Hacking stories

Cybersecurity awareness remains a hot topic, and users are increasingly aware of the dangers of the digital world ,trying to avoid them within their means.

Implantable technologies are still quite primitive and hacking into them is unlikely to have major consequences, aside from medical devices.

Generation Z and Millennials in Australia and Canada less likely to change passwords, says study. Americans want companies to pay ransom.

According to the expert, cybercriminals are prospecting for valuable information, exploiting vulnerabilities and forging new techniques.

FBI dismantles Qakbot cyber hacking operation, impacting 700k computers worldwide. The malware is highly adaptive and financially-driven.

One of the common techniques used in software testing to identify potential vulnerabilities or bugs in a programme is fuzzing.

Protecting workloads with tools that understand how to interpret attacks on cloud runtime environments is crucial.

A cyber security firm says hackers are selling access to IT systems at hundreds of New Zealand schools and tertiary institutes.

Over 340 million people have been impacted by business data breaches in the first four months of 2023, with Twitter's breach being the largest.

KnowBe4 offers a complementary QR Code Phishing Security Test tool that identifies end users who fall victim to QR code phishing attacks.

Check Point Research has identified a growing trend on the dark web and hacking underground involving the theft and sale of stolen ChatGPT Premium accounts.

Driven by nation-state threats, market competition and internal threats, many companies will face an increased risk of losing valuable intellectual property.

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

Global cybercrime is on the rise, posing risks to businesses. Accenture has released a report on key cyber threat trends.

Positive Technologies' new report shows that external attackers can breach 93% of networks and insiders have full control in all cases.

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

2022 could be the year of a full-out cyberwar, with governments gearing up to strike back against cybercriminals.

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.

Hackers leak around 5.5 million email addresses daily, with passwords attached, according to research by cybersecurity firm Surfshark.

Phishing attacks targeting businesses, IT, and HR are increasingly dangerous, warns new research by security firm KnowBe4.

The rise in online transactions has led to a surge in cyber-attacks, with fraudsters exploiting vulnerabilities in corporate payment systems, warns eftsure.

HackerOne introduces new features for its security intelligence services, including a worldwide top 10 ranking table and CVE Exploitation Index.

Hackers sold a United Nations employee's stolen username and password on the dark web for $1000, according to reports.