News - subcat

Chinese hackers used HPE and IBM networks in attack
Published in Network


Targeted their customers

Hackers working for China's Ministry of State Security breached the networks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and IBM, then used the access to hack into their clients' computers.

F-35s can be taken over by hackers
Published in News
Friday, 16 November 2018 12:13

F-35s can be taken over by hackers


Who needs rockets

F-35 is more likely to be bought down by an enemy hacker than a rocket or enemy plane.

US charges Chinese spooks and hackers
Published in News
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 13:56

US charges Chinese spooks and hackers


Trying to steal confidential aerospace technology

The US Justice Department has charged two Chinese intelligence officers, six hackers, and two aerospace company insiders in a sweeping conspiracy to steal confidential aerospace technology from US and French companies.

Chinese have cracked Trump’s iPhones
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 25 October 2018 11:51

Chinese have cracked Trump’s iPhones


China says he should use using something secure like a Huawei

Apple fanboy Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has had his two iPhones hacked by the Chinese, according to the New York Times.

Russian hackers lobby leave voters
Published in News
Monday, 22 October 2018 12:45

Russian hackers lobby leave voters


Brexit is good for Russia

Russian hackers are flat out trying to mobilise “leave” voters to encourage them to force the British government to make a hard Brexit.

SAP and Oracle targeted by hackers
Published in News
Thursday, 26 July 2018 12:31

SAP and Oracle targeted by hackers


Mostly exploiting a failure to patch

At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted, and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by hackers exploiting old security flaws in Oracle and SAP management software, two cybersecurity firms and Homeland Security have warned.

Iran hires cyber mercenaries for wet work
Published in News


Oliver's army is on its way

New research from Recorded Future has found that Iran is recruiting cyber mercenaries from online security forums to staff suddenly launched hacking campaigns.

AI will turn hackers into super villians
Published in News
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 11:14

AI will turn hackers into super villians


Power to do anything


The rise of AI will make hackers even more powerful as they will exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial drones into targeted weapons, a new report warns.

Russian hackers focused on 21 electorates
Published in News
Thursday, 22 June 2017 13:07

Russian hackers focused on 21 electorates


But failed to do much good 

Homeland Security says that it has found evidence that Russian hackers targeted 21 US state election systems in the 2016 presidential race –  a small number were breached but there was no evidence any votes were manipulated.

Trump orders companies to stop hackers with management report
Published in News


That fixes that problem


President Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has signed an executive order which he thinks will keep hackers from making America Grate again.