Tag: hackers
Journalist targeted on WhatsApp by Paragon spyware: “I feel violated”
On Friday, at 2:48 p.m., Francesco Cancellato received an ominous notification on his cellphone while he was at home near Milan.
“This is a...
WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with spyware
WhatsApp said on Friday that it had disrupted a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 users, including journalists and members of civil society.
A...
International police coalition takes down two prolific cybercrime and hacking forums
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies took down two hacking forums that had more than 10 million users, according to Europol, one...
How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
On January 7, at 11:10 p.m. in Dubai, Romy Backus received an email from education technology giant PowerSchool notifying her that the school...
How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups
Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was approached on LinkedIn with an opportunity to...
Russian government spies targeted Ukraine using tools developed by cybercriminals
A Russian-government backed hacking group targeted Ukraine’s military using tools and infrastructure developed by cybercriminals, according to new research.
On Wednesday, Microsoft published a...