Advertised for Sale on Darknet Forums
Cybercrime has been greatly assisted by the free sale of hacking tools via the dark web.Recently, an updated version of Azorult, a type of...
Hackers Are Using These Tools to Reel in New Victims
Illegal cyber operations have currently gained momentum as attackers have invested in a variety of hacking tools to use to attack people.These hacking tools...
Continuous Exploit of RDP Pushes FBI to Issue Warning to Potential Targets
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a department of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, recently released a statement alerting companies who do not regularly...
Hackers on the Dark Web Are Targeting Crucial Data in Police Websites
Private data belonging to over 350 citizens in Bengaluru, India has been leaked on the dark web after the websites of Karnataka State Police...
Exclusive Interview with Commander X
Christopher Doyon, more commonly known by the pseudonym Commander X, has been one of the hacktivist communities’ more public figures in recent years, known...
British Airways Customers’ Credit Card Details Likely Already for Sale on the Dark Web
British Airways is investigating a case where the credit card details of around 380,000 customers were stolen from its website in a hack.This happened...
Hacked ‘Fortnite’ Data Surfaces on the Dark Web
Recently, personal data belonging to players of the popular game Fortnite has appeared on the dark web.Hackers reportedly obtained the information from the system’s...
Reddit Hit by Security Breach, User Data Exposed
Reddit has recently revealed that it suffered a security breach which subsequently exposed substantial user data.Confirming the incident through an official statement, Reddit Chief...
200 Million Japanese Users’ Data Sold on the Dark Web by Chinese Hackers
Hackers peddling stolen data on the dark web may not be something new. But a report suggests that one forum in the dark web...
Police Arrest Alleged Admin of One of the Largest Data Repositories on the Internet
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested an Ontario man who is accused of running a database which was selling usernames and passwords belonging...
Dark Web Vendor Admits to Hacking 17 Companies Including Uber & Groupon
Grant West, a notorious U.K. cybercriminal, has admitted to a series of serious charges including fraud, hacking and selling drugs through the dark web.The...
Pharming: Everything You Need to Know
Information Technology crime has become a well-established business where cybercriminals are mainly in for economic benefit.These malicious actors are increasingly using techniques that target...
What is a DNS Rebinding Attack?
DNS rebinding is a Domain Name System-based attack on the codes embedded in a webpage.Through DNS rebinding, an attacker can compromise unpatched internal systems,...
DNS Hijacking: What Is It And How It Can Affect You?
DNS hijacking, also known as silent server swaps, is a malicious attack vector that can be used to forcibly redirect web traffic to websites...
DNS Spoofing Explained
In simple terms, the act of diverting an internet user to a false IP address is called DNS spoofing.Some in the trade call it...
Iranian Hackers Target Israeli Citizens in Cyber Attack
State-sponsored hackers from Iran have targeted Israeli citizens who are believed to possess information regarding certain people of interest.ClearSky, a cybersecurity firm based in...
Top 10 Online Scams You Should Know, And How To Avoid Them
Cybercrime is a very lucrative business. In fact, some studies say online scams are turning over more money than drug trafficking.So, if you are...
North Korea Targets More Cryptocurrency Firms
Inside North Korea’s efforts targeting hacks to cryptocurrency companies for financial gains.
Get Ready to Be Carjacked in 2018. Or Not.
You may have heard of the recent spurts in carjacking all over the globe by a new breed of smart thieves.Perhaps you brushed it...
11 Credible Tips To Protect Yourself From Being Hacked Online
Today, cybercrime has gone 3D. There so many avenues to invade an online computer. Any ordinary person who is determined to compromise your online...
Hacker Who Orchestrated Spear Phishing Attack Targeting Yahoo Accounts Pleads Guilty
A 22-year-old Canada-born hacker by the name of Karim Baratov has pleaded guilty to charges of assisting Russian federal officers in accessing hundreds of...
The United States Charges Chinese Citizens Over Hacking
Three Chinese based hackers have been charged by a Unites States court with hacking into companies and stealing sensitive information from them.The hackers were...
10 Signs You’ve Been Hacked – and What to Do Next
While getting hacked has become almost as common as breathing, it is not easy to tell when your computer has been compromised. Fraudsters are...
HP is Installing Telemetry Bloatware Without Users’ Consent
Hewlett Packard (HP) is discretely installing a form of spyware known as telemetry bloatware without the consent of the owner of the desktop machine...
An Inside Look at US-China Relations Regarding Cybersecurity
The relationship between China and the United States has changed drastically over the last few years.The diplomatic understanding between these two countries has significantly...
Data Breach at TIO Networks, A Subsidiary of PayPal
TIO Networks, a Canada-based subsidiary of PayPal that offers digital payments services, has experienced a security breach in which the data of nearly 1.6...
Fugitive Hacker, Activist Seeks Asylum in Mexico
A hacker from the group known as Anonymous has been on the run for a long time now. This time around, Anonymous is asking...
North Korea Hack Compromises South Korea’s Military Blueprint
North Korea has been on the global watch list for a long time now. This is out of the mere fact that it has...
Hong Kong Travel Agency Suffers Major Data Hack
Hong Kong is one of the world’s top tourist hubs. It’s an administrative center with an expanding threshold of businesses basing their headquarters in...
How to Become a Professional Hacker — 10 Credible Tips for Beginners
Anyone can write up an outlandish cyberpunk username and pose as a hacker. However, there is so much that goes into becoming a professional...
Data Breach at Uber Technologies Affects Approximately 57 Million Persons
For more than a year now, Uber Technologies has remained mute about a massive breach at the tech firm where hackers obtained personal details...
Inside the “Hack” Programming Language
“Hack” is a programming language developed some years ago by a team of Facebook engineers who wanted to enhance their daily efficiency by increasing...
Hacks in Learning Institutions: Students Employ Hacking Methods to Change Grades
Students, especially those in institutions of higher learning universities, are taking their game a notch higher by employing hacking methods to alter their end-of-semester...
Gaming Keyboards that Contain Keyloggers
Espionage is a vice that is put into practice at large by various parties intending to dig out more information or collect data due...
DUHK: A New Crypto Attack Discovered
The type of hacking attempts that take place in modern times overthrow every security claim and gain access to even the most impenetrable systems...
DDoS Attack Halts Swedish Transport Systems
A distributed denial of service has hit the Sweden transport system, specifically its train network. This has rendered delays in some areas to access train services, all as a result of automated booking and other services.
Cyber Espionage Increasingly Common Among Governments
In the wake of increased cyber activities among governments globally, it is no doubt that some countries will employ whatever technological means available to...
NSA Breach Allegedly Linked to Russian Company
It is now confirmed—the United States National Security Agency has been hit again by a cyber attack.This time, a cyber security company linked to...
Spanish Court Extradites Russian Hacking Suspect to the United States
The Spanish high court has come to a conclusion to extradite Pyotr Levashov, a Russian hacker, to the United States.He is purported to be...
Israel Hacked Kaspersky, Alerted U.S. of Russian Hacking Attempts
Russian hackers were allegedly caught in the act by Israeli intelligence officials for attempting to spy and obtain confidential information from the U.S. government.This...
OurMine Releases Vevo Videos after Hack
The notorious hacking group OurMine is at it again, this time leaking Vevo videos and releasing 3.12 TeraBytes of data to the public.The group...
Hackers Arrested as They Attend Hacking Conference
Marcus Hutchins, the British hacker who helped contain the recent spread of the notorious WannaCry ransomware, has been arrested while attending the DEFCON conference...