Five per cent of more than 90,000 critical infrastructure facilities in Hong Kong had “varying degrees of system vulnerabilities” last year, according to the cybercrime unit of the city’s police force. File photo: Sora Shimazaki, via Pexels. Credential leakage and compromise, hijackable subdomains, and exposed cloud storage were three critical and high-risk vulnerabilities identified in…
There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers market their software — sometimes referred to as stalkerware — to jealous partners who can use these apps to access their victims’ phones remotely. Yet, despite how sensitive this data is, an increasing number of…
Microsoft’s AI language interpreter could be boon for cybercriminals A new AI language interpreter unveiled by Microsoft is sparking concern among cybersecurity experts. Straight Arrow News WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 10 Chinese citizens who are accused of cyber-hacking to steal data from the Treasury Department and other organizations worldwide. The…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight leaders or members of a Chinese hacking company have been charged alongside two Chinese law enforcement officers in a global cyberespionage campaign that targeted dissidents, news organizations and U.S. agencies, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. A set of criminal cases adds new detail to what U.S. officials say is a hacking-for-hire…
There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers market their software — sometimes referred to as stalkerware — to jealous partners who can use these apps to access their victims’ phones remotely. Yet, despite how sensitive this data is, an increasing number of…
A Chinese cybersecurity body has accused the United States of carrying out cyberattacks and stealing business secrets from a research centre and a data company as the American government launched a national security investigation into Chinese router company TP-Link. The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Centre of China, a non-governmental body that monitors…
A consortium of global law enforcement agencies led by Britain’s National Crime Agency announced a takedown operation this week against two major Russian money-laundering networks that process billions of dollars each year in more than 30 locations around the world. WIRED had exclusive access to the investigation, which uncovered new and troubling laundering techniques, particularly…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers engaged in a broader espionage operation targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris, people familiar with the matter said Friday. It was not immediately clear what data, if any, may have been accessed….
Another breach of a huge financial institution has leaked the personal information of thousands of customers to the public. reported that an unidentified hacker obtained 77,009 customers’ personal data from the asset management firm Fidelity Investments. posted yesterday revealed that the unidentified third party obtained the information in mid-August using two phony customer accounts. It’s…