Former President Donald Trump gives a speech on tax reform at the Heritage Foundation’s President’s Club Meeting at a hotel in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2017. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Hacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data A politically-oriented cybercrime group carried out the attack in response to Heritage’s Project 2025. Jul 9, 2024 By AJ Vicens
User data breach illustration. (Suebsiri/Getty Images) Far-right websites hacked and defaced The hack included links to download subscriber data and a message claiming that Post Millennial’s editor was transitioning to a woman. May 3, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A Palestinian man walks amid the rubble of buildings hit in Israeli air strikes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 24, 2023. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images) Cyber operations linked to Israel-Hamas fighting gain momentum Amid a flurry of exaggerated claims of cyber attacks, experts caution that attacks on digital systems may intensify as the conflict drags on. Oct 24, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Polish and Romanian soldiers stand next to military vehicles and a NATO flag on the sidelines of a press conference of the Polish and Lithuanian president following a joint visit of the NATO Multinational Division North East mobile command center near Szypliszki village on July 7, 2022. (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) NATO investigating breach, leak of internal documents A politically motivated hacking group known as SiegedSec claims to have breached NATO systems and leaked a cache of documents online. Oct 3, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A portrait of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained on the grounds she did not comply with the headscarf rules, near the Iranian consulate on Oct. 31, 2022, in İstanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/ dia images via Getty Images) Hackers push anti-Iranian government messages to millions via breached app The apparent hack comes just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian woman who died in police custody. Sep 1, 2023 By AJ Vicens
(fotograzia/Getty Images) Hacking group KittenSec claims to ‘pwn anything we see’ to expose corruption The newly emerged hacking collective has hit targets in a range of NATO countries amid an overall increase in hacktivism. Aug 24, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Participants wave the NATO flag at Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland, on April 4, 2023. (Photo by MARKKU ULANDER/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images) NATO investigating apparent breach of unclassified information sharing platform SiegedSec, a group known for politically motivated hacks and leaks, posted a link to the files in a Telegram channel. Jul 26, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Opponents of several bills targeting transgender youth attended a rally at the Alabama State House in Montgomery on March 30, 2021. (Photo by Julie Bennett/Getty Images) Hacking crew targeting states over transition bans claims cyberattack hitting global satellite systems A group that previously hacked Fort Worth, Texas, claimed a cyberattack that affected Halliburton, Shell, Helix Energy and Oceaneering. Jul 3, 2023 By AJ Vicens Christian Vasquez
BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE: Soldiers of the 68th Jaeger Brigade “Oleksa Dovbush” stand in the Palace of culture in the newly liberated village on June 10, 2023 in Blahodatne, Ukraine.(Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Pro-Russian hackers remain active amid Ukraine counteroffensive Pro-Russian hackers are focused on Ukrainian service providers, media, critical infrastructure and collecting data from government networks. Jun 16, 2023 By AJ Vicens
A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Ukrainian hackers target telecom firm connected to Russian central bank Banking services in Russia may have been disrupted by the attack, which comes amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Jun 9, 2023 By AJ Vicens