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Whatsapp says it disrupts a hacking campaign that targets journalists with Paragon Spyware
WhatsApp said on Friday that it had disturbed a hacking campaign aimed at about 90 users, including journalists and civil society members. A WhatsApp spokesman told…
How victims of the PowerSchool data breach helped each other investigate the ‘massive’ hack
On January 7, at 11:10 p.m. in Dubai, Romy Backus received an email from education technology giant PowerSchool notifying her that the school she works at…
Treasury Department sanctions hacking group Salt Typhoon behind breaches of major US telecommunications companies
The US government has announced sanctions against a Chinese organization linked to Salt Typhoon, the hacking group responsible for the largest telecommunications hack in US history.…
Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few are greater than the potential sabotage capabilities posed by China-backed hackers, who senior US national security…
Money transfer and fintech company Wise announced on Friday that some of its customers’ personal data may have been stolen in the recent data breach at…
On Wednesday, Evolve Bank and Trust, a financial institution popular with fintech startups, announced that it was the victim of a cyber attack and data breach…
Last week, the US government announced an unprecedented ban on the sale in the United States of any software made by the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky.…
Over the weekend, an excerpt from a recent interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov went semi-viral on X (formerly Twitter). In the videoDurov tells right-wing personality…
The US government has announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of Russian-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press releasethe Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign…
A British national accused of hacking dozens of American companies has been arrested in Spain
Spanish police have arrested a British national accused of leading an organized cybercrime group that hacked dozens of US companies. The unnamed British national, aged 22,…