Hacking

Foreign hacker compromised Epstein files held by FBI in 2023: Source and documents

FILE PHOTO: Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Jail for man who helped trio involved in criminal hacking-related activities

Sun Jiao was sentenced to two years and eight months’ jail on March 10 after pleading guilty to 10 charges.

Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists, Netherlands warns

Users are persuaded in chats initiated by the hackers to divulge security verification and pin codes, giving them access to personal accounts and group chats.

US suspects China in breach of FBI surveillance network, WSJ reports

Hackers targeted an unclassified system that contains information about and related to the communications of people under FBI investigation.

Iranian hacking groups go dark during US, Israeli military strikes

Cybersecurity analysts say the silence underscores how far Iran’s online attack and disinformation capabilities have withered.

Singapore to develop its own threat detection tools on the heels of UNC3886 attacks

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore said that the nation’s own threat detection technology will be developed by the Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies.

Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

French programmer says he accidentally hacked 7,000 robot vacuums

French programmer Sammy Azdoufal's experience has drawn attention to the potential security risks of smart home gadgets.

Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally

China-linked UNC2814, or “Gallium”, has a nearly decade-long history of penetrating government organisations and telecommunications companies, Google said.

Malaysia’s Bersatu files police reports over official Facebook page hijacking

The party has identified an individual believed to be involved, who was one of the page’s administrators.

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