The FBI has arrested the alleged founder of BreachForums, a major hacker forum on which users post hacked and stolen data, including data alleged to have come from a breach that affected the personal information of U.S. lawmakers earlier this month. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 20, of Peekskill, New York, was arrested on March 15 and made […]
NEW YORK—A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York City retrial, had told jurors in closing arguments that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing […]
Security researchers with U.S. cybersecurity firm Symantec said they have discovered a “highly sophisticated” Chinese hacking tool that has been able to escape public attention for more than a decade. The discovery was shared with the U.S. government in recent months, who have shared the information with foreign partners, said a U.S. official. Symantec, a […]
LONDON—Actor Sienna Miller on Thursday accepted “substantial” damages from the publisher of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, which she accuses of hacking her phone and leaking news of her pregnancy. Miller, a performer whose films include “Factory Girl,” “Black Mass” and “The Lost City of Z,” joins a list of dozens of people who have […]
In a blow to China’s cyber-spying network, Microsoft shut down 42 websites from a Chinese hacker group on Monday. The websites run in nearly 30 countries, including the United States. The United States won’t send officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Are the United States’ key allies following suit? Beijing thought the European Union would […]
In a blow to China’s cyber-spying network, Microsoft shut down 42 websites from a Chinese hacker group on Monday. The websites run in nearly 30 countries, including the United States. The United States won’t send officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Are the United States’ key allies following suit? Beijing thought the European Union would […]
Microsoft seized a number of websites that were being used by a China-based hacking firm to carry out cyberattacks against organizations in the United States and 28 other countries around the world, the company announced on Monday. In a news release, the technology corporation said that a federal court in Virginia had granted Microsoft’s Dec. 2 request to allow […]
The custody battle between Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein takes a new turn. The High Court finds the ruler authorized the hacking of the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers, using spyware that’s usually used by states to counter national security risks.
WASHINGTON–Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Biden said on Friday. An online session hosted by the White House National Security Council will also be aimed at “improving law enforcement collaboration” on issues like […]
