US says Chinese-linked hackers attacked NASA, Senate, and gov’t agencies

US authorities seized two domains allegedly used to target sensitive government networks since 2018.

North Korea’s hackers using AI for attacks, cybersecurity firm says

Hacking group Kimsuky using AI-generated documents in spear-phishing attacks, South Korean cybersecurity firm says.

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for years

Ariana Grande filed a lawsuit on Monday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against the currently unidentified hackers who allegedly stole and leaked private content. It aims to “uncover…

Ariana Grande Sues Hackers for Leaking Unreleased Music and Footage

Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against anonymous hackers, claiming that they gained backdoor access to devices that led to the leak of unreleased songs and footage from recording sessions…

US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers

An updated government advisory warns that Iranian hackers are exploiting systems used by water and energy providers.

If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more

The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it’s impossible to negotiate in good faith with an extortion racket because there’s no incentive for the other side…

Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk

Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of millions of websites, according to an estimate by a cybersecurity researcher.

Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies

Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that thousands of U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics rely on for billing patients, potentially…

UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s…