September 23, 2016 Yahoo confirms 500 million accounts compromised in huge data breach Yahoo has confirmed that hackers stole information from at least 500 million user accounts in what it describes as a “state-sponsored” attack.
September 22, 2016 Hackers leak purported Michelle Obama passport, claim to have breached WH aide account The hacking group that recently leaked Colin Powell’s emails is claiming to have executed another major breach -- posting the alleged passport of first lady Michelle Obama and a trove of messages from the purported email account of a White House aide.
September 22, 2016 Yahoo to confirm hackers stole passwords for 200M accounts all the way back in 2012, report says Yahoo will confirm later this week that hackers did breach its systems in 2012, stealing personal data for about 200 million accounts, including easily decrypted passwords, a report says.
September 15, 2016 Notorious Russian hacking group leaks more athlete medical records The World Anti-Doping Agency said late Wednesday that a group of Russian "cyber-hackers" called Fancy Bears had leaked another batch of confidential athletes' information from its database.
September 14, 2016 Tech and human rights leaders urge Obama to pardon Snowden Two technology heavyweights lent their names to a campaign announced today in New York to ask President Barack Obama to pardon Edward Snowden.
September 8, 2016 Two men accused of hacking CIA director, other top US officials Two North Carolina men were arrested Thursday and charged in connection with a computer hacker network that allegedly targeted CIA Director John Brennan and other senior government officials.
September 6, 2016 Brazzers porn forum hacked, user data exposed The leaked data originated from a breach of the Brazzers forum, where users go to discuss porn scenes.
September 6, 2016 Back from the dead -- hackers manage to resuscitate suspended Twitter accounts "What is dead may never die" has now become a catchphrase for Twitter, too. Or rather, for a hacker group known as "Spain Squad" that has discovered a method for resuscitating suspended and inactive accounts on Twitter.
August 31, 2016 Dropbox data breach: 68 million user account details leaked Four years after a data breach at cloud storage service Dropbox, details of more than 68 million user accounts have reportedly been leaked.
August 30, 2016 Sri Lankan teen hacks president's website to demand exam reschedule It’s no secret that exam schedules can be annoying, but would you write your country’s president to voice your concerns?
