The Internet Archive, aka Wayback Machine, confirmed that hackers breached its systems, impacting over 31 million accounts. It also faced multiple DDoS attacks that disrupted its services.
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The U.S. government data breach by Chinese hackers has led to an investigation into Microsoft's role in securing cloud data. Security concerns about third-party clouds like Azure are growing.
The satellite TV service stated some of its customer call centers are still being affected by this cyber attack, and that some "data was extracted," but Dish Network didn't offer any details.
The group who allegedly breached Activision's computers took details about its future plans for the Call of Duty franchise but Activision claims no employee data was taken during the event.
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The cyber attack was reportedly directed at the FBI's New York offices and may involve computers that are used to investigate child sex crimes. There's no word on who is responsible for the attack.
The SolarWinds attack may have compromised accounts of nearly 30 US prosecutors, the details of which have been made public now. The cover of several informants could be at risk of being blown.
The company behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 video games as well as the GOG digital distribution service, CD Projekt, today revealed that its systems have been compromised in a cyberattack.
Garmin has confirmed a ransomware attack that interrupted its online services last week such as its website functions, customer support, and more. The company is restoring affected systems.
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Due to the cyber attack, operations had been suspended at plants in Ohio, Turkey, and India. The company, whose Japanese operations remain unaffected, is working to fix its systems.
Mexico's economy ministry detected a cyber attack on Sunday. It has since increased its security measures, the company said in a statement. It believes that no sensitive information was compromised.
British watchdog Information Commissioner's Office has issued UK's flag carrier with a penalty of £183m. The record fine has been charged over the breach of data suffered by British Airways last year.
Two of the hackers involved in the 2015 TalkTalk cyber attack have been sentenced to a total of 20 months in prison. Neither were accused of blackmailing the then CEO, but did steal records.
This weekend, Microsoft has launched a petition to unite digital citizens in calling upon the world's governments to protect the online world and its communities rather than weaponizing them.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine following its security breach of up to fifteen million British citizens' personal information in 2017.
Coinrail, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that it got hacked with around one third of its token reserves being compromised. Consequently, the price of bitcoin has taken a tumble.
IBM introduces the Z Mainframe, a breakthrough in data protection technology designed to safeguard online transactions and sensitive data from the epidemic of cyber attacks and data breaches.
A new report by Lloyd's of London has found that a global cyber-attack could cost around $53 billion in economic losses, which could match the ones incurred during natural disasters.
Hackers that appear to be state-sponsored have been targeting the networks of nuclear power companies for the last two months. Officials say there is no indication of a threat to public safety.
A compromised employee's computer caused the leak of many customers' personal information, leading to a phishing campaign resulting in billions of won in damages. Affected users to be compensated.
An international security think tank has released a report on cyber security vulnerabilities that it sees in Trident, which could lead to numerous catastrophic scenarios, including missile launches.
Donald Trump has issued another executive order, this time, for a review of the country's cyber security. It comes on the back of media stories surrounding alleged Russian and Chinese hacking.
The DoubleAgent attack abuses Microsoft's Application Verifier tool to take full control over your antivirus, a research team from Cybellum has found, by exploiting a new Zero-Day vulnerability.
The NCSC is formally being opened by the Queen today, having previously defended against 188 cyber attacks in the past three months. The Centre will employ 100 private sector employees on secondment.
Patrons of these hotels would do well to keep a close eye on their bank accounts and credit cards, because the malware has likely stolen sensitive data including payment details and security codes.
After a recent escalation of automated attacks against Electronic Filing PINs, the IRS has decided to pull the plug ahead of schedule in the interests of taxpayer security.
TalkTalk, one of the UK's largest ISPs and pay-TV providers, says its website was subjected to a major cyberattack, adding that customer info and credit card/banking details "may have been accessed".
Major UK-based smartphone retailer, Carphone Warehouse was recently attacked by cybercriminals who may now have access to the data of millions of customers including credit card details of some.
A non-classified Pentagon email system used by thousands of personnel working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff was successfully targeted in a cyber-attack - and fingers are now being pointed at Russia.
A class-action lawsuit over a data breach that occurred within Target back in 2013 has finally found a resting point as the company agrees to pay $10 million
The fast-food chain has publicly admitted it may have been the target of hackers and credit card info may have been stolen from their systems, though they are still investigating the supposed breach.
The threat of cyber attacks and connection misuse has never been greater than what we have today. Norse provides a fascinating map of these that looks like a shooting gallery.
South Korea's nuclear plant operator said it was hacked, but only non-critical data was lost and there is no risk to the country's 23 nuclear reactors.
As Sony continues its efforts to find the culprits behind Sony Entertainment Pictures being hacked, the company faces yet another attack from the hacking group calling itself #GOP.
The cyber attack on Sony last week by the hacking group #GOP has caused alarm among US businesses. The FBI has reportedly been sending 'flash' warnings to many companies regarding destructive malware.
The hackers that recently attacked Sony seem to be at it again, this time posting online internal documents that contain private finances of some of the company's top level executives.
A "researcher" has found himself in a bit of hot water after bragging to a co-worker about his escapades of inflating gift cards values without actually using any funds.
Spotify has announced that one of its customers' user data has been accessed without authorization and as a precaution will release a new version of its Android app in the next few days.
The Attorney General of the United States, alongside other senior officials, are bringing criminal charges against China's military for economic espionage. This will set an important precedent.
AOL announced Monday that its email service has been hit with a cyber attack which it claims affectes 2 percent of its accounts. It has urged all of its users to change their passwords.
