cybersecurity
Ransomware Gang Says the Real Ransomware Gang Is the Federal Government
A day after it was revealed that the US and its allies hacked the infamous REvil ransomware gang, a competing gang published an anti-government rant on its website.
Sinclair Workers Say TV Channels Are in ‘Pandemonium’ After Ransomware Attack
Sinclair is still struggling to go back to normal operations. Channels can’t air ads, employees had no email access for days, and there’s a lot of confusion.
Sim Swapper Doxes and SWATs His Accomplice
The hacker turned against his former partner, accusing him of stealing his fair share of a $16,000 heist.
Sinclair Broadcast 'Disrupted’ by Ransomware Attack
A still unknown ransomware group hacked the controversial TV giant Sinclair, causing disruptions at several channels across the United States.
The ‘Leak’ of Warzone’s New Anti-Cheat System Was Actually Part of the Plan
The company pushed out the new RICOCHET anti-cheat system to some users to test its reliability, which inevitably led to it getting into the hands of cheat developers.
Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Site
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist found 100,000 Social Security numbers exposed in a government website, and reported the flaw to the government.
‘Urgent Pizza’: The Untold Story of the Largest Hack in Twitch’s History
Former Twitch employees shared details of the hack the company suffered in 2014, and how the company's approach to security evolved after it.
Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues to Fly
A 26-year-old allegedly hacked into an app used by a flight school to manage airplanes in an attempt to get back at her former employer.
Google Blocked Russian Government Phishing Emails Targeting 14,000 Users
The company said it blocked an unusually high number of phishing emails from the hacking group known as APT28 or Fancy Bear.
The Twitch Hack Is Worse for Streamers Than for Twitch
The leak of source code and some internal security files does not expose sensitive data, according to a former Twitch employee.
Twitch Hack of 135 GB of Data Includes How Much Its Biggest Streamers Make
The leaked data includes source code, internal tools, and the financial data of streamers.
Conspiracy Theories About Facebook Outage Spread Even Without Facebook
Some people believe the hourslong outage may be linked to a supposed data breach that is, most likely, actually a scam.