Hacker attack hits Italy and France, what we know
5 February VMware ESXi vulnerability involved and dozens of systems with, for now, undetectable damage Hacker attack: On Sunday afternoon, 5 February, thousands of computer systems worldwide were exposed to a…
EU countries told to step up defence against state hackers
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Union (EU) countries must step up their defences against cyber attacks on their financial infrastructure as the war in Ukraine raises the risk…
Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability
By Elvira Pollina and Krystal Hu ROME (Reuters) – Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency…
U.S. says it ‘hacked the hackers’ to bring down ransomware gang, helping 300 victims
By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI on Thursday revealed it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that…
Dutch hacker obtained virtually all Austrians’ personal data
VIENNA (Reuters) – A Dutch hacker arrested in November obtained and offered for sale the full name, address and date of birth of virtually everyone in Austria, the Alpine nation’s…
FBI says N. Korea-related hacker groups behind U.S. crypto firm heist
By Sneha Bhowmik (Reuters) – Two hacker groups associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group and APT38, were responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto…
Hackers hit websites of Danish central bank, other banks
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Hackers have disrupted access to the websites of Denmark’s central bank and seven private banks in the country this week, according…
Hackers using OAuth malware to hijack email servers
OAuth has two main purposes on the web right now. Often, it is used to create an account and log in to an online service. OAuth 2.0 is an authorization…
North Korean hackers exploited Seoul Halloween tragedy to distribute malware, Google says
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean government-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said…
Thales confirms hackers have released its data on the dark web
By Juliette Portala and Dagmarah Mackos (Reuters) – French defence and technology group Thales said on Friday data relating to the group has been released on the “publication platform” of…