

Nation Jul 31

Authorities say British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around the globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin.
By David Fischer, Associated Press
World Jul 16

Two major cybersecurity intrusions, each with global implications, are in the news. On Wednesday, hackers accessed high-profile Twitter accounts, using them to promote the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Also, three countries accused Russia of trying to steal research into a possible COVID-19…
World Jul 16

The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and believed to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical coronavirus research institutions involved in vaccine development.
By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press
World Jan 29

Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation.
By Jamey Keaten, Frank Bajak, Associated Press
United Nations investigators have unveiled an extraordinary charge: that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia may have been personally involved in hacking Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest men. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Agnès…
Jan 14

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
The company said it has not seen any evidence that hackers have used the technique discovered by the NSA.
Jan 14

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press
Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, according to a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security.
Nov 20

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Disney reiterated Wednesday that it found no evidence of a security breach and that account problems are limited to “a very small percentage of users” of Disney Plus.
Another unintended consequence of electronic medical records has been revealed.
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