The Internet Archives' Wayback Machine site is now back online after a cyberattack hacked into the popular site last week and got access to 31 million user accounts.
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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.
Red Barrels, the developer of the Outlast franchise, has revealed that it has been the target of a major ransomware attack. Hackers calling themselves Nitrogen have infiltrated the studio's systems.
Void Interactive has now confirmed that a hacker attack resulted in the theft of the source code for its PC tactical shooter game Ready or Not, along with console builds of the game.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed this week that the recent Microsoft attack from Russian hackers stole emails between the company and the US government.
Microsoft's BitLocker encryption offers a way for users to secure their data from prying eyes. However, it has a major flaw that can allow a hacker to decrypt data within minutes with basic tools.
Developer Insomniac Games has finally comments on the recent cyberattack that caused massive amounts of data and info to be leaked from the studio, saying it is "saddened and angered".
Millions of driver's license numbers and more info from the states of Louisiana and Oregon have been reportedly exposed in this cyberattack that used a flaw in the MOVEit file transfer software.
It's not yet clear which US government agencies were hit as part of this cyberattack, nor if they had any files taken as a result. A known hacker group called CL0P is a suspect in some of the attacks.
In a press release, Western Digital stated its network systems were hacked by an "unauthorized third party." There's very little word on what kind of data was taken during the attack.
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.
Cyber crimes have made several headlines in 2017, rising to the top as the most feared crime in the United States. One of the main reasons may be the lack of cyber security professionals.
Apple has suspended giving password resets over the phone. The change was made after the Gizmodo Twitter account was hacked, due to an Apple tech support employee being tricked into giving out info.
The Twitter account of the tech website Gizmodo was hacked into over the weekend, thanks to the hacker gaining information from an Apple tech support member through the use of "social engineering."
An arrest has been made in a case where PCs and other devices owned by Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and others were hacked into and information was taken, including nude photos.
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