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North Korea says US accusation of hacking a 'smear campaign'

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 02:41 PM

North Korea said on Friday US accusations that it was responsible for cyber attacks in 2014 and 2017 were a "smear campaign" and the man sanctioned by Washington does not exist, the official KCNA news agency said. Read more »

British Airways hacked with details of 380,000 bank cards stolen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 03:31 PM

The almost two week long hack did not involve travel or passport details, the airline said, adding that it had launched an urgent investigation into the theft of customer data. Read more »

British Airways hacked with details of 380,000 bank cards stolen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 04:44 AM

British Airways said Thursday that the personal and financial details of customers making bookings between August 21 and September 5 were stolen in a data breach involving 380,000 bank cards. Read more »

U.S. charges North Korean in Bangladesh central bank, Sony hacks

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 07 08:31 AM

The hack of the central bank of Bangladesh saw at least $81 million stolen and transferred between a number of accounts in the Philippines and elsewhere, rendering most of it unrecoverable. 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 »

Hackers target smartphones to mine cryptocurrencies

Helene Masquelier, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 22 12:06 PM

This new type of cyberattack is called "cryptojacking" by security experts.  Read more »

Facebook stops misinformation campaigns tied to Iran, Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 22 11:27 AM

Facebook said Tuesday it stopped stealth misinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia, shutting down accounts as part of its battle against fake news ahead of elections in the United States and elsewhere. Read more »

Microsoft: Russian hackers targeted U.S. Senate, think tanks

Reuters
Updated as of Aug 22 03:10 AM

WASHINGTON - Microsoft Corp. said that hackers linked to Russia's government sought to launch cyber attacks on the U.S. Senate and conservative American think tanks, warning that Moscow is broadening attacks ahead of November's congressional elections. Read more »

Australian teen sparks FBI action after hacking Apple -media

Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 10:13 AM

An Australian teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking into the main computer network of technology giant Apple Inc, downloading big internal files and accessing customer accounts, because he was a fan of the company, local media reported. Read more »

Japan to beef up anti-cyberattack operations with China in mind

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 16 11:32 PM

Japan's Defense Ministry plans to strengthen steps against cyberattacks by setting up its first regional cyberspace defense unit, as China bolsters its own cyber capabilities, a governmental official said Thursday. Read more »

India's Cosmos Bank loses $13.5-M in cyber attack

Rajendra Jadhav, Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 09:46 PM

Cyber criminals hacked the systems of India's Cosmos Bank and siphoned off nearly 944 million rupees ($13.5 million) through simultaneous withdrawals across 28 countries over the weekend, the bank has told police. Read more »

Singapore cyber attack may be state-linked: minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 11:22 PM

The biggest ever cyber attack to hit Singapore was carried out by highly sophisticated hackers typically linked to foreign governments, a cabinet minister said Monday, but did not give names.   Read more »

Southeast Asia seek cybersecurity deal with Russia after series of hacks

John Geddie and Manuel Mogato, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 12:19 PM

SINGAPORE/MANILA - Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a joint agreement on cybersecurity in coming days with Russia, accused by the United States of meddling in its elections, after a series of high-profile hacks in the region. Read more »

3 Ukrainians arrested for hacking over 100 U.S. companies

ABS-CBN NewsAgence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 02:30 AM

Three Ukrainians have been arrested for hacking more than 100 U.S. companies and stealing millions of customer records, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Read more »

LOOK: PDP-Laban website hacked

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 28 11:24 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) - The old website of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) was hacked Friday. Read more »

Singapore health database cyber attack steals info on 1.5M people

Jack Kim, Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 10:06 PM

SINGAPORE - A major cyberattack on Singapore's government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the government said on Friday. Read more »

Russia targeted by almost 25 million cyber-attacks during World Cup: Putin

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 04:45 PM

Russia was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he did not indicate who may have been behind the attacks. Read more »

Woman charged in LA with hacking email of Selena Gomez

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 06:49 AM

A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there online has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.   Read more »

Death by leaks: Russian hacking helped sink Clinton 2016 campaign

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 05:47 AM

In September 2015 an FBI cybersecurity agent called up the Democratic National Committee, just gearing up for the coming presidential election, to report that Russia-linked hackers had penetrated their network. Read more »

Hackers steal $30 million from top Seoul bitcoin exchange

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 05:00 PM

Hackers stole more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the unit's price falling around the world on Wednesday. Read more »