Cybercrime

Yahoo admitted a 2014 security breach compomised at least 500 million accounts.

Yahoo admitted losing 500 million user accounts in a 2014 cyberattack.

The stolen data reportedly contained NSA 'source code' used by elite hackers.

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According to the magazine's editor in chief Jim Impoco, the main IP addresses involved in the hack were traced back to Russia.

The domain name generation algorithm (DGA) used by GozNym operators was cracked allowing the Trojan to be brought down.

China's increasing dependence on mobile payment may be making it an attractive target for hackers.

Researchers believe that Fancy Bear is linked to CyberBerkut as well as Guccifer 2.0 and DCLeaks.

Russian hacking groups Fancy Bear and Cosy Bear were linked to the hacks.

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In 2014, Yahoo claims a 'state-sponsored' hacker stole 500 million accounts.

There is no information about the number of people targeted or affected in the alleged hack.

The hacking group goes by many names including Sofacy and Pawn Storm.

A man linked to the iCloud photo hack claimed to simply be a middleman.

The ransomware was detected as being distributed via the Kelihos botnet and is demanding $320 as ransom.

The hackers have leaked around 20 internal files as retaliation for the bank's CEO not accepting their 'handsome proposal'.

Google's Project Shield came to the rescue after site battled a 'historically large' two-week-long cyberattack.

Kosovo citizen Ardit Ferizi, who went by the name Th3Dir3ctorY, was sentenced for providing the stolen data to Isis.

Cybersecurity experts say evidence needed to back up nation-state claims.

IoT devices become prime targets for hackers due to lax security, say security researchers

Security researchers allegedly intercepted configuration files being used by hackers in the attacks.

Investigators have not yet ruled out the possibility of the Shadow Brokers being affiliated with Russia.

Yahoo is currently notifying all impacted users abut the landmark breach.

Millions of accounts were uploaded to the Dark Web by a hacker called Peace.

Researchers have uncovered that the malware is distributed via spam email campaigns.

It is not clear whether specific people were targeted by crooks or if the incidents were random.

Kremlin-linked hackers have been accused of hacking a slew of US political groups.

The site's vulnerability has since been patched and is no longer believed to be compromised.

The latest version of the Trojan prompts users into unknowingly providing system admin access and steals credentials.

The hacker also said that he accessed the voter registration database.