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Microsoft: Russia-linked hackers target sports organizations

Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 04:34 AM

Microsoft Corp. said it has tracked "significant" cyberattacks coming from a group it calls "Strontium" or "Fancy Bear", targeting anti-doping authorities and global sporting organizations. Read more »

Online video channel ni Alex Gonzaga, sinalakay ng hackers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 11:45 AM

Todo-bantay si Alex Gonzaga sa kanyang Youtube account dahil sinusubukan ng hacker na kunin ang kanyang ads. Read more »

Suspected hackers targeted Brazil president's phones: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 01:30 AM

BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's cell phones were allegedly targeted by a group of hackers who are also accused of breaching the devices of the investigators in a massive corruption probe, the justice ministry said Thursday. Read more »

Database ng AFP, inatake ng Pinoy hackers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 12:47 AM

Nababahala naman ang isang eksperto sa kawalan ng seguridad ng mga website ng ilang ahensiya ng gobyerno. Read more »

German, 20, confesses ‘annoyance’ spurred massive data hack

Deborah Cole and Michelle Fitzpatrick, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 09:36 PM

German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of politicians. Read more »

US, allies slam China for economic espionage, spies indicted

Diane Bartz and Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 07:37 AM

The United States and 3 allies condemned China for economic espionage on Thursday as American prosecutors charged 2 Chinese nationals tied to a spy agency in a wide-ranging cyber campaign that stole confidential data from US government agencies and businesses, fanning tensions with Beijing. Read more »

Twitter tumbles on concerns about hacking activity

Jim Finkle, Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 08:19 AM

Twitter Inc shares fell almost 7 percent after the company said it was investigating unusual traffic that might be from state-sponsored hackers and, in what appeared to be an unrelated issue, a security firm said hackers used the platform to try to steal user data.   Read more »

Hackers deface website of Saudi investment forum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 03:27 AM

A website for a Saudi investment summit was down on Monday after an apparent cyber attack, just a day before the three-day conference overshadowed by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi begins. Read more »

Pag-iinit ng cellphone, senyales ng hacking?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 01:16 AM

Huwag ipagwalang-bahala ang pag-iinit ng inyong cellphone.  Read more »

Chinese hackers targeted US firms, govt after trade mission -researchers

Christopher Bing and Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 09:00 PM

Hackers operating from an elite Chinese university probed American companies and government departments for espionage opportunities following a U.S. trade delegation visit to China earlier this year, security researchers told Reuters. Read more »

Kremlin's new cyber weapons spark fears and fantasies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 04:01 PM

MOSCOW, Russia - From Donald Trump's election to Brexit and the Catalan crisis, accusations that the Kremlin is meddling in Western domestic affairs have heightened fears over Russian hackers, trolls and state-controlled media.  Read more »

Hackers compromised free CCleaner software, experts say

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 05:58 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimizes computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of millions of users, the company and independent researchers said on Monday. Read more »

Hackers gain entry into US, European energy sector, Symantec warns

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 11:46 PM

Advanced hackers have targeted United States and European energy companies in a cyber espionage campaign that has in some cases successfully broken into the core systems that control the companies’ operations, according to researchers at the security firm Symantec. Read more »

Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. states, Homeland Security official says

Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 03:57 AM

WASHINGTON - Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. states' election systems in last year's presidential race, a Department of Homeland Security official told Congress on Wednesday. Read more »

Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump -CNN

Eric Beech and Warren Strobel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 09:22 AM

WASHINGTON - Classified documents presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about him, CNN reported on Tuesday. Read more »