Hacking News

Citrix Systems‘ internal network was hacked by international cybercriminals that may have accessed and downloaded business documents. The company acknowledged the hack in a blog post last Friday. Stan Black, the chief security and information officer at Citrix, wrote that the company was contacted by the FBI last Wednesday. The FBI told Citrix that it had reason […]

Some applicants at three private liberal arts colleges report this week that they have received anonymous notes offering them the chance to buy their complete admissions files, including comments made on them by admissions officers, any ratings assigned to them, reports on interviews and in some cases the tentative decisions made on whether to admit

If you used your credit card to buy something from the Topps website over the past few months, your credit card information may have been compromised. Recently, the company sent out a notice to potentially impacted customers. Those at risk made a purchase between November 19, 2018 and January 9, 2019. It was during this

Two months after The Dark Overlord released the first batch of hacked information, allegedly related to the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, someone has disclosed the decryption key for the third layer of the material, Motherboardreported. The stolen data reportedly contains thousands of emails, some of which were sent between different law firms. Read more

A senior Iranian commander claimed his country has managed to take control of several US drones. As proof of Tehran’s claim, it has released some footage, apparently taken from the drones’ cameras. “Seven to eight drones that had constant flights over Syria and Iraq were brought under our control and their intel was monitored by

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed that “sophisticated state actors” have carried out cyberattacks on Australia’s main political parties three months prior to an expected federal election. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, sources described the level of sophistication as “unprecedented”, although these sources and the country’s government have yet to confirm which foreign government

Arjun and Jessica Sud routinely use a baby monitor to keep tabs on their 7-month-old’s bedroom. Last month, they heard something chilling through the monitor: A deep male voice was speaking to their child. “Immediately I barge into the room because I’m like, ‘Oh my God, maybe someone got in there,’” said Arjun Sud, 29.

The private data and correspondence of hundreds of German politicians and public figures including Angela Merkel has been released online in one of the biggest hacks in the country’s history, it emerged on Friday. Read more

In a recent memo disclosed to employees, NASA confirmed a data breach relating to one of their internal servers. Allegedly, the server contained personal information of employees which may have leaked to the hackers, the data included social security numbers. Read more

Like 100 million other Quora users, I awoke this morning to find an ominous email waiting for me that began: “We are writing to let you know that we recently discovered that some user data was compromised as a result of unauthorized access to our systems by a malicious third party. Read more