The US Justice Department on Thursday indicted two Chinese hackers tied to Beijing’s security services who allegedly targeted companies and agencies in a dozen countries, which US officials said showed President Xi Jinping had not fulfilled his pledge to stop cybercrime.
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11-year-old boy hacks into replica US vote website in 10 minutes
An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida’s election results website in 10 minutes and change names and tallies during a hackers convention, organisers said, stoking concerns about security ahead of nationwide votes. The boy was the quickest of 35 children, ages six to 17, who all eventually hacked into copies of […] …
Three men arrested for hacking over 100 US companies
Three Ukrainians have been arrested for hacking more than 100 US companies and stealing millions of customer records, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Dmytro Fedorov, 44, Fedir Hladyr, 33, and Andrii Kopakov, 30, were members of a “sophisticated international cybercrime group” called “FIN7,” the department said in a statement. “Since at least 2015, FIN7 […] …
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Our database is intact, JAMB says, denies hacker infiltration
Alexander Okere, Benin The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has denied the speculation that its database had suffered leakages due to the activities of suspected hackers infiltrating its system. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Monday during an interactive session with journalists in Benin, the Edo State capital. Oloyede […] …