Tens of thousands of organisations have compromised computer systems after hacking groups used a flaw in Microsoft mail to break servers, experts claim. The security holes in mail and calendars systems could make it vulnerable to industrial-scale cyber espionage, with some hackers linked to China. At least ten different hacking groups are involved, according to … Read more
Five Islamist extremists have been sentenced to death today over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American blogger six years ago. Avijit Roy, 42, a prolific blogger and the author of 10 books including the best-selling “Biswasher Virus” (“Virus of Faith”), was hacked to death outside Bangladesh’s largest book fair by machete-wielding extremists in February 2015. … Read more
North Korea continued its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions and funded them with £220m ($300m) stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report. Kim Jong-un’s regime ‘produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure’ while continuing to seek material and technology … Read more
New court documents have revealed how Prince Harry was left feeling suspicious of his friends after his phone was allegedly hacked by the News of the World, according to reports. In a recently released High Court writ, the Duke of Sussex is claiming he became ‘paranoid’ of those around him after the publication of stories … Read more
Julian Assange will learn on January 4 whether he will be sent to US to face hacking charges that could see him jailed for 175 years He faces 18 charges including conspiracy to expose military secrets He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted of espionage offences in the US The Wikileaks founder … Read more
British father, 39, who was accused of hacking Pippa Middleton is jailed for five years in the US for helping ‘Dark Overlord’ cyber crime group steal information from American firms Nathan Francis Wyatt was arrested in 2016 after Pippa Middleton was hacked He was released without action but has now been jailed in the US … Read more
Thug, 41, admits hacking estranged wife, 31, to death with a Gurkha-style MACHETE in savage attack outside her home in front of horrified neighbours Craig Woodhall, 41, plead guilty to stabbing his estranged wife Victoria last year He stabbed the 31-year-old during an attack with a machete in Barnsley Woodhall will be sentenced at Sheffield … Read more
The Vatican ‘was hacked by Chinese state-backed cyber gang’ ahead of talks intended to improve relations between the two sides Chinese gang RedDelta are accused of hacking the Vatican since this May U.S. group Recorded Future has published a report on the ‘hacking’ which China denies It is thought they wish to find out the … Read more
One of the young hackers involved in the hijacking of over 130 Twitter accounts including those belonging to Barack Obama and Elon Musk this week is believed to be a British teenager who lives with his mother, according to reports. An investigation by The New York Times has revealed that a 19-year-old who lives ‘at … Read more
Vladimir Putin must have known his spies were trying to steal groundbreaking British research into a coronavirus vaccine, a former chair of UK joint intelligence committee said today. Lady Neville Jones told the BBC she is ‘almost certain’ that the Russian President will have been aware that his operatives launched cyber attacks on Oxford University and … Read more