Tag: Hacking

On December 30, 2022, French authorities were conducting a security checkpoint outside of the Strasbourg Saint-Denis metro station in Paris when they stopped a vehicle for a routine check. Upon inspecting the vehicle, officers discovered a suitcase in the trunk that contained wires and antennas, according to the French...

The Iranian anti-government group “Black Reward” has claimed responsibility for hacking the IRGC-controlled Fars News Agency. In a message that appears when you attempt to access the Fars website, the hacker group states “For many years, the wage earners of the Fars Sludge Dispersal Company have been thinking that no...

The European Parliament suffered a large-scale DDoS attack by the Russian hacker group Killnet today after voting in favor of declaring Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. On Wednesday, the European Parliament passed a resolution that designates Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, citing “the deliberate attacks and...

The British newspaper Mail on Sunday, citing unnamed security sources, reported that former United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss’s personal cell phone was hacked by suspected Russian intelligence agents. The alleged hacking is said to have taken place over the Summer when Truss was working as the Foreign Secretary, in...

Joshua Schulte has been convicted of sending the CIA's "Vault 7" cyber-warfare tools to the whistle-blowing platform. He had denied the allegations since he was originally charged. He was convicted on July 13, 2022, at retrial on nine counts related to illegal handling of classified information and obstruction of...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed on Wednesday that Iranian hackers attempted to launch a cyber attack against the Boston Children's Hospital last summer. While speaking at a cybersecurity event at Boston College, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the attack was foiled after “We got a report...