Tag: hacking

US FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed “Flax Typhoon” and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday. Wray, at a cybersecurity conference in Washington, said Flax Typhoon was being run by a Chinese company called the Integrity Technology Group that posed as an IT firm but also “collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies.” In an advisory […]

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Japan video-sharing site Niconico hit by cyberattack

TOKYO (AFP) – Popular Japanese video-sharing website Niconico has suspended its services as it has been under “a large-scale cyberattack,” its operator said. “Currently, Niconico is under a large-scale cyberattack, and we are suspending our services to minimise its impact,” operator Dwango said in a statement late Saturday. “We are hastily investigating and taking countermeasures, but we won’t be able to restore the service until we make sure about its safety after completely excluding the […]

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TikTok says cyberattack targeted big names including CNN

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2024 (AFP) – TikTok on Tuesday said it slammed the door on a cyberattack that targeted high-profile accounts including CNN. The number of accounts compromised was “very small” and TikTok has beefed up defenses to thwart the method used by the hackers, according to a spokesperson. “We have taken measures to stop this attack and prevent it from happening in the future,” the spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry. […]

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Massive leak exposes Chinese firm’s hacking of foreign governments, activists – analysts

By Oliver Hotham with Jing Xuan Teng in Shanghai BEIJING, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) – A Chinese tech security firm was able to breach foreign governments, infiltrate social media accounts and hack personal computers, a massive data leak analysed by experts this week revealed. The trove of documents from I-Soon, a private company that competed for Chinese government contracts, shows that its hackers compromised more than a dozen governments, according to cybersecurity firms SentinelLabs and […]

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US says it broke up China-backed infrastructure hacking op

WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) – US authorities said Wednesday they had dismantled a network of hackers known as Volt Typhoon, which was targeting key American public sector infrastructure like water treatment plants and transportation systems at the behest of China. FBI Director Christopher Wray explained the operation in testimony before a congressional committee on US-China competition, and the Justice Department offered more details in a statement. In May 2023, the United States and its […]

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Nissan hit by ‘cyber incident’ in Australia, New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – Japanese car giant Nissan warned customers Thursday that its operations in Australia and New Zealand had been hit by a “cyber incident”. Nissan said it had notified the national cyber security centres in both countries, while the company’s global response team assessed the scale of the attack. It was unclear whether any personal information had been accessed, the company said in a statement. “While the extent of the incident […]

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Possible Chinese malware in US systems a ‘ticking time bomb’: report

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2023 (AFP) – The Biden administration believes China has implanted malware in key US power and communications networks in a “ticking time bomb” that could disrupt the military in event of a conflict, The New York Times reported Saturday. The Times, quoting US military, intelligence and security officials, said the malware potentially gave China’s People’s Liberation Army the ability to disrupt US military operations if Beijing were to move against Taiwan at […]

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Flash flood kills 14 at Johannesburg church ritual

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) Flash flooding that followed heavy rains has killed at least 14 people taking part in religious rituals in Johannesburg, with others still missing, emergency services said Sunday. A group of 33 worshippers had joined church rituals on the banks of the Jukskei river when the flooding struck on Saturday, said Robert Mulaudzi, spokesman for the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services. An earlier toll of nine dead rose after the discovery […]

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Russian hackers behind medical record theft: Australian police

Sydney, Australia | AFP | Russian hackers were behind a cyberattack on a major Australian healthcare company that breached the data of 9.7 million people, including the country’s prime minister, police said Friday. The hackers started leaking the data earlier this week after Medibank — the country’s largest health insurer — refused to pay a US$9.7 million (Aus$15 million) ransom. Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw blamed the attack on Russia-based “cyber criminals”. “We believe […]

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Hackers demand $10 m for stolen Australian health records

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hackers leaking medical records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company said Thursday they are demanding $10 million to make it stop, about a dollar for each of their potential victims. Medibank earlier this week confirmed the hackers had accessed information belonging to 9.7 million current and former clients, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. A small sample of records posted by the hackers early Wednesday featured a “naughty list” of names […]

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Hackers leak Australian health records on dark web

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hackers on Wednesday began leaking sensitive medical records stolen from a major Australian health insurer that had earlier refused to pay the group’s ransom demand. Medibank told investors and customers that a “sample” of data from some 9.7 million clients had been posted on a “dark web forum”. Names, birth dates, addresses, passport numbers and information on medical claims were among the sensitive personal data posted anonymously early Wednesday. Medibank said […]

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Apple warns of flaw that lets hackers into iPhones, Macs

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Apple is warning of a flaw that is allowing hackers to seize control of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, and is urging users to install emergency software updates. Patches were released Thursday and Wednesday by the tech titan to fix what it described as a vulnerability hackers already knew about and may be taking advantage of. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been […]

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