The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red has become the victim of a data breach. A hacker has claimed to have stolen files regarding the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 game; and is attempting to extort money o…
Qatar Blames Political Spat With Neighbours On Hackers
Qatar has accused hackers of being the cause of comments that lead to five Arab nations severing diplomatic ties with the country. This comes after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Yem…
Hackers Leak Netflix Series After Ransom Demands Not Met
Episodes of Orange is the New Black season five have begun appearing online after being leaked. The situation is the result of a cyberattack on a post-production company, and subsequent ransom of 50 B…
North Korean Hackers Suspected In Wave Of Bank Cyberattacks
A series of cyberattacks on institutions from 31 countries has been blamed on the North Korea-linked Lazarus group. The notorious hackers have previously been accused of stealing money from a bank in …
Hacker Cripples 20 Percent Of The Dark Web
A cyberattack shut down some 10,000 sites on the Dark Web over the weekend. The number accounts for almost 20 percent of the available content that is only accessible through the TOR network. While it…
San Francisco Public Transportation Network Hit By Ransomware
The San Francisco public train service has been hit by a ransomware attack that has shut down its payment systems. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency confirmed that it had to shut down …
Hackers Target Security Blogger With Largest DDoS Attack Ever
A discussion about internet censorship has begun after internet security blogger KrebsonSecurity was taken offline by a massive DDoS attack. The blog was allegedly targeted due to its reporting on a p…
Researcher Demonstrates NAND Mirroring To Bypass iPhone Passcode
A Cambridge based computer scientist has demonstrated that the passcode securing Apple’s iPhones can be defeated using a NAND mirroring technique. This is particularly significant as it was done…
Data Leak Reveals Scorpene Submarine Combat Capabilities
A massive leak on submarines built by French company DCNS has revealed the secret combat capabilities of India’s Scorpene submarines. This class of submarine is also currently being operated by …
Possible DDoS Attack Slows Pokemon Go Global Rollout
The global rollout for Pokemon Go suffered a setback over the weekend due to a possible DDoS attack. Servers went offline for about a day on Saturday, preventing players from logging in and playing th…
Report Claims That Cyber Attack Crippled Ukrainian Power Grid
Last month, the Ukraine’s power grid suffered an outage that left thousands of homes without electricity. The outage only lasted a few hours, but the cause of the problem had security officials …
US Government Officials Learn Of Cyberattack From Facebook
Remember when Facebook announced that it would be warning users of state sponsored cyberattacks on their accounts? Turns out that the feature is actually useful. The US State Department was recently w…