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Suspected Foreign Hackers Breach CBO Systems

Incident exposes sensitive congressional financial data, internal communications

(Newser) - The Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan agency responsible for providing Congress with crucial economic analyses, has reportedly been breached by a suspected foreign hacker. The recently discovered intrusion may have exposed sensitive communications between congressional offices and CBO researchers, as well as internal emails and chat logs, four individuals familiar...

North Korea Hackers Are Shifting to a New Target

They're going after wealthy individual crypto holders, to the tune of $2B-plus so far this year

(Newser) - North Korean hackers have ramped up efforts to steal cryptocurrency, with losses attributed to them reaching more than $2 billion so far this year—a record haul, according to researchers at Elliptic . These thefts account for roughly 13% of the country's estimated GDP, per United Nations figures. While...

Notorious Hackers Try to Recruit BBC Reporter

Ransomware gang told Joe Tidy, 'You wouldn't need to work ever again'

(Newser) - A BBC cyber correspondent got an up-close look at how cyber criminals court insiders—by becoming a target himself. Joe Tidy, who had previously heard about hackers bribing workers for access, was approached out of the blue via the encrypted app Signal by someone calling themselves "Syndicate" and...

Hackers Shut Down Range Rover Production

Jaguar Land Rover's factories have been idle for weeks

(Newser) - Range Rover maker Jaguar Land Rover is scrambling to revive its idled production lines after a cyberattack discovered at the end of last month forced the automaker to halt operations on Sept. 1. Typically, hundreds of luxury SUVs roll out of factories in the UK and elsewhere each day,...

'Salt Typhoon' Hack May Have Compromised Nearly Entire US
'Salt Typhoon' Hack May Have
Compromised Nearly Entire US
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Sep 7, 2025 7:00 AM CDT

'Salt Typhoon' Hack May Have Compromised Nearly Entire US

Coordinated breach via Chinese hackers hit global telecom, government, infrastructure networks

(Newser) - Chinese hackers operating under the group name "Salt Typhoon" have reportedly carried out one of the largest cyberespionage campaigns to date, according to Western security officials. The group is thought to be behind an operation that breached networks across more than 80 countries, including the United States, and...

Russia Linked to Hack of Federal Court Filing System

Hackers accessed sealed files in multiple states, leaving officials scrambling to respond

(Newser) - Hackers with suspected ties to Russia recently penetrated the federal court filing system, exposing sensitive documents and highlighting major security flaws in one of the US justice system's most critical networks, the New York Times reports. The hack targeted the computer network that manages federal court documents, including...

Microsoft SharePoint Hack Hit US Agencies

Chinese hackers exploit vulnerability in older versions hosted by customers

(Newser) - Numerous organizations and some government agencies around the globe have been compromised in recent days as hackers exploit a vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's file-sharing tool SharePoint. The vulnerability was discovered in versions of the software hosted by the customers themselves, as opposed to Microsoft's cloud, early...

Clorox Sues: Hackers Just Called IT Firm, Asked for Passwords

Suit claims that poor IT checks by Cognizant led to massive data breach

(Newser) - Clorox has filed a lawsuit against IT services provider Cognizant over a 2023 cyberattack that disrupted the bleach-maker's business, alleging the breach happened in a remarkably straightforward fashion. According to the complaint, a hacker associated with the group Scattered Spider simply called Cognizant's help desk and asked...

Elmo's X Account Hacked, Gets Dark, Racist
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Jul 15, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Elmo's X Account Is Back in Safe Hands

Sesame Workshop ultimately regains control after antisemitic, racist posts appear

(Newser) - Sesame Workshop regained control of Elmo's X account Monday, a day after it was hacked and started posting racist and antisemitic messages. Those messages were quickly removed, the AP reports. In a statement, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street called the messages "disgusting." It is not clear who...

McDonald's Chatbot Breached With 2 Guesses at Password

Paradox.ai owns up to weak password '123456,' which exposed millions of job seekers' data

(Newser) - Millions of McDonald's job seekers had their personal information exposed after hackers cracked the fast-food giant's AI hiring bot with the simplest of passwords: "123456." McDonald's AI hiring platform, Olivia, used by many McDonald's franchisees, employs a chatbot to screen candidates. Researchers Ian...

