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China’s Microsoft hack, Russia’s solar winds attack threaten to overwhelm US

4 min read . 09 Mar 2021

The massive breach occurred even though Equifax had invested millions in sophisticated security measures. Photo: Reuters

The Equifax hack has the hallmarks of state-sponsored pros

13 min read . 30 Sep 2017

Marcus Hutchins is credited with stopping Wannacry ransomware that crippled about 300,000 computers in 150 countries in May. Photo: AP

Marcus Hutchins, hacker who helped stop Wannacry ransomware attack, arrested in US

2 min read . 04 Aug 2017

Unlike traditional forms of ransomware, which often provide secure forms of payment in order to release control of networks, the new hack has seemingly concentrated on crippling systems, rather than obtaining a ransom. Photo: AFP

Global ransomware attack starts causing real consequences with FedEx, Port

4 min read . 29 Jun 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said hackers inside the country could have been involved without being sanctioned by the government. Photo: AP

Russian hackers hit 39 states during US elections

7 min read . 13 Jun 2017

The malware, using a technique purportedly stolen from the US National Security Agency, stopped care Friday at hospitals across the UK, affected Russia’s ministry of interior and infected company computer systems in countries from Eastern Europe to the US and Asia. Photo: AFP

Cyber attack hackers who hit hospitals dealt setback, may return

4 min read . 13 May 2017

Verizon Communications Inc., has agreed to buy Yahoo’s web assets for $4.83 billion. Photo: AP

Yahoo tipped off to hack by report of data dump on dark web

5 min read . 24 Sep 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

Thank you for hacking iPhone, now tell Apple how you did it

5 min read . 23 Mar 2016

A group of Russian hackers infiltrated the servers of Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal and several other news publications, and stole information to trade on before it became public. Photo: AFP

Russian hackers of Dow Jones said to have sought trading tips

4 min read . 17 Oct 2015

Instead of seeing Lenovo home page selling PCs, some visitors to the website saw video of young people looking into Web cameras, with the song “Breaking Free” playing in the background, according to security companies that monitored the breach. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Lenovo website hacked less than a week after adware PC blunder

2 min read . 26 Feb 2015

Google says it wants software makers to move fast because cybercriminals act with lightning speed when they spot bugs. Photo: Bloomberg

Google riles Silicon Valley by exposing others’ security flaws

6 min read . 12 Feb 2015

A file photo of FBI headquarters. AFP

FBI probes if banks hacked back as US firms explore cyber offensive

8 min read . 30 Dec 2014

Symantec, which in September appointed its interim CEO permanently to the role, has been struggling to rev up growth. Photo: Bloomberg

Symantec said to explore split into security, storage businesses

2 min read . 08 Oct 2014

In response to those concerns and criticisms that the tech industry cooperated with the government’s surveillance needs, Apple and Google recently announced that they will automatically encrypt data on smartphones. Photo: Bloomberg

Are those photos on your smartphone safe from prying eyes?

2 min read . 03 Oct 2014

The rise of social media and the shift to cloud computing is exposing more people to the kinds of attacks that used to affect mainly people with big public personas. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Apple celebrity nude-photo hack shows risk in security questions

4 min read . 04 Sep 2014

Authorities are looking for signs the stolen data has been used to move money from accounts, but no such activity had been spotted as of this afternoon, the US government official said. Photo: Bloomberg

JPMorgan and four other banks hit by hackers, US official says

3 min read . 28 Aug 2014

The IBM headquarters in Armonk, New York. A former US Navy pilot, John Akers joined IBM in 1960 as a sales trainee.

Former IBM CEO John Akers dies

1 min read . 24 Aug 2014

Heartbleed is one of the biggest security flaws to hit the Internet. The bug, which was discovered by researchers from Google and a Finnish company called Codenomicon, affects OpenSSL, a type of open-source encryption. Photo: Reuters

Heartbleed fixes taking longer as websites work to plug gaps

4 min read . 15 Apr 2014

Cisco said it would tell customers when software patches for its affected products are available. Photo: AFP

Heartbleed flaw found in Cisco, Juniper Networking products

3 min read . 11 Apr 2014

The vulnerability, dubbed Heartbleed, was discovered by researchers from Google Inc. and Codenomicon, a security firm based in Finland. Photo: Hindustan Times

Heartbleed security flaw found in Web encryption, spurs fix

2 min read . 09 Apr 2014

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