All news on the topic: Hackers

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British hacker ordered to repay £4.1m in Bitcoin after celebrity X account scam
A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in an attempt to deceive people into giving him Bitcoin has been ordered to repay £4.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency, according to prosecutors.
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Hacked hospital CCTV videos of women sold on Telegram, police say
Police say that CCTV videos hacked from a maternity hospital in India have been sold on Telegram, raising serious questions about privacy and security in a country where such cameras are widespread.
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Marks and Spencer profits halve after major cyber attack hits online sales
Marks and Spencer’s profits have more than halved after suffering a major cyberattack earlier this year, which led to a more than 40% drop in online home and fashion sales when the company was forced to suspend website orders.
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LR cyberattack causes £1.9bn hit to UK economy
The cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is estimated to have been the most economically damaging hack in UK history and cost the country around £1.9 billion, according to a new report.
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Russian hackers leak UK military secrets in ‘catastrophic’ MoD cyber breach
Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of classified military documents and leaked them onto the dark web in what UK officials are calling a “catastrophic” cyberattack.
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19-year-old British hacker Thalha Jubair accused of $115M cyberattacks and ransom schemes
U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair, alleging that he is a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group accused of extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims.
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Teen hackers accused of £39m cyberattack on TfL
Two teenagers accused of carrying out a “serious, extensive, sustained, and highly sophisticated” cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) have appeared in court.
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Ukrainian hacker Volodymyr Tymoshchuk added to EU’s Most Wanted for leading ransomware network
A Ukrainian man accused of leading a global ransomware network has been placed on the European Union’s Most Wanted list.
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The UK experiences daily cyberattacks as experts warn that civilians could be the next target
Britain is already under daily cyberattack, and the next casualty may not be a hacked network or paralysed business but ordinary people, a leading security expert has warned.
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Jaguar Land Rover halts production amid major cyber attack, staff told to work from home
The firm has paused production at its factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, and its engine site in Wolverhampton.
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Norway accuses Russian hackers of hydroelectric plant breach and dam gate opening
Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos
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$140 million in just 3 hours: massive crypto heist from Brazil’s central bank reserves
According to sources who prefer to remain anonymous, the hackers are encountering difficulties purchasing cryptocurrency through Brazilian OTC desks.
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NFT projects Furie and ChainSaw lose $1 million in attacks linked to North Korea
The stolen funds from the ChainSaw collections remain idle, while most Favrr proceeds have already passed through Gate.io and several nested services.
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Data extortion backfires: Paraguay refuses $740K ransom, hackers publish citizen info, government acts
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña promised to "safeguard citizens’ rights and data in the digital age."
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$5 million for hacker: Cetus offers reward for exposing culprit behind $223 million theft
The bounty follows a lack of response from the hacker and comes amid centralization concerns regarding Sui validators.
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“Keyboard is the new weapon”: Britain prepares cyber response to Kremlin after thousands of attacks
The UK military is enhancing its offensive capabilities to carry out cyber attacks against hostile nations such as Russia.
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Hackers target Adidas: customer support data stolen in cyberattack
Adidas has disclosed it’s been hit by a cyber attack in which customers’ personal information has been stolen.
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Cetus halts smart contracts after massive attack: hacker drains $260 million
The Cetus exploit caused a drop in Sui ecosystem token prices, affecting user confidence and liquidity providers alike.
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2.1 million records in hackers’ hands: cyberattack cripples Legal Aid Agency’s digital services
The group that carried out the cyber attack says it accessed 2.1 million pieces of data, but this figure has yet to be verified by the Ministry of Justice.
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$50 billion in losses: SEC hacker sentenced over Bitcoin price manipulation
The convicted individual had assisted co-conspirators in hacking the SEC’s X account to post false news about the highly anticipated approval of a spot BTC ETF.
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Hacker behind $190M Nomad heist arrested in Israel after identity change attempt
Gurevich, who embezzled millions from the Nomad platform, was apprehended in Israel after attempting to flee the country under a new identity.
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Co-op concealed cyberattack: data of 20 million customers leaked
A previously downplayed cyber attack on Co-op by bosses may have leaked the personal information of up to 20,000,000 shoppers.
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After the attack on M&S, hackers target Co-op: partial paralysis of back office and call center
The Co-op supermarket has been hit by a cyber attack, days after hackers caused chaos at Marks and Spencer.
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North Korean hackers advance tactics with fraudulent crypto firms and malware-laced job interviews
The advanced tactics of the Lazarus group included setting up three fake cryptocurrency companies in the US and utilizing identities generated by AI.
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DB blames ex-employee for crypto account breach using hardware 2FA, spreading false news
DB suggests that the use of hardware-based two-factor authentication may indicate potential exploitation by former employee X.