Results for 'hacking'
Russian hacking group targets home and small office routers to spy on users
April 8, 2026 - The FBI, NCSC, and Microsoft warn of an ongoing Russian campaign hijacking DNS settings on home and small office routers to spy on users.
“A dare, a challenge, a bit of fun:” Children are hacking their own schools’ systems, says study
September 16, 2025 - Research shows that students are responsible for over half of school incidents, often without realizing the possible consequences.
Man certifies his own (fake) death after hacking into registry system using stolen identity
August 21, 2024 - A man in the US faked his own death by illegally accessing the Hawaii Death Registry System to avoid paying child support
Iranian hacking group uses compromised email accounts to distribute MSP remote access tool
December 12, 2022 - Researchers have uncovered a new campaign by hacking group MuddyWater, aka Static Kitten, in which a legitimate remote access tool is sent...
Welcome to high tech hacking in 2022: Annoying users until they say “yes”
September 22, 2022 - Last week we learned that ride-sharing giant Uber’s defences had been unpicked by an attacker with a novel take on social...
Don’t share the WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ phone hacking alert: It’s a hoax
September 6, 2022 - Everyone loves a good campfire story prone to exaggeration. However, when told online it’s not quite got the same effect. Long...
Binance chief says a “sophisticated hacking team” turned him into a deepfake hologram
August 24, 2022 - Deepfakes are back, and causing major problems for people involved in financial circles. Scammers have been targeting people in the cryptocurrency...
When good-faith hacking gets people arrested, with Harley Geiger: Lock and Code S03E14
July 4, 2022 - When Lock and Code host David Ruiz talks to hackers—especially good-faith hackers who want to dutifully report any vulnerabilities they uncover...
State-backed hacking group from China is targeting the Russian military
May 3, 2022 - In an unexpected turn of events, research has surfaced about a Chinese APT (advanced persistent threat) group targeting the Russian military...
Journalist won’t be indicted for hacking for viewing a state website’s HTML
February 16, 2022 - A journalist incorrectly branded as a “hacker” by the governor of Missouri won’t be prosecuted “for hacking”.This was a quick and...
