At least ten hacking groups, some linked to China, use flaws in Microsoft mail to break servers

At least ten hacking groups, some linked to China, are using flaws in Microsoft mail to break servers, with tens of thousands of organisations already compromised Security researchers have found holes in Microsoft’s mail and calendar system  This could allow hackers to steal emails from anyone with ease, experts fear  Warnings have been issued by … Read more

North Korea continued nuclear and missile programmes in 2020 thanks to cyber hacking money, UN says

North Korea continued its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions and funded them with £220m ($300m) stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report.  Kim Jong-un’s regime ‘produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure’ while continuing to seek material and technology … Read more

Prince Harry was left feeling paranoid of friends after ‘phone hacking’, court documents reveal

New court documents have revealed how Prince Harry was left feeling suspicious of his friends after his phone was allegedly hacked by the News of the World, according to reports.  In a recently released High Court writ, the Duke of Sussex is claiming he became ‘paranoid’ of those around him after the publication of stories … Read more

Thug, 41, admits hacking estranged wife, 31, to death with a Gurkha-style MACHETE

Thug, 41, admits hacking estranged wife, 31, to death with a Gurkha-style MACHETE in savage attack outside her home in front of horrified neighbours Craig Woodhall, 41, plead guilty to stabbing his estranged wife Victoria last year He stabbed the 31-year-old during an attack with a machete in Barnsley  Woodhall will be sentenced at Sheffield … Read more

China accused of hacking the Vatican ahead of key diplomacy talks

The Vatican ‘was hacked by Chinese state-backed cyber gang’ ahead of talks intended to improve relations between the two sides Chinese gang RedDelta are accused of hacking the Vatican since this May U.S. group Recorded Future has published a report on the ‘hacking’ which China denies It is thought they wish to find out the … Read more

Teenager who lives at home with his mother in UK is ‘among hacking group behind Twitter attack’

One of the young hackers involved in the hijacking of over 130 Twitter accounts including those belonging to Barack Obama and Elon Musk this week is believed to be a British teenager who lives with his mother, according to reports.  An investigation by The New York Times has revealed that a 19-year-old who lives ‘at … Read more

Putin ‘almost certainly’ knew about Covid hacking, says former intelligence chair

Vladimir Putin must have known his spies were trying to steal groundbreaking British research into a coronavirus vaccine, a former chair of UK joint intelligence committee said today. Lady Neville Jones told the BBC she is ‘almost certain’ that the Russian President will have been aware that his operatives launched cyber attacks on Oxford University and … Read more

Anonymous claims credit for hacking Minneapolis Police website and threatens to release records

‘Anonymous’ takes credit for hacking the Minneapolis Police website and promises to expose the department’s ‘horrific track record of violence’ Anonymous claims to have hacked the Minneapolis Police Department website The collective circulated a list of leaked emails and passwords on social media Cybersecurity experts doubt the veracity of the hack and say the emails … Read more

Minneapolis looters are seen hacking at a safe inside abandoned police precinct

Minneapolis looters are seen hacking at a safe inside the charred shell of an abandoned police precinct in surreal scenes that lay bare the wanton lawlessness gripping the US, exclusive photos by DailyMail.com show.  The group of masked and gloved men used pliers and hammers to prize open the heavy metal chest while others rifled … Read more

Surveillance firm pitched US police departments on a remote phone hacking tool

Surveillance firm pitched US police on a remote phone hacking tool that would let them access a person’s text messages, emails, microphone, camera, and more Leaked emails show the San Diego police considered using a phone hacking tool The tool was developed by the US subsidiary of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO The hacking tool … Read more