Ex-CIA Coder Joshua Schulte Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Leaking Hacking Tools to WikiLeaks
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte faces 40 years in prison for leaking a trove of secret hacking tools to WikiLeaks announced Thursday. He was also found guilty of possessing images of child abuse. Prosecutors accused the former programmer of passing on the CIA’s Vault 7 tools. The tool allows intelligence agents to hack into smartphones […]
FBI director warns of Chinese hacking efforts to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Congressional committee this week that hackers backed by the Chinese Communist Party are preparing to “destroy” U.S. infrastructure if the Chinese government decides “the time is right to attack.” He said he was doing it. Ray pointed out in his statement On Wednesday, intelligence officials told the Chinese Communist […]
NYC man filmed hacking police with machete won’t be charged with attempted murder
Last week, a deranged man in Brooklyn was filmed attacking an NYPD officer with a machete. Although he was injured in the attack, officers managed to subdue the suspect. The bloodshed was apparently not enough for a New York City grand jury to hold 40-year-old Jean Blaine accountable for her actions. The jury was willing […]
China hacking threatens US infrastructure, FBI director warns, as Volt Typhoon botnet foiled | Hacking
U.S. officials say they have thwarted a state-sponsored Chinese effort to plant malware that could damage civilian infrastructure, and if the U.S. and China go to war, Beijing could disrupt U.S. daily life. The FBI director warned that he was in a position to do so. The operation destroyed a botnet of hundreds of small […]
FBI director to issue warning about Chinese hacking threat
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North Korea crypto hacking activity soars to record high in 2023, new report shows – CNBC
The FBI claims that North Korea-linked hackers were behind a $100 million cryptocurrency heist at the so-called Horizon Bridge in 2022. Budrul Cukurt | Sopa Images | Light Rocket | Getty Images North Korea-linked hackers attacked a record number of crypto platforms in 2023, according to Chainalysis. Latest report on wednesday. Data collected from 2016 […]