Russian state security helped hack 500 million Yahoo accounts – Report
Russian security services helped private Russian hackers attack Yahoo in 2014 and compromise 500 million user accounts, indictments filed in the United States suggest.
Massive flaw in old Ster-Kinekor website leaked clients’ private data
Ster-Kinekor’s old website, which was replaced in 2016, had a security flaw which leaked the private data of as many as 6.7 million users.
South African software developer Matt Cavanagh, who goes by RogueCode, discovered...
Russian hackers take down Afcon website
A group of Russian hackers claimed to have shut down the website of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament on Saturday.
Adult website hack exposes 400 million accounts
An adult website hack has exposed over 412 million user accounts, which include users of AdultFriendFinder, Cams, Penthouse, and Stripshow.
Hacked by your fridge: the Internet of Things could spark a new wave of cyber attacks
The past few weeks have seen a remarkable and somewhat alarming development in cyber security. It comes in the wake of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that has forced a rethink of how we can...
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In my spare time I like to spend a lot of time trying to crack...
Global SIM maker investigating major hack
Gemalto, one of the world’s largest producers of SIM cards for mobile phones say it is investigating the reported hacking of its encryption codes.
Sony pictures co-chair steps down after hack
Sony Pictures co-chairwoman Amy Pascal, whose embarrassing emails were leaked during a massive hack attack blamed on North Korea, said Thursday that she will step down
They destroyed everything: Sony Pictures CEO
Days before Thanksgiving, Sony Pictures employees had logged onto computers that flashed a grim message from a hacker group calling itself Guardians of Peace
US sanctions North Korea over Sony hack
The US government instituted new sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Sony will show The Interview, Obama gives thumbs up
The White House is praising Sony’s announcement that it will allow several independent cinemas in the United States to show its embattled political comedy The Interview starting Thursday
Sony should have stood firm against hackers: Obama
Critics including US President Barack Obama say Sony should have stood firm against North Korean threats
PlayStation Network back up after attack
Sony Corp said its PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network had been disrupted by hackers in a distributed denial-of-service attack on Monday
Sony hacker woes not over yet
Employees at Sony Pictures Entertainment received threatening emails on Friday that claimed to be from the group that carried out a massive cyber attack at the Hollywood film studio.
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As anyone with an HD capture device (for Xbox 360/PS3) will know, you cannot capture DSTV, they Block you through HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), basically, the decoder recognizes...
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Please check your websites. Recently the South African IP range has seen a visit from malicious parties hacking sites with outdated CMS systems. In the process links were planted on...
Internet is “safe harbour” for stolen photos
Imagine what the Internet would be like if most major websites had imposed controls preventing the naked photos stolen from Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities from being posted online