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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 5th, 2016
Saudi Hackers Take Over Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest Accounts

Saudi Hackers Take Over Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest Accounts

OurMine hackers used data from the LinkedIn breach

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 1st, 2016
Ghost Squad Hackers Announce #OpSilence, Month-Long Attacks on Mainstream Media

Ghost Squad Hackers Announce #OpSilence, Month-Long Attacks on Mainstream Media

Group already carries out DDoS attacks on FOX News and CNN

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 31st, 2016
Hacker Defaces Météo France Website with Anti-War Message

Hacker Defaces Météo France Website with Anti-War Message

Hacker had access to everything on the registrar's servers

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 31st, 2016
North Korea Forgot to Change the Default Admin Login on Its Facebook Clone

North Korea Forgot to Change the Default Admin Login on Its Facebook Clone

Infosec researcher gets in with admin/password creds

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 29th, 2016
Darkode Forum User Gets One Year in Jail for Selling Botnet & Stealing Bitcoin

Darkode Forum User Gets One Year in Jail for Selling Botnet & Stealing Bitcoin

Guidry was the least culpable of all the Darkode arrestees

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 29th, 2016
Anonymous Leads the Pack for 2016's Trending Hacktivist Groups

Anonymous Leads the Pack for 2016's Trending Hacktivist Groups

Second place goes to Turk Hack Team (THT)

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 24th, 2016
Anonymous Goes After Florida Gov. Rick Scott for Polluting the Gulf of Mexico

Anonymous Goes After Florida Gov. Rick Scott for Polluting the Gulf of Mexico

Situation of Lake Okeechobee gets Anonymous' attention

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 19th, 2016
Hacker Steals Money from Bank, Sends It as Bitcoin to Anti-ISIS Syrian Provence

Hacker Steals Money from Bank, Sends It as Bitcoin to Anti-ISIS Syrian Provence

Phineas Fisher donates 25 Bitcoin to Syria's Rojava region

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 17th, 2016
Ukrainian Hacker Admits Role in Hacking Three Business Newswire Services

Ukrainian Hacker Admits Role in Hacking Three Business Newswire Services

More suspects are expected to admit their crimes as well

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 16th, 2016
Fake Hacker Found Guilty of Gutsy Mitt Romney Extortion Scheme

Fake Hacker Found Guilty of Gutsy Mitt Romney Extortion Scheme

Criminal now faces up to thirty years in prison

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 16th, 2016
GhostShell Returns, Exposes a Bunch of Companies with Open FTP Servers <em>EXCLUSIVE</em>

GhostShell Returns, Exposes a Bunch of Companies with Open FTP Servers EXCLUSIVE

Romanian hacker dumps data for 32 websites

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 15th, 2016
Hacker Sold Access to Pornhub Servers for $1,000

Hacker Sold Access to Pornhub Servers for $1,000

Pornhub says the hacker didn't breach their main servers

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 15th, 2016
Anonymous Leaks Data from South African University <em>EXCLUSIVE</em>

Anonymous Leaks Data from South African University EXCLUSIVE

University admin's username and password included

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 11th, 2016
Hacker Hijacks and Defaces Countless Subreddits Just for Fun

Hacker Hijacks and Defaces Countless Subreddits Just for Fun

BVM is hijacking mod accounts and defacing big subreddits

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 11th, 2016
Syrian Electronic Army's Banker Extradited to the US

Syrian Electronic Army's Banker Extradited to the US

Peter Romar, SAE member, appeared in a US court today

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 8th, 2016
Student Tried to Hack School Network, Police Says He's an Anonymous Member

Student Tried to Hack School Network, Police Says He's an Anonymous Member

School says the hacking attempt failed, no grades changed

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 4th, 2016
Anonymous Declares War on Banks, Starts with DDoS Attacks on Greece

Anonymous Declares War on Banks, Starts with DDoS Attacks on Greece

Bank of Greece website is down due to DDoS attacks

 
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