Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Patreon, the crowdfunding site designed for artists and creators, was recently targeted in a massive cyber attack. The data breach led to around 15GB of users’ information being stolen by the hackers and leaked online. The attack on the site was…
Hackers mar mom’s memory of son
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Durban – A woman who has dedicated the past six years to helping mothers cope with the trauma of losing a child has had her reputation dragged through the mud by cyber-criminals who stole her identity. Bonita Suckling, who founded and…
Cyber attacks on Hong Kong universities increasing as state-backed hackers target city in the wake of Occupy Central
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber attacks on Hong Kong universities are on the rise amid fresh fears that state-backed hackers are the main culprits, with one campus admitting that it is fighting an unprecedented number of daily intrusions. Top security experts have warned of a…
Can Hackers Take Control of Your Car?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Would you like to play a game of global thermonuclear war? That was the question in the movie “WarGames,” in which Matthew Broderick hacks into a military supercomputer and (spoiler alert!) nearly triggers Armageddon. The movie debuted in 1983. Decades later,…
The punk rocker widow from UK who wants to run ISIS hackers
British widow of deceased leader of ISIS campaign wants to run ISIS’s hackers According to U.S. officials, a navel-baring British punk rocker turned Islamic State widow is now targeting for a leadership role in the terror group’s cadre of hackers and online recruiters. If Sally Ann Jones, 45, goes on…
Hackers intercept NZ taxidermy company’s invoices, trick clients
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A South Canterbury business has been hit by hackers who intercepted its invoices and prompted clients to deposit money into foreign bank accounts. Kerry O’Rourke, a part-owner in Pleasant Point’s O’Rourke Brothers Taxidermy, said far only one of O’Rourke’s clients has been…
Middle East hackers extort $10 million from two Indian companies to hide information from government
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two Indian conglomerates were forced to pay $5 million each in order to prevent hackers from disclosing information that could have implicated them in wrongdoing. The payoff was made in May, but people aware of the matter said the hackers would…
Hack Brief: Mobile Manager’s Security Hole Would Let Hackers Wipe Phones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS for mobile phones are supposed to make it easy for companies to wipe a device clean if it gets lost or stolen. But a vulnerability discovered in a popular remote management system used by thousands of businesses to…
Clark Howard: Hackers, cyber security need to work together
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans to secure it. Channel 2 consumer adviser Clark Howard says companies and security researcher, more commonly known as hackers, need to work together to keep people safe. “The hackers are the ones finding flaws, finding cracks in the system before the…
Hackers for hire: The dangers of small time cyber-crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Black market websites have offered a wide array of services aimed at the aspiring cyber-criminal for some time. However, recent attention has been given to a new breed of websites that offer hacking services to a much broader market. Hacking, it…