BBC suffers data breach impacting current, former employees
The BBC has disclosed a data security incident that occurred on May 21, involving unauthorized access to files hosted on a cloud-based service, compromising the personal information of BBC Pension Scheme members.
As per the reports, the incident impacted roughly 25,000 people
En 1984, Steven Levy publicó "#Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution", escandalosamente no traducido al castellano. 40 años después, seguimos ignorando sus enseñanzas... Deberíamos estar celebrando, loando y haciendo miles de reseñas del que, al menos para mí, es el libro más importante de la cultura digital. Y aunque el retraso intelectual de la (in)cultura hispana ya haya quedado evidenciado, nunca es tarde para traducirlo al español e ilustrar a la gente. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution
LockBit says they stole data in London Drugs ransomware attack
the LockBit ransomware gang claimed they were behind the April cyberattack on Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs and is now threatening to publish stolen data online after allegedly failed negotiations
This 'numb3rs' episode ("Shadow Market") that is sort of about #hackers and darkweb marketplaces is just too much, too many cringe inducing moments that I want to post.
The episode starts with the feds undercover at a #hacker con called "Pentest".
Once upon a time in 2005 I attended my first #Linux symposium in #Ottawa. It was interesting to be surrounded by so many fellow geeks, most of whom made me feel wholly inadequate but that's beside the point. It's a real shame the event eventually failed. If I were better with faces I would tag people but I'm just not that guy. #geeks#hackers#programmers
Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware
Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously undocumented tool, the software maker disclosed
Ascension healthcare takes systems offline after cyberattack
Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, has taken some of its systems offline to investigate what it describes as a "cyber security event."
We're working on something with our friends at #CryptoHarlem.
You might know of hackathons as events where teams can build new and inventive features outside of their official roadmap.
This hackathon is different. We're hosting an event for #hackers, researchers, and bug hunters to test the security of Hush Line, our new free and open-source whistleblowing platform.
Hackers targeted Ukraine's largest mobile-only bank, Monobank, with a powerful denial of service (DDoS) attack on May 2, the company's co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi reported.
LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy
Password-manager LastPass users were recently targeted by a convincing phishing campaign that used a combination of email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging their master passwords
A really weird story, from the Boca Raton News, 29th of September, 1987.
"#Hackers use AIDS hotline illegally
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Computer hackers are using a national AIDS hotline to spread information on illegal use of telephone credit cards, an AT&T spokesman said Monday."
23 years later, Antitrust is still a great movie. Featuring Gnome desktop and all the anti-Microsoft sentiment from the 90's. We all wanted to be Milo.
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Hackers target Ukrainian bank with DDoS attack (kyivindependent.com)
Hackers targeted Ukraine's largest mobile-only bank, Monobank, with a powerful denial of service (DDoS) attack on May 2, the company's co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi reported.