3 billion records leaked online in one of the biggest breaches ever
The year of record-breaking data breaches continues unabated as public records data provider National Public Data has reportedly been hacked. According to HackRead.com, a hacker …
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Hackers steal 1.5 million card numbers in huge MasterCard, Visa breach
Hackers stole credit card numbers belonging to as many as 1.5 million MasterCard and Visa customers, Global Payments, Inc. confirmed on Sunday. The international credit …
The U.S. government is losing the war against hackers
Executive assistant director of the FBI Shawn Henry, who after more than two decades is preparing to leave the bureau, said in an interview with …
Hackers steal data from 24 million Zappos accounts
Zappos on Sunday confirmed that hackers breached the company’s servers and accessed personal data belonging to many of its customers. The Amazon-owned shoe retailer known …
Massachusetts Attorney General to demand answers from Apple after iTunes breach
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley recently said her iTunes account was compromised by identity thieves and that she will press Apple for answers. It is …
Sony hires former U.S Department of Homeland Security official to boost defenses
Following a major security breach earlier this year, Sony made good on its promise to bolster its security by hiring a former official from the …
SSL certificate breach extends beyond Google, over 200 certificates compromised
A breach of Dutch SSL certificate authority DigiNotar is reportedly much bigger than initially thought, with more than 200 digital certificates having been stolen in …
'Anonymous' and 'LulzSec' release 10GB of data from 50 police departments
In response to the arrests of LulzSec member Topiary and Anonymous PayPal hackers, members of the AntiSec initiative have infiltrated 50 police departments across the …
Second hacker indicted over stolen AT&T iPad data
An Arkansas man has been indicted for carrying out a cyberattack on AT&T servers that resulted in the theft of personal data from more than …
Apple to patch iPhone, iPad security hole
Apple has promised to patch a security hole found in the iPhone and iPad following a report published by Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security. …
Sony to finally complete full PSN service restoration this week
Nearly two and a half months after its networks were breached by the hacker group LulzSec, Sony will finish restoring its PlayStation Network later this …
Apple becomes latest ‘Anonymous’ hacker target
Notorious hacker collective “Anonymous Operations” on Sunday published data it claims to have obtained by breaching a server belonging to Apple. The data, which consisted …
‘Anonymous’ launches WikiLeaks for hackers: HackerLeaks
The infamous group of “hacktivists” known as Anonymous Operations on Thursday launched a new tool to aid its digital crusade against targeted governments and corporations. …
LulzSec’s last lulz: Malware for all those who downloaded hackers’ final plunder
The small group of hackers known as Lulz Security, or simply “LulzSec,” would never disband without one final round of fun. BGR reported on Monday …
Citigroup hackers stole $2.7 million in recent breach
A recent online security breach involving the left of 360,000 credit card numbers will cost Citigroup $2.7 million, the company confirmed to U.S. government officials …
Hacker claims to reveal identity of LulzSec leader
A hacker known as “The Jester” claims to have revealed the identity of a LulzSec member who may be the group’s leader. Thirty-year-old Xavier Kaotico, …
26-year old pleads guilty to hacking AT&T iPad data
Last year hackers made headlines when AT&T announced to a security breach that had allowed hackers to access the personal data from 114,000 iPad 3G …
LulzSec denies reports of leader’s arrest
There are numerous reports claiming that the leader of the now infamous hacking group LulzSec has been arrested in the United Kingdom. According to London’s …
LulzSec and Anonymous unite to wage cyber war on U.S. government
Call it a meeting of minds or call it an unholy matrimony — in either event, the recent rash of high-profile breaches is about to get an adrenaline shot. …
Hackers strike Sega, steal personal data from 1.3 million accounts
Sega has confirmed that personal data from 1.3 million user accounts was stolen during a recent security breach, according to Reuters. Hackers obtained email addresses, …
32 ‘Anonymous’ hackers detained by Turkish police
More than 30 individuals allegedly associated with the hacker group “Anonymous” have been detained by Turkish police according to a report from the Turkish state …
New website answers the question on all our minds: Has Sony been hacked this week?
BGR has provided extensive coverage of an ongoing saga that has seen numerous digital properties belonging to Sony fall under attack. To date, personal information …
Sony confirms Sony Pictures breach, says 37,500 users affected [updated]
Sony has released more information regarding a recent breach suffered by one of the many Sony properties that have been targeted by hackers over the past …
Sony suffers yet another breach; Sony Music Brazil site hacked
The list of hacked Sony properties continues to grow as Sony Music Brazil finds its website the latest victim in a long line of breaches. The …
Sony Pictures breach confirmed to be authentic; Sony launches investigation
A small group of hackers calling themselves LulzSec on Thursday claimed to have breached a Sony website and gained access to personal information belonging to …
Sony’s PSN now fully restored in most markets
Sony announced on Wednesday that the final piece of its PlayStation Network, the PlayStation Store, is now back online after Sony’s networks were taken down …
Sony Pictures website hacked, 1 million accounts compromised
Hackers from a group called LulzSec announced on Thursday that they had breached sonypictures.com, the website belonging to Sony-owned studio Sony Pictures. The group claims …
