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£7.7 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group | UK News
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The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The “Andariel” group has been compromising organisations around the globe as it attempts to get hold of sensitive and classified technical information and intellectual property data, according to the…
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Hacking the hackers: How cyber gang Lockbit was ‘locked out’ | Science & Tech News
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One of the world’s most prolific cyber crime gangs has been taken down by law enforcement agencies including the FBI, Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency. Lockbit is an extortion website that held its victims’ data for ransom – some of the biggest UK bodies affected were the Royal Mail and the NHS. Five…
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FBI disrupts hacking network ‘linked to Russian intelligence services’ | US News
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US officials say they have disrupted a hacking network linked to Russian intelligence services. They say the hackers – believed to be from the secretive hacking arm of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (better known as the GRU) – gained access to more than 1,000 personal and small business internet routers in the US and around…
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Briton pleads guilty to hacking stars’ Twitter accounts to steal Bitcoin | Science & Tech News
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A British man has pleaded guilty to hacking Twitter accounts – including Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk – in a bid to con people out of Bitcoin. Joseph O’Connor, 23, also admitted other hacking schemes, cyberstalking a young victim, and money laundering charges. He was extradited from Spain to New York last month…
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Biggest year ever for crypto hacking – with North Korea the suspected culprit | Science & Tech News
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2022 was the biggest year ever for cryptocurrency hacking, with more than £3.2bn stolen worldwide, according to new research. October alone saw £629m taken – the most recorded in a single month. It helped the overall year dwarf 2021’s previous high of £2.7bn, although the total number of hacks fell slightly. The annual report by…
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Russian cyber spies targeting NATO countries in new hacking campaign | Science & Tech News
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Cyber spies suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) are targeting NATO countries in a recent hacking campaign, according to a new industry report. The hackers are using online storage services such as Google Drive and Dropbox to avoid being detected, said cyber security company Palo Alto. The hacking attempts have included phishing…