All news on the topic: Hacking

20 Jul 2026 717

Thai fugitive arrested after hacking police database to erase criminal record

A fugitive has been arrested in Thailand after hacking into a police database in an attempt to delete his criminal record, cyber-crime investigators said.

Crime

16 Jul 2026 584

Scattered Spider hackers jailed over £29m TfL cyber attack

Two teenagers have been jailed for 11 years after a sophisticated hack that that paralysed Transport for London.

Crime

15 Jul 2026 638

TfL hackers caused £39m losses after cyberattack on London’s transport network

Two “experienced and talented hackers” forced Transport for London (TfL) to “pull the plug” on its systems at a cost of £29 million, a court has heard.

Investigation

10 Jul 2026 618

Founders of IRIS C2: a cybersecurity startup linked to far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted fraudsters

A cybersecurity startup offering millions for zero-day flaws is run by two convicted felons with a history of operating fake intelligence companies under false names.

Investigation

08 Jul 2026 587

Taiwan charges executives accused of helping Chinese hackers target officials by posing as journalists

The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau probe corroborates ICIJ and Citizen Lab’s findings that attacks against journalists were part of a coordinated espionage campaign sponsored by Beijing.

Crime

01 Jul 2026 618

Scattered Spider hackers plead guilty over cyberattack that crippled London’s transport network

Two men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London, the entity responsible for the public transport network in the Greater London area.

Tech

23 Jun 2026 809

AI agents exploited by low-skill hacker to breach 14 companies, report finds

Researchers have long warned that AI agents could lower the skill floor for offensive cyber operations, and a recent report by OALABS (Open Analysis) researchers bears that out.

Crime

22 Jun 2026 568

Two men admit role in TfL cyberattack that hit 10m customers and cost £39m

Two men have pleaded guilty to offences in connection with a massive cyber attack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption and cost the operator £39m.

World

22 May 2026 607

Europe’s "criminal VPN" empire smashed as police seize 33 servers and unmask cyber suspects

A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal virtual private network (VPN) service.

World

28 Apr 2026 668

Hackers tied to Iranian intelligence threaten US Marines after major data leak

A hacking group linked to the Iranian government has issued deadly threats to US Marines in the Middle East after leaking their personal information.

News

08 Apr 2026 625

GRU cyber unit exploits MikroTik and TP-Link devices to spy on global targets

The Russian military intelligence-linked cyber group APT28 (Fancy Bear) is hacking routers made by popular manufacturers in order to steal passwords to mailboxes and other online services.

World

02 Apr 2026 596

The European Commission has banned the use of a Signal group chat over fears of hacking risks

The European Commission has instructed some of its top officials to shut down a Signal group they were using to exchange information due to concerns it was a hacking target.

World

02 Apr 2026 522

U.S. charges Maryland resident in long-running investigation into $50M Uranium Finance hack

A Maryland man has been charged with executing the 2021 hacks that drained over $50 million from the decentralized exchange Uranium Finance and led to the platform’s shutdown, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.

News

24 Oct 2025 631

Cybercrime and fraud surge across North-East with £3.7m in losses reported in September

Seven different types of cybercrime and fraud increased in prevalence in the North-East over the summer, according to data from the North East Regional Economic Crime Coordination Centre (RECCC).

World

03 Oct 2025 820

Crimson Collective threatens Red Hat after stealing 28,000 customer engagement reports and infrastructure data

A hacking group claims to have extracted data from a GitLab instance associated with Red Hat’s consulting business, obtaining 570 GB of compressed data from 28,000 customers.

News

10 Sep 2025 747

Lewis’s close ties to Johnson resurface amid knighthood nomination and Washington Post turmoil

The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh scrutiny regarding his independence after leaked files revealed he provided extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser during Johnson’s tenure as prime minister.

Crime