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Hacking is the use of technical methods to access, alter, disrupt, or examine computer systems and data, either with authorization or without it. In security reporting, the term usually covers unauthorized exploitation of software flaws, exposed services, weak credentials, misconfigurations, and sometimes human trust through phishing or other social engineering.
Its security significance depends on the attacker’s access and objective: a compromised internet-facing system may enable data theft, unauthorized changes, or movement into other systems, while a benign penetration test can reveal the same weaknesses before they are abused. Defenders reduce exposure through timely vulnerability management, secure configuration, strong authentication, network and endpoint monitoring, and tested incident-response procedures. Useful reporting distinguishes confirmed compromise from attempted or suspected activity and identifies the exploited entry point, affected assets, and whether access was contained.
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Ernst & Young is notifying customers of a data breach caused by the compromise of a third-party support ticket system used by its IT personnel. [...]
Two leading members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective were sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for hacking Transport for London (TfL) in 2024. [...]
A Russian-speaking threat actor known as "bandcampro" used Google's open-source Gemini CLI AI tool as a hacking agent and to operate a small-scale botnet. [...]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Tuesday that attackers are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities to hack Internet-exposed on-premises SharePoint Server instances. [...]
German discount supermarket chain Lidl notified customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands that attackers stole their personal information in a breach at a service provider. [...]
The European Union and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities and accused Russia of coordinating a network of hacking groups responsible for attacks across Europe. [...]
A 34-year-old Armenian man has pleaded guilty to hacking U.S. companies and deploying the infamous Ryuk ransomware to encrypt their systems. [...]
American insurance giant Aflac has disclosed a new data breach after attackers breached its Japan subsidiary's systems and stole personal and bank account information of 4.38 million customers. [...]
The University of Nottingham confirmed on Wednesday that a hacking group gained access to its student records system in a breach affecting both current students and alums. [...]
The University of Oxford disclosed a new data breach last week after being informed by its third-party provider, Group GTI, that its CareerConnect career services platform had been compromised. [...]
Meta has revealed that 20,225 Instagram users had their accounts hijacked in a recent incident where attackers used Meta's AI-powered support system to reset passwords. [...]
Threat actors are actively teaching newcomers how to find, exploit, and profit from vulnerable systems. Flare explores what a popular underground hacking tutorial reveals about modern attacker workflows. [...]
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]
A Romanian national was sentenced this week to 56 months in federal prison for breaking into an Oregon state government computer network and fr cyberattacks targeting dozens of other U.S. victims. [...]
The Dutch National Police arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of hacking the professional football club Ajax Amsterdam (AFC Ajax) earlier this year. [...]
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole the personal information of over 183,000 people after hacking the systems of convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]
Modern crypto drainers don't hack wallets. They trick users into approving malicious transactions. Flare explores how the Lucifer DaaS platform scales wallet theft through phishing and automation. [...]
The Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 hacking contest has concluded, with security researchers collecting $1,298,250 in rewards after exploiting 47 zero-day flaws. [...]
The Iran-linked hacking group MuddyWater (a.k.a. Seedworm, Static Kitten) launched a broad cyber-espionage campaign targeting at least nine high-profile organizations across multiple sectors and countries. [...]
Škoda Auto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked its online shop and stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers. [...]