BreachForums hacking forum database leaked, exposing 324,000 accounts

The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table ...

UH Engaged With Hackers Who Highjacked Cancer Study Data

The university has declined to provide additional information about a ransomware attack that exposed the personal information ...

New China-linked hackers breach telcos using edge device exploits

A sophisticated threat actor that uses Linux-based malware to target telecommunications providers has recently broadened its ...
SecurityWeek

Hacker Conversations: Katie Paxton-Fear Talks Autism, Morality and Hacking

Katie Paxton-Fear is neurodiverse (‘autistic’, she says). It’s a common, but not causal, condition among hackers. Autism ...

Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software

Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the ...
The American Prospect

Ransomware Recovery Firms Share in the Hacking Spoils

Incident response firms negotiate with hackers while also processing payments to them, leading to potential betrayals of ...

Hackers use 'Blue Screen of Death' malware to target victims

This script downloads the malware and other malicious tools, disables Windows Defender, and displays the real booking website to throw the victim off. There doesn’t seem to be a specific name for the ...
SecurityWeek

NordVPN Denies Breach After Hacker Leaks Data

VPN company NordVPN has denied suffering a breach after a threat actor leaked data allegedly stolen from its systems.

THOUSANDS of nude Snapchat photos ‘are leaked from women’s accounts’ in massive ‘hack’

THOUSANDS of nude photos have been leaked from women’s Snapchat accounts in a massive hack, according to prosecutors. A man ...