Hacking

2020 saw online shopping grow enormously. However, this convenience comes with a price: cybercriminals. So before you embark on your online shopping spree, make sure you're not putting yourself at risk.

"This was a very significant effort," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of the SolarWinds hack during a Friday interview.

Republican Senator Mitt Romney referenced the "inexcusable silence and inaction from the White House" in a Thursday statement.

A high-profile cybersecurity attack has threatened government agencies and businesses, but the president remains silent on the issue.

"Our nation is under assault. This cyberattack could be the largest in our history," Colorado Congressman Jason Crow wrote in a tweet.

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Microsoft has denied a Thursday report claiming that the company was compromised during the recent SolarWinds cyberattacks and used to distribute further attacks.

The hacker first logged into Trump's account six years ago with the password "yourefired," and again this past October with the password "maga2020!"

"We still have enormous and urgent work to do to defend our critical information and networks," House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said Wednesday.

It could take months to remove the malware, according to a cybersecurity expert.

A mobile security expert told The Guardian newspaper that China is exploiting the global telecommunications system to spy on Americans' phones.

"This is a huge cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.S. government and its interests," said one source familiar with the matter.

A young hacker has pleaded guilty to taking part in an effort to bring down Sony's Playstation gaming platform by hijacking "internet of things" devices, Justice Department officials announced.

In an interview with 'Firing Line,' Maine Senator Angus King criticized Trump for raising doubts about the U.S. election.

Reuters reported that the group Fancy Bear targeted Democrats in two states, as well as several prominent think tanks.

U.S. officials warned of "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers" on Thursday.

"We have evidence that completely discredits mr trump as a president proving his criminal involvement and cooperation with foreign actors manipulating the 2020 elections," the hacked site said.

The individual had been connected to a hacking group known as The Dark Overlord, which had taken credit for the theft of television shows and medical files.

An Alabama Public Charter School Commission meeting was flooded with pornographic images and references to Adolf Hitler, moments after a group of elementary students exited the Zoom conference.

Sources say there have been attempted breaches of strategy firm SKDKnickerbocker, which is linked to the Democratic Party.

If your password is only four or five characters (regardless of whether they are just numbers or a combination of numbers, letters and symbols), there's a very high chance that it will be hacked instantly.

Investigators believe Christopher Allen Freeman stole explicit videos from phones that had been brought to his store for repair.

Congress is on the brink of passing a very important piece of cybersecurity legislation.

"China's vaccine research is currently at the forefront," top Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli said in an interview with CGTN, a state-controlled media outlet.

Chaos over mail-in ballots and distrust of the results could trigger an existential crisis for American democracy.

"We shouldn't be surprised these attacks are happening. What would be surprising is if they stopped," cybersecurity expert Stefan Tanase told Newsweek.

Some verified users on Twitter have been locked out of their accounts for hours.

"Throughout 2020, APT29 has targeted various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom," according to a new intelligence report.

The hacked tweets claim that the cryptocurrency groups are donating 5,000 Bitcoins (roughly $46,015,500) to community healthcare partners.

Cybercriminals with links to a state-sponsored unit known as "Hidden Cobra" were breaking into the websites of large U.S retailers since at least May last year, cyber researchers say.