Machete thug who posted bloody Snapchat selfie after almost hacking off man’s hand is jailed

Machete thug who posted bloody Snapchat selfie after almost hacking off man’s hand with a 15-inch blade in shocking attack outside a McDonald’s is jailed for 12 years Jordan Hughes, 22, followed group from a McDonald’s restaurant in Warrington He pulled a 40cm machete from his trousers and swung it at Samuel Liggett, 20 Hughes … Read more

Anonymous claims credit for hacking Minneapolis Police website and threatens to release records

‘Anonymous’ takes credit for hacking the Minneapolis Police website and promises to expose the department’s ‘horrific track record of violence’ Anonymous claims to have hacked the Minneapolis Police Department website The collective circulated a list of leaked emails and passwords on social media Cybersecurity experts doubt the veracity of the hack and say the emails … Read more

Man gets revenge on thief who tried to steal his van by hacking his Facebook after he left his phone

A man exacted hilarious revenge on an alleged thief who tried to steal his van by hacking into his Facebook profile and shaming him with the phone the hapless would-be criminal left inside the vehicle. The man’s partner was woken to the sound of the yob forcing the door of the silver Vauxhall Vivaro in … Read more

Surveillance firm pitched US police departments on a remote phone hacking tool

Surveillance firm pitched US police on a remote phone hacking tool that would let them access a person’s text messages, emails, microphone, camera, and more Leaked emails show the San Diego police considered using a phone hacking tool The tool was developed by the US subsidiary of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO The hacking tool … Read more

Dominic Raab condemns ‘predatory’ hacking attacks amid coronavirus

Dominic Raab issues thinly-veiled warning to Russia and China as he condemns ‘predatory’ hacking attacks on UK and US organisations battling coronavirus – saying criminals and ‘hostile states’ are exploiting the crisi Dominic Raab says criminals and ‘hostile states’ using crisis for their own ends Cybersecurity agencies have urged staff to improve their password security … Read more

HARRY COLE: MPs and journalists asking claim to be victims of suspicious hacking 

HARRY COLE: MPs and journalists asking embarrassing questions about China claim to be victims of suspicious hacking By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:42 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 01:08 BST, 3 May 2020 MPs and journalists who’ve been asking embarrassing questions about China claim to be victims of suspicious hacking. … Read more

Hacking fear as Ocado’s orders soar

Hacking fear as Ocado’s orders soar amid surge in desperate shoppers scrambling to stockpile essentials By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 19 March 2020 The surge in desperate shoppers trying to arrange deliveries from Ocado was so high at one point the company feared … Read more