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2 arrested for 12 billion password sale attempt in Netherlands, Northern Ireland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 02:13 AM

WeLeakInfo.com allegedly offered unlimited access to all information on its site for two dollars a day or 25 dollars a month, the NOS public broadcaster said. Read more »

Connected cars moving targets for hackers

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 10 03:11 PM

Israeli cybersecurity firm GuardKnox demonstrated the threat in a Formula 1 driving simulation at the Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas. Read more »

Hackers cripple airport currency exchanges, seek $6 million ransom

Amie Tsang, The New York Times
Updated as of Jan 10 08:50 AM

The disruption has also affected banks like Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC, which have been unable to fulfill foreign currency orders for their customers. Read more »

PCOO Instagram account hacked

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 12:07 PM

The official Instagram page of the Presidential Communications Operations Office was hacked, one of its officials confirmed Wednesday. Read more »

Somebody’s watching: Hackers breach home security cameras in US

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 17 08:19 AM

Cybersecurity experts said it’s not that difficult for hackers to gain access to “internet of things” devices, which include Ring security cameras and voice assistants, such as Alexa and Google Home. Read more »

Who’s hacking your Spotify?

Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 06 12:55 PM

When a Spotify account gets hacked, the hackee is able to see the music the hacker has chosen (either on the hacker’s device, or sometimes, presumably by accident, on the hackee’s). A portrait of the hacker often emerges. Read more »

Dog wounded after hacking incident in Cebu

Joworski Alipon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 06:46 PM

A 9-month-old dog sustained a huge wound on his head after being reportedly hacked with a blade by a resident in Barangay Mantuyong here on Monday. Read more »

Stop! Don’t charge your smartphone this way

Aimee Ortiz, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 21 11:49 AM

As the busy holiday season approaches, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is warning travelers about a USB charger scam, or “juice jacking.” Read more »

Inuman nauwi sa pikunan: Lalaki patay nang pagtatagain ng kapatid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:15 AM

Patay ang isang lalaki nang pagtatagain ng nakatatandang kapatid sa Cauayan City, Negros Occidental.  Read more »

US gov't sees no evidence of hacking in Tuesday's elections

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 10:25 AM

Voting in US state and local elections on Tuesday showed no evidence of successful tampering by any foreign government, the Justice Department and six US security agencies said.   Read more »

China sharpens hacking to hound its minorities, far and wide

Nicole Perlroth, Kate Conger and Paul Mozur, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 23 06:59 AM

SAN FRANCISCO — China’s state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years, substituting selectivity for what had been a scattershot approach to their targets and showing a new determination by Beijing to push its surveillance state beyond its borders. Read more »

Prince Harry sues UK tabloids over 'phone hacking'

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 05:20 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Prince Harry has launched legal action against 2 British tabloid newspaper publishers over alleged phone hacking just days after he condemned the press for critical coverage of his wife. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mas mabigat na parusa vs ATM skimming, bank hacking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 05:04 PM

Maaari nang hatulan ng aabot sa habambuhay na pagkakakulong ang mga sangkot sa ATM skimming at bank hacking, ayon sa isang abogado. Read more »

Bank hackers, ATM skimmers may face life imprisonment under new law

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:55 AM

Hackers trying to access bank systems and personal online bank accounts can now face life imprisonment and up to P5 million in fines under a new law that classifies hacking and skimming as economic sabotage. Read more »

Twitter nixes tweets by text after CEO account hack

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 05 07:37 AM

Twitter on Wednesday halted users' ability to fire off tweets via text messages as it seeks to fix a vulnerability that led to CEO Jack Dorsey's account being hijacked.  Read more »

DENR forest ranger patay sa pananaga sa Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 06:55 AM

MAYNILA—Patay ang isang forest ranger ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) matapos pagtatagain ng mga hindi pa kilalang salarin sa El Nido, Palawan nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Twitter says CEO account hacked after series of erratic tweets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 05:28 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. Read more »

Google reveals years-long 'indiscriminate' iPhone hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 03:49 PM

In a post Thursday on the blog of Google's Project Zero security taskforce, cyber experts did not name the hacked websites hosting the attacks, but estimated they received thousands of visitors a week.  Read more »

New cars vulnerable to hacks that could leave thousands dead: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 02 08:51 AM

A consumer advocacy group has warned that automakers are rolling out new vehicles increasingly vulnerable to hackers, which could result in thousands of deaths in the event of a mass cyberattack. Read more »

Capital One data breach hits 100 million, says firm

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 31 08:07 AM

A hacker accessed more than 100 million credit-card applications with US financial heavyweight Capital One, in one of the biggest data thefts to hit a financial services company. Read more »