cybercrime
How Hackers Used Slack to Break into EA Games
A representative for the hackers explained to Motherboard how the group stole a wealth of data from the game publishing giant.
Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA
The data includes source code for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine.
Washington DC Police Allegedly Offered $100,000 to Hackers to Stop Leak
The cybercriminals who hacked the MPD have escalated their extortion attempts leaking details of their negotiations with the police.
Hackers Leak Personal Data of Washington DC Police Officers
The ransomware gang Babuk released the personal details of several Metropolitan Police Department officers—essentially a full dox—in an attempt to extort the department into paying a ransom to stop further leaks.
Hackers Claim to Have Stolen 250 GB From Washington DC Police
The police department confirmed the existence of the breach, but did not specify the extent of the damage.
Meet the Ransomware Gang Behind One of the Biggest Supply Chain Hacks Ever
A gang nicknamed Cl0p, FIN11, and TA505 has been hacking and extorting hundreds of companies for years.
T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation
All the mobile carriers have mitigated a major SMS security loophole that allowed a hacker to hijack text messages for just $16.
Credit Card Hacking Forum Gets Hacked, Exposing 300,000 Hackers’ Accounts
Credit card hacking forum Carding Mafia is the latest victim of the age-old hackers on hackers crime.
A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16
A gaping flaw in SMS lets hackers take over phone numbers in minutes by simply paying a company to reroute text messages.
Ransomware Gangs Are Starting to Hack Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers
After Chinese government hackers took the lead, cybercriminals are stepping in to try to monetize unpatched Exchange email servers: “This is poised to be pretty bad,” a Microsoft researcher said.
Police Just Hijacked the World’s ‘Most Dangerous Malware’ Network
Investigators hacked the hackers and brought down the syndicate from the inside.
Bot Lets Hackers Easily Look Up Facebook Users' Phone Numbers
The person selling access to the service claims it has data on 500 million Facebook users.