Tag: hackers
Hacker says they banned ‘thousands’ of Call of Duty gamers by abusing anti-cheat flaw
In October, video game giant Activision said it had fixed a bug in its anti-cheat system that affected “a small number of legitimate...
Canadian authorities say they arrested hacker linked to Snowflake data breaches
A hacker suspected of involvement in a series of massive Snowflake-related hacks has been arrested in Canada, according to local authorities.
Ian McLeod, a...
US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack
The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of...
Iranian hackers charged with hacking Trump campaign to ‘stoke discord’
The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of...
U.S. government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director
Last week, the FBI took control of a botnet made up of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices, such as cameras, video recorders,...
Fortinet confirms customer data breach
On Thursday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a breach involving customer data.
In a statement posted online, Fortinet said an individual intruder accessed “a limited...