Chinese embassy blames hackers for retweeting Donald Trump’s claim that Democrats cheated in the election Twitter users noticed China appearing to endorse Trump’s unfounded claims But the embassy said last night that it was hacked and did not retweet anything China acknowledged Joe Biden’s presidential election victory on November 13 By Tim Stickings For Mailonline … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s campaign website is ‘seized’ by hackers who claim to have evidence that ‘proves his criminal involvement with foreign actors to manipulate the 2020 election’ A message reading, ‘this site was seized’ appeared briefly on the homepage of DonaldJTrump.com, before the website was taken offline completely at 7:20pm The hackers behind the stunt … Read more
Google has officially banned stalkerware from the Play Store. Stalkerware apps allow users to spy on someone’s phone, tablet or other devices without their knowledge or consent, allowing hackers to track children, employees, spouses, or even complete strangers. The tech giant announced the ban, which goes into effect on October 1, in an update Wednesday to … Read more
The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday. Those efforts appear to be part of a broader increase in targeting of U.S. political campaigns and related groups, the company said. … Read more
Russian state-backed hackers have been targeting a firm linked to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for the last two months, it emerged last night. The hackers targeted staff at campaign strategy firm SKDKnickerbocker – which is working with Biden and other leading Democrats – but failed to gain access to the company’s networks, sources said. ‘They are … Read more
Recording the telltale sound your key makes when you insert it into its lock could allow eavesdropping hackers to clone your key, researchers have demonstrated. Built by experts from Singapore, the SpiKey software uses the clicks made as a lock’s pins pass over its key’s teeth into narrow down the possible key shapes for a … Read more
Carnival hit by cyber attack: Hackers steal personal information of cruise giant’s passengers and staff By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 18 August 2020 The personal information of Carnival’s passengers and staff has been stolen by hackers, it emerged yesterday. The embattled cruise giant … Read more
Amazon has released a child-friendly feature for its Alexa smart assistant called FreeTime. Once activated, the device will answer questions on sensitive topics differently to palm-off curious children. Alexa changes its answers to questions poised by all members of the household once the feature is turned on, regardless of age. ALEXA, WHERE DO BABIES COME … Read more
A group of hackers who reportedly acessed the Twitter accounts of celebrities, were taken down by rival gang who shared a database of their usernames and messages, which led to their arrests by the FBI. Graham Ivan Clark, 17, was arrested Friday in Tampa. Nima Fazeli, 22, of Orlando, Florida; and Mason Sheppard, 19, of Bognor … Read more
Secret UK trade documents used by then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to attack the Government were stolen by Russian hackers from the email account of former international trade secretary Liam Fox, it was reported today. The Department of International Trade documents on post-Brexit trade talks with the US were brandished by the hard Left MP at … Read more