December 14, 2016 Yahoo confirms more than one billion accounts compromised in massive data breach Yahoo announced Wednesday that hackers stole data from more than one billion customer accounts.
December 12, 2016 Pamela Anderson calls Julian Assange a 'hero' and asks for his release Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has found an unlikely supporter in former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson.
November 30, 2016 Hackers target UK National Lottery players The U.K.’s National Lottery said Wednesday that around 26,500 players’ accounts have been accessed by hackers.
November 29, 2016 A major Internet outage in Germany on Sunday was probably a botched hack attack Nearly a million internet users in Germany were knocked offline for much of Sunday and Monday following what's believed to have been a failed effort to hijack customer routers for the Mirai botnet.
November 28, 2016 San Francisco transit struck by ransomware attack, commuters ride for free Travelers using services operated by the San Francisco Municipal Transport Authority were able to ride for free on Saturday, after the organization's computer network was hit by a ransomware attack.
November 15, 2016 Secret software in some Android phones sent data to China, experts warn Security experts say they have discovered secret ‘backdoor’ software in some Android phones that sends users’ personal data to China.
November 14, 2016 If you've ever used AdultFriendFinder, your details may have just been stolen More than 400 million users -- past and present -- of AdultFriendFinder and several associated sites have apparently had their data stolen in a recent hack. The reported security breach follows another on the adult site just 18 months ago.
November 8, 2016 How hackers could wreak havoc on the US election As Americans head to the polls Tuesday, security experts are warning that hackers could disrupt the presidential election.
October 26, 2016 Hackers: emails show ties between Kremlin, Ukraine rebels A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine.
October 26, 2016 Man accused of hacking hospital computers wages hunger strike Man who acknowledged he hacked a Boston children's hospital two years ago is waging a hunger strike in prison as he awaits trial.
