cyberwarfare
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Hackers Stole Data on 37 Million T-Mobile Customers
T-Mobile announced that hackers accessed data on 37 million of its customers, in a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The massive security breach impacts both prepaid and postpaid customer accounts, and is the second notable hack in less than two years. The company said it is in the process of notifying those…
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DOJ Seizes Dozens of Websites as Part of Global Cyberattack-for-Hire Scheme
The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday it took down 48 internet domains and charged six people who allegedly offered cyberattack-for-hire services. The defendants are each charged with allegedly offering booter services and operating at least one website that offered distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services as well as subscriptions that varied in length and attack volume.
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How Teams of Volunteer Technologists Hunt Down Ransomware Gangs
In an excerpt from their new book, The Ransomware Hunting Team: A Band of Misfits’ Improbable Crusade to Save the World From Cybercrime, writers Renee Dudley and Daniel Gold take readers inside the complex and mysterious world of the hacker underground. The book reveals the ins and outs of the modern ransomware industry, while also…
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Fast Company Is Back From the Dead After Being Hacked
Bouncing back from a hack doesn’t always happen quickly, even at Fast Company. The business news outlet’s website (and its sister sites Inc.com and Mansueto.com) finally came back online on Wednesday afternoon, according to a blog post. The sites were shut down for eight days after Fast Co.’s content management system (CMS) was targeted in…