Neowin News Feed for: Cyber-attack

Arkose Labs' security report shows entry level fraudsters make $20k a month

Christopher White — Wed, 18 May 2022 09:00:02 +0000

Want to make between $20k and $600k a month? Apparently you can if you don't mind breaking international law and risking heavy jail time. Learn how to protect yourself against cybersecurity threats. Read more...

CD Projekt suffers a cyberattack compromising internal systems

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:12:01 +0000

The company behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 video games as well as the GOG digital distribution service, CD Projekt, today revealed that its systems have been compromised in a cyberattack. Read more...

Hacker publicly releases 'Mirai' code, which was responsible for the largest DDoS attack

Justin Luna — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:20:01 +0000

The source code for what is known today for launching the biggest DDoS attack has been publicly released. The disclosure spread fear among website owners, as anyone could be the next victim. Read more...

Microsoft to warn email users of possible state-sponsored attacks

Justin Luna — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:54:01 +0000

As part of improving security for the users of its Outlook.com email service, Microsoft has announced that it will now warn users if a government is trying to hack into their account. Read more...

Twitter starts alerting its users of potential state-sponsored attacks

Boyd Chan — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:24:01 +0000

After Facebook's implementation earlier this year, Twitter has begun notifying users who have potentially been the target of state-sponsored attacks against their accounts. Read more...

15-year-old British boy charged over international cyber-attacks and airline bomb hoaxes

Andy Weir — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:50:37 +0000

A British teenager has been charged with various offences relating to a series of cyber-attacks across four continents, as well as fake bomb threats made against US airlines on social media. Read more...

Iranian oil systems hit by cyber-attack

Alfonso Maruccia — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:32:19 +0000

Iranian oil infrastructures were hit by a cyber-attack during the last weekend. No permanent damages were done to the affected systems, the authorities say. Read more...

India proposes high-security voice and data network

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:01:31 +0000

As its national dependence upon digital technology develops, India has outlined plans to establish a high-security domestic voice and data network, exclusively for Government communications. Read more...

72 organisations targeted in biggest ever cyber-attack

Andy Weir — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:52:00 +0000

McAfee has uncovered a five-year hacking campaign affecting governments and organisations around the world. The evidence appears to point to one culprit - and for once, Anonymous may not be to blame. Read more...