By Shaun Nichols Bell Canada said Tuesday 1.9 million customer account details were swiped by hackers – although stressed no payment card numbers or passwords were slurped. The nation’s largest…
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US sentences Chinese hacker for stealing military information
A Chinese businessman who pleaded guilty to hacking sensitive military information has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison in the US. Su Bin admitted collaborating with hackers in…
Hackers Grab Details of 45 Million Forum Users
Another day, another report of millions of user credentials leaked online. By Steve Evans This time it seems the victim is a company called VerticalScope, a Canadian media company that…
Calgary uni pays ransomware criminals $20k for its files back
Over 100 systems were thought to be locked up in the attack. By Iain Thomson Administrators at the University of Calgary, Canada, have caved in to criminals and paid a…
US, Canada issue ransomware warning
US and Canada issue joint statement on ransomware. Ransomware and Recent Variants Systems Affected Networked Systems Overview In early 2016, destructive ransomware variants such as Locky and Samas were observed…
Chinese man pleads guilty to US military hack
A 50-year-old Chinese man has pleaded guilty to being involved in a plot to hack into systems containing sensitive US military data. Dave Lee, North America technology reporter Su Bin…