Hacking

Hackers peddling stolen data on the dark web may not be something new. But a report suggests that one forum in the dark web...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested an Ontario man who is accused of running a database which was selling usernames and passwords belonging...

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...

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...

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, also known as silent server swaps, is a malicious attack vector that can be used to forcibly redirect web traffic to websites...

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...

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...

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...

Inside North Korea’s efforts targeting hacks to cryptocurrency companies for financial gains.

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...

Today, cybercrime has gone 3D. There so many avenues to invade an online computer. Any ordinary person who is determined to compromise your online...

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...

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...

While getting hacked has become almost as common as breathing, it is not easy to tell when your computer has been compromised. Fraudsters are...

Hewlett Packard (HP) is discretely installing a form of spyware known as telemetry bloatware without the consent of the owner of the desktop machine...

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...

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...

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 has been on the global watch list for a long time now. This is out of the mere fact that it has...

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...

Anyone can write up an outlandish cyberpunk username and pose as a hacker. However, there is so much that goes into becoming a professional...

For more than a year now, Uber Technologies has remained mute about a massive breach at the tech firm where hackers obtained personal details...

“Hack” is a programming language developed some years ago by a team of Facebook engineers who wanted to enhance their daily efficiency by increasing...

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...

Espionage is a vice that is put into practice at large by various parties intending to dig out more information or collect data due...

The type of hacking attempts that take place in modern times overthrow every security claim and gain access to even the most impenetrable 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.

In the wake of increased cyber activities among governments globally, it is no doubt that some countries will employ whatever technological means available to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Marcus Hutchins, the British hacker who helped contain the recent spread of the notorious WannaCry ransomware, has been arrested while attending the DEFCON conference...

The notorious cyber group OurMine is back at it, and it has now infiltrated Julian Assange’s notorious whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.The hack was made to...

WikiLeaks released a dossier, dubbed Vault 7, demonstrating how the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) gathers intelligence by spying on their perceived targets and...

As countries embrace technology in conducting their general elections, it is no doubt that a section of key players might employ dubious means to...

The popular American television network HBO has suffered a hack on its social media accounts, but what’s more concerning is the attackers have gained...

AfricaHackon, a cyber security firm established in the East African region in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, aims to raise awareness about internet security and improve it as well.

In the wake of increased cybercrime, we see that the threat of hackers gaining control over planes in motion is indeed possible.In some documented...

In a world where cybercrime is rampant, we must take a look at the groups that facilitate major hacks causing both reputational and financial...

The Shadow Brokers, a hacking group famed to the perpetrators behind an infamous NSA hack in which several exploits were stolen, is now threating...