Rappler's latest stories on hackers
Merkel cites 'hard evidence' Russian hackers targeted her
'I can honestly say that it pains me. Every day I try to build a better relationship with Russia and on the other hand there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this,' says German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Hacker 'ceasefire' gets little traction as pandemic fuels attacks
'The pandemic has led to an explosion of cybercrime, preying upon a population desperate for safety and reassurance,' says a report released this week by Interisle Consulting Group
Hackers target World Health Organization in bid to take passwords – report
While the attempt to steal passwords by creating a fake World Health Organization internal email system page failed, the hackers remain unknown at this time
Hackers could shut down satellites – or turn them into weapons
The race to put satellites in space is on, with Amazon, U.K.-based OneWeb and other companies looking to place thousands of them in the coming months. What are the dangers?
U.S. indicts Chinese gov't hackers over attacks in 12 countries
(UPDATED) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says they want China to 'cease its illegal cyber activities'
Facebook hackers sell private messages from 81,000 accounts
Many of the hacked accounts belong to Facebook users in Ukraine and Russia
Gov’t urges 'hackers ng bayan' to help shore up PH cybersecurity
The first project involves making PhilSys, the government's national ID system, more secure
Accused Yahoo hacker gets 5 years in prison, fine
'Hackers such as [Karim] Baratov ply their trade without regard for the criminal objectives of the people who hire and pay them,' says US prosecutor Alex Tse
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U.S., Britain warn of Russian campaign to hack networks
The router hacking operation has targeted both government and private sector groups, and the key providers of network infrastructure and internet services serving them
Can the Philippine gov't protect you from revenge porn, hackers?
The government has a lot to learn from Israel – a cybersecurity powerhouse – on how to protect its people from cybercrime and cyberattacks
Fake news, cybercrimes to gain more ground in 2018 – cybersecurity experts
Global losses through business email compromise scams are expected to increase to $9.1 billion in 2018
Situs Pemkab Sukabumi diretas, hacker minta tebusan uang
Sampai Rabu pagi ini situs tersebut belum bisa diakses
Russia jails head of notorious hacker group
Vladimir Anikeyev – who has been under arrest since October 2016 – is found guilty of gaining unauthorized access to computer data after a closed trial that was classified as secret the court said in a statement
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U.S. takedown of huge botnet will lead to temporary spam decline
Experts predict that the decline will be significant but expect it to rise again after some months
Korea beberkan kelemahan pertahanan digital Indonesia
Sistem digital Indonesia masih belum terintegrasi
Hackers attack San Francisco transit agency, hold data hostage
Aside from reportedly holding 2 112 of the transit agency s machines hostage the hacker is now threatening to release sensitive data unless its ransom is paid
Russian hackers attack 2 US voter databases – reports
The incidents lead the FBI to send a flash alert to election officials asking them to watch for similar cyber attacks
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North Korean hackers steal defense files from South
Seoul police say the hackers were also able to plant malicious code into the computers in an attempt to use them as zombie machines
Sebuah pelajaran dari peretasan akun Twitter Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg menggunakan kata sandi “dadada” untuk login akun Twitter Pinterest dan LinkedIn
'Hacker' tembus akun Twitter Mark Zuckerberg
Menjadi pendiri perusahaan media sosial terbesar tak membuatmu aman dari serangan peretas
Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter, Pinterest accounts temporarily hacked
OurMine Team claims it got the passwords for Zuckerberg s accounts from a recent LinkedