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Compromised password allowed hackers to break into Colonial Pipeline The hack that took down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. and led to shortages across the East Coast was the result of a single compromised password, according to a cybersecurity consultant who responded to the attack...

We did not attack South African banks - City of Joburg hackers Shadow Kill Hackers, the group which has claimed responsibility for the attack on City of Joburg’s computer systems, has stated that it was not involved with the DDoS attack on South African banks. The group also responded to...

Hackers can summon Cortana to break into Windows 10 PCs

Hackers infect 500,000 consumer routers all over the world with malware

Hackers are using recent Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to distribute malware

BitTorrent users beware: Flaw lets hackers control your computer

Hackers Could Blow Up Factories Using Smartphone Apps

Hackers could guess your phone PIN using its sensor data

Hackers leak more Game of Thrones spoilers A group of hackers, which claims to have hacked HBO, has leaked more data from the breach and revealed its motive, Wired reported.

Game of Thrones spoilers posted online after HBO hack Hackers who claim to have breached HBO’s internal network have posted the details of the next Game of Thrones episode.

Cheap robot cracks high-end combination safe A team of hackers at Defcon 2017 has used a cheap robot to crack a “leading-brand” combination safe.

Hackers are a real danger to companies in South Africa – Expert BDO Forensic and Cyber Lab executive David Cohen has told MyBroadband that cybercriminals pose a danger to South African businesses.

Hackers cause disruption in several European countries Several major corporations say they have been targeted in an international cyberattack which started in Ukraine and Russia before spreading to parts of Europe.

Stupidly easy for hackers to attack Eskom It is ridiculously easy for hackers to attack Eskom’s central electricity distribution network, said Jacques van Heerden of Global Technology Security Provider.

NSA leak – Russian hackers attacked US voting system Russian hackers attacked at least one US voting software supplier days before last year’s presidential election, according to a classified government intelligence report leaked on Monday that suggests election-related hacking penetrated...

Hackers demand ransom for 300 million compromised Apple accounts A hacking group called “Turkish Crime Family” claims to have access to over 300 million iCloud and Apple accounts, and has demanded that the company pay a ransom, Motherboard reported.

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A verbally abusive scammer calling up people shouting at them telling them he's calling from Microsoft and insisting that they are using pirated windows. Says his name is John Brady, demands people to run commands in their command prompt or open his logmein link to "prove" that the windows is...

Hackers demand ransom after shutting down hotel room locks A luxury hotel in Austria was forced to pay a ransom to hackers after its electronic key system was shut down. According to a report by The Local, the 4-star Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt was hit with a ransomware attack last week –...

Hackers are working towards taking down the Internet Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that a group is probing the defences of critical parts of the Internet.