Hacking news stories

When sending information on unprotected networks you leave your digital life, including bank and credit information, personally identifiable information and even social media login details, vulnerable to cybercriminals.

A new threat advisory from Radware details a resurgence of OpsBedil operations, which first made an appearance in 2021.

The recent Russia-Ukraine crisis has unearthed the worrying possibilities of widespread cybersecurity threats, further highlighting the importance of the role threat intelligence plays in protecting infrastructure.

"In order to build an effective protection system, it is necessary to understand what unacceptable events are relevant for a particular company."

Formbook, Emotet, and Trickbot take the top three spots in November's list from the Check Point Software threat intelligence arm.

As organisations move to more strategic decision making and re-evaluate the risks of the difficult and unexpected accelerated transition, cyber threats have increased dramatically, and organisations are more exposed than ever.

A new special report by security software company Norton has found that two out of five gamers in New Zealand have experienced a cyber attack.

"Personal data is a huge business that hackers try to make use of."

“Social engineering attacks continue to be one of the top ways malicious hackers breach organisations and/or cause damage."

Fraudsters are constantly finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and attack corporate payment systems. 

“We’re looking forward to seeing how customers use the valuable data provided by our hackers to inform security programs within their organisations.”

"This cyber attack on the United Nations demonstrates how valuable stolen credentials are to criminals."

"The proliferation of pirated hacking tools and underground forums are allowing previously low-level actors to pose serious risks to enterprise security."

HP has released a security report finding remote work is creating a growing cybersecurity risk.

Hackers are taking advantage of global destabilisation by targeting essential industries and common vulnerabilities from the shift to remote working.

"Since March 2020, we have noticed a surge of interest in website hacking, which is seen by the increase in the number of ads on forums on the dark web."

Hackers breached software provider SolarWinds, directly infecting the company’s Orion software as well as several local, state and federal agencies.

A group of researchers reported vulnerabilities in an internet-enabled male chastity cage.

Fraudsters are targeting last-minute Christmas shoppers via email and hackers are targeting electronic devices that feature on many wish lists.

Attackers did not spare clinics where COVID-19 patients were being treated or pharmaceutical sites where vaccine research was being conducted.

Hackers are impersonating trusted delivery vendors, like Amazon, DHL and FedEx, to commit financial fraud.

Almost half of all actions by attackers are identical to the usual activities of users and admins, a new report has found. 

Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.

NordVPN's latest Cyber Risk Index reveals the top 10 at-risk countries for a cyber attack.