Donald Trump has “actively encouraged” foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says. Mrs Clinton did not hand over 30,000 emails as part of an investigation…
Tag: Russia
Russian hacker gang arrested over $25m theft
Russia has arrested 50 people accused of using malware to steal more than 1.7bn roubles ($25m; £18m). The gang allegedly seeded websites with malware that gave them access to victims’…
Russia 'was behind German parliament hack'
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has accused Russia of being behind a series of cyber attacks on German state computer systems. The BfV said a hacker group thought to work for…
Webmail firms probe login 'leak'
Several popular webmail providers are investigating a report that millions of their users’ login details are being shared online by a hacker. Google Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Microsoft Hotmail and Mail.ru…
Dozens of Russian banks Phished by crooks pretending to be FinCERT
Campaign was well executed and planned, researchers say. By Steve Ragan Dozens of banks in Russia were targeted this week by hackers pretending to be the security arm of the…
Android Mazar malware that can 'wipe phones' spread via SMS
A Danish security company has detected an attempt to spread a powerful form of Android malware via text messages. By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Mazar can gain administrator rights on…