The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens’ identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it experienced a data breach. In an announcement, the Agence Nationale…
Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, has pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks. On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the guilty plea. Martino, who used to work for cybersecurity firm DigitalMint,…
Nicholas Moore, who pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system dozens of times over several months, was sentenced on Friday to a year of probation. Moore had also hacked into…
A coalition of global law enforcement agencies have sent emails to more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals who paid for a service to launch cyberattacks that can knock websites offline. On Thursday, Europol announced the coordinated…
The FBI announced on Monday that it “dismantled” a global phishing operation, which allegedly helped hackers target more than 17,000 victims worldwide. The website of the operation, known as W3LL, displayed a notice saying it…
Booking.com confirmed Monday that hackers may have accessed customers’ personal data, including names, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers, and booking details. The global travel and hotel reservation giant notified customers this past week of the…
Cybercriminals have allegedly stolen a large amount of sensitive internal documents from the Los Angeles Police Department and leaked the data online. The stolen data included police officer personnel files, internal affairs investigations, and discovery…
Mikko Hyppönen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blonde ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit. A seasoned speaker, he is trying to make an important point to a…
The European Union’s cybersecurity agency said Thursday that a recent hack and data breach at the EU’s executive body was the work of a cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP. In a new report, CERT-EU also…
A hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open-source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at risk of being compromised. On Monday, a hacker pushed malicious versions of the…