July 21, 2020 Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, government organizations as well as individual dissidents and clergy.
July 17, 2020 'Backdoor' access found in Chinese Internet devices, researchers say Researchers have found a “backdoor” in Chinese networking equipment that could allow anyone to access the devices with the right tools.
July 16, 2020 Twitter hack, outage shut down National Weather Service accounts during severe weather, tornadoes across Midwest The Twitter hacking incident and subsequent outage on Wednesday night didn't just affect politicians and celebrities, but also weather forecast officers as severe weather moved through the Midwest.
July 16, 2020 Twitter detected 'coordinated social engineering attack' after high-profile hacks, company says After dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday, the company said it had detected a “coordinated social engineering attack.”
July 1, 2020 University of California pays over $1M to ransomware gang A ransomware gang has struck gold again, this time for more than $1 million.
June 25, 2020 Celebrity-hackers threaten to release information about Mariah Carey, LeBron James, Nicki Minaj and more The hackers who attacked the celebrity law firm ran by famed attorney Allen Grubman are back.
June 17, 2020 North Korea likely to attack US presidential election in November, analysts warn North Korea will likely attack the U.S. presidential election in November, experts warn, as Kim Jong Un's regime already has threatened that possibility.
June 13, 2020 5 steps to make sure hackers cannot access your home network and files Cybercrimes are on the rise with hackers and scammers chomping at the bit for a shot at your system. There’s one tool that should be on all computers.
June 10, 2020 Hacker ring 'Dark Basin' targeted thousands of corporate critics, researchers say A hacking-for-hire group known as Dark Basin targeted journalists, advocacy groups and government officials -- thousands of people on six continents -- is being probed by U.S. authorities.
June 8, 2020 Why hacker 'protests' could be government’s biggest threat Cybersecurity expert Marty Puranik warns about the potential of cyberattacks against police networks and local and state government servers.
