New malware associated with a hacking group from Russia identified by Google
New Malware “LostKeys” Linked to Russian Hacking Group On Wednesday, Google announced the detection of a new malware named “LostKeys,” which is associated with a Russian hacking group called Cold River. This malware has the capability to steal files and transmit system information to the attackers. Wesley Shields from Google’s Threat Intelligence Group described this […]
Israeli spyware company NSO instructed to compensate Meta and WhatsApp almost $170 million for hacking.
A federal judge in California has ordered the Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO Group to pay Meta and WhatsApp nearly $170 million for hacking approximately 1,400 users of the messaging app. The company, known for its Pegasus surveillance tool, is set to pay $167,256,000 in punitive damages along with an additional $440,000 in compensation. This […]
Former Disney employee sentenced to 3 years for hacking menus to remove allergy information, add profanities
The judge sentenced a former Disney World employee to three years in prison after removing peanut allergy information, adding blasphemy and hacking into the park’s menu system to change the font. According to Fox 35, Michael Schuer, 40, of Winter Garden, Florida, has served three years in federal prison and has to pay the victim […]
Former Disney Cast Member Sentenced to Prison for Hacking Company’s Allergy Menu System
Michael Schuer, a former Walt Disney World cast member, was sentenced to prison after hacking the company’s internal allergy menu system and altering important safety information about food provided at the resort. Scheuer was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday after knowingly pleading guilty in January to intentionally send an unauthorized command […]
Disgruntled ex-Disney employee learns fate after hacking into menus at park restaurants, changing allergen info
He is heading to the most unfortunate place on earth. A dissatisfied former Disney World employee Hacked on menu at a restaurant in the park Food is what it means for people with allergies to eat when they were punished with a hard sentence and a fine of nearly $700,000. Prosecutors said Michael Schuer of […]
Russia-linked hacking campaign targets European diplomats with fake wine tasting events
According to the report, hacking groups related to Russia have unleashed a new “advanced phishing campaign” targeting European diplomats. Check out the points survey The APT29 group said it was trying to urge targets to send invitations to wine tasting events in spoofing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and urged them to click on the […]
Former Michigan coach accused of hacking the accounts of over 3,000 female athletes
Former Michigan and Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Matt Weiss pleaded guilty to 24 counts of unauthorized computer access and aggravated identity theft on Monday in his Detroit arrest. According to ESPN. In the 14-page indictment, prosecutors said Weiss, 42, could access social media, emails and iCloud accounts of mostly 3,300 female athletes to download “personal, […]
Ex-Michigan coach accused of hacking athletes’ data for ‘intimate’ photos, videos faces federal indictment
former Michigan co-offensive coordinator Prosecutors were hit by a 24-count federal complaint on Thursday, accused of hacking the personal information of thousands of athletes and stealing “intimate” photos and videos for nearly eight years. The US attorney's office for the Eastern District of Michigan has released its indictment more than two years after 42-year-old Matt […]
Hunter Biden wins bid to drop hacking suit — but can’t bring case again: judge
Hunter Biden won a bid to drop a laptop hacking lawsuit due to money issues, but he will not be able to file a case again in the future, the judge ruled. California federal judge Hernanbera On Thursday, Biden, 55, partially granted demand that Biden, 55, dismiss the lawsuit against former White House aide Garrett […]
After Years Of Denial, Major Tabloid Admits To Hacking Prince Harry’s Phone In Massive Settlement
News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun and the long-defunct News of the World, admits it hacked Prince Harry's mobile phone and will pay 'substantial damages' Agreed. NGN admitted the misconduct to The Sun shortly before the trial began on Wednesday. According to CNN. Prince Harry claimed that reporters from these organizations illegally intruded into […]