Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with government spyware. In particular, WhatsApp pointed the finger at the Israeli-American surveillance tech maker Paragon…
A man accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States, according to his lawyer. Last year, the U.S. Justice Department accused Xu Zewei of working…
Yet another government spyware maker has been caught after its customers used fake Android apps to install its surveillance software on targets, according to a new report. On Thursday, Osservatorio Nessuno, an Italian digital rights…
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,…
Over the weekend, hackers stole more than $290 million in cryptocurrency from Kelp DAO, a protocol that allows users to earn yields on idle crypto investments. By Monday, LayerZero, one of the projects affected by…
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…
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…
Security researchers say they have identified a hack-for-hire group targeting journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa. The hackers used phishing attacks to access targets’ iCloud backups and messaging accounts…