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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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Check Point researchers have identified a new cyber adversary targeting Israeli government and IT businesses, tracked as ‘Cavern Manticore’
A teenager accused of hacking as part of Scattered Spider has been arrested
Two young British men have pleaded guilty to hacking Transport for London as part of a Scattered Spider plot
The prolific threat group TeamPCP has claimed a hack into GitHub’s internal repositories
Suspects accused of distributing malware and selling access to stolen Roblox accounts on Russian marketplaces
A spear-phishing campaign which spread across the Middle East between 2023 and 2024 has now been linked to Bitter APT group
Maryland man accused of $53m Uranium Finance hack, exploited smart contract flaws, laundered funds
The FBI has warned that Iranian hacking group Handala has been targeting opponents of the regime since 2023
The security researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz have also discovered five new tools deployed by the North Korean hacking group
UNC2814 hit 53 victims in 42 countries with novel backdoor in decade long cyber espionage operation
Researchers at Check Point link ‘Amarath-Dragon’ attacks to prolific Chinese cyber-espionage operation
Russia-linked hacking group Fancy Bear is exploiting a brand-new vulnerability in Microsoft Office, CERT-UA says
CrowdStrike assessed that two new threat actor groups have spun off from North Korean Labyrinth Chollima hackers
A database featuring 300,000+ users of notorious hacking forum BreachForums has been leaked online
A hacking collective claims it has disconnected customers of US ISP Brightspeed
Ilya Lichtenstein, convicted for the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released early from prison to home confinement
A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to a credential stuffing scheme that compromised over 60,000 accounts
Salesforce believes there has been unauthorized access to its customers’ data through the Gainsight app’s connection to its platform
Sandworm deployed data wipers against Ukrainian governmental entities and companies in the energy, logistics and grain sectors
Proofpoint researchers have observed recent hacking campaigns supporting cargo theft