Iran's 'Robert' Threatens New Leak of Trump Allies' Emails

Iranian hackers claim 100GB of emails from Trump's inner circle

(Newser) - Iran-linked hackers, collectively known as "Robert," say they may release more emails stolen from aides and associates of President Trump. The group previously leaked documents from Trump's campaign during the 2024 US election and now claim to have about 100 gigabytes of emails sourced from people...

Aflac: Hackers May Have Customers' Personal Data

Claim information, health data, and Social Security numbers were exposed, insurer says

(Newser) - Aflac revealed Friday that hackers breached its systems last week, exposing sensitive customer data—including Social Security numbers—during a cyberattack. The insurer, which has millions of customers, described the attackers as a "sophisticated cybercrime group" that used social engineering to tap into its network on June 12,...

'Predatory Sparrow' Pulls Off $90M Iranian Crypto Heist

Israel-tied group claims responsibility for hack

(Newser) - An Iranian cryptocurrency exchange has been relieved of tens of millions of dollars from its coffers, and a group linked to Israel is now claiming responsibility for the hack. On Wednesday, Gonjeshke Darande (which translates to "Predatory Sparrow") said it had breached the Nobitex exchange, with the Elliptic...

Coinbase Says Criminals Are Demanding $20M Ransom

Crypto exchange is offering $20M bounty for information leading to their arrest

(Newser) - Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the US, said Thursday that criminals had improperly obtained personal data on the exchange's customers for use in crypto-stealing scams and were demanding a $20 million payment not to publicly release the info. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post on...

Notorious 4chan Forum May Be Doomed After Hack
Notorious 4chan Forum
May Be Doomed After Hack
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Apr 18, 2025 11:56 AM CDT

Notorious 4chan Forum May Be Doomed After Hack

Rival message board infiltrates, and the damage is said to be extensive

(Newser) - Is 4chan gone for good? The notorious online platform is believed to have suffered a hack so severe that some are speculating it might never return. However, the details about what happened and the potential consequences are still becoming clear:
  • The forum went down earlier this week, and reports of
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'Compromised' Ford X Account Really Goes After Israel

Automaker says it's investigating apparent hack

(Newser) - Ford Motor Company isn't having a great holiday week so far. The automaker spent Monday apologizing to the public after an apparent hack on its official X account posted a series of Gaza-sympathetic tweets, reports the Hill . "Israel is a terrorist state," said one since-deleted post, captured...

Alleged Hacker Didn't Help His Case With Online Searches

'How can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI' was one of Eric Council Jr.'s queries

(Newser) - In January, the price of bitcoin saw a temporary surge after a fake Securities and Exchange Commision post online. Now, an Alabama man has been arrested for his role in that post. The AP reports that Athens resident 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. was taken into custody on Thursday, for allegedly...

Hackers Make Robot Vacuums Go Rogue Inside Houses

Ecovacs devices hurled racial slurs at US customers

(Newser) - Those robot vacuums are handy devices—until they allow strangers to watch your family, hurl racial slurs, and torment the dog. ABC News of Australia reports that hackers gained control of Chinese-made Ecovacs Deebot X2s in the homes of US customers. It's not clear how many devices were compromised,...

Hackers Use Website Bug to Unlock and Start Kias

Wired reports how security researchers were easily able to gain a degree of control over them

(Newser) - Kia owners, prepare to feel creeped out by how easy it was for security researchers to hack your cars. Owners of other vehicles, don't smirk too much because it's a safe bet these types of vulnerabilities are widespread—and perhaps growing more so as buyers demand that their...

Hospital Settles With Patients After Nude Photos Stolen

Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania to pay $65M settlement to those affected

(Newser) - When hackers obtained nude photos of patients from a Pennsylvania hospital system, hospital officials refused to pay a ransom in excess of $5 million to get them back. Now, however the Lehigh Valley Health Network must pay $65 million in a settlement to patients whose images were published on the...

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