Neowin News Feed for: Gop

Senate Republican website used by hackers to steal supporters' credit card info

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:14:01 +0000

Users who've donated or bought merchandise from the National Republican Senatorial Committee over the last 8 months have very likely had their credit card info stolen by hackers. Read more...

North Korea's hackers "got sloppy", FBI director says

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:10:01 +0000

The FBI Director James Comey has chosen to do a bit of explaining on how the Bureau arrived at the conclusion that North Korea is behind the hack of Sony Pictures in 2014. Read more...

US officials say North Korea lacks the capability to conduct the cyber attack on Sony

Jerry Grey — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:36:01 +0000

US officials have admitted that North Korea lacks the capability to conduct the Sony hack itself as the attack was too sophisticated, but officials still thinks the country was involved. Read more...

Lizard Squad claims they gave internal logins to the hackers that broke into Sony

Jerry Grey — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 14:18:01 +0000

Lizard Squad has claimed they gave the internal employee logins to the Sony hackers, which allowed them to break into Sony's systems, but it denied any role in the breach itself. Read more...

Sony email leak has uncovered the truth behind MPAA and Hotfile dispute

Adrian Potoroaca — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:00:01 +0000

The recent leak of Sony information by a group called GOP may have opened Pandora's box. An email conversation from the leak shows something interesting about the settlement between MPAA and Hotfile. Read more...

Sony threatens to sue Twitter and one of its users for tweeting leaked emails

Jerry Grey — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:36:01 +0000

Sony has threatened Twitter and one of its users with a lawsuit after the user posted screenshots of leaked emails, it follows similar threats to news organizations reporting on the leaks. Read more...

Sony hack was not an act of war, Obama says

Jerry Grey — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:16:01 +0000

Obama said the Sony hack was not an act of war by North Korea, but was a "very costly, very expensive" case of cybervandalism. Read more...

Sony Pictures was vulnerable to attack before #GOP hack

Alec Robertson — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:00:01 +0000

Sony Pictures was reportedly aware that it was vulnerable to attack before the recent hacks by #GOP, a newly leaked security audit has revealed. Read more...

Sony hackers demand cancellation of the 'movie of terrorism'

Usama Jawad — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:48:02 +0000

The cyber attack on Sony Pictures last month has led to the leakage of sensitive data, unreleased movies and more, much to the dismay of Sony. Now, the hackers have finally made their demands. Read more...

Sony hackers leak Tom Hanks, other stars' aliases, contact info

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 14:48:01 +0000

Sony is still struggling to catch up and get a hold on the situation after hackers broke into their systems and stole large amounts of private data which they are now slowly leaking online. Read more...

Hackers threaten Sony employees via email: 'Your family will be in danger'

Usama Jawad — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:56:01 +0000

As Sony continues its efforts to find the culprits behind Sony Entertainment Pictures being hacked, the company faces yet another attack from the hacking group calling itself #GOP. Read more...

More Sony salaries, social security numbers and account passwords get leaked

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:00:01 +0000

Sony is getting kicked while its down with the hackers behind a recent attack releasing even more internal company info. The new data includes employee social security numbers and account passwords. Read more...

FBI issues confidential reports to US businesses warning them of destructive malware

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:12:01 +0000

The cyber attack on Sony last week by the hacking group #GOP has caused alarm among US businesses. The FBI has reportedly been sending 'flash' warnings to many companies regarding destructive malware. Read more...

Internal Sony documents leaked online after recent hack; North Korea possibly involved

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:12:01 +0000

The hackers that recently attacked Sony seem to be at it again, this time posting online internal documents that contain private finances of some of the company's top level executives. Read more...

Unreleased Sony movies leak online after cyber attack

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:02:01 +0000

After last week's security breach at Sony Pictures, a number of unreleased movies have leaked online in high quality format suggesting the hackers did indeed access sensitive information. Read more...

Sony Pictures hacked, sensitive data reportedly stolen but not disclosed after threat

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:12:01 +0000

Sony Pictures, the company's studio division, has been hacked last night and left with a warning message. The hackers behind the attack claim to have access to the company's sensitive info. Read more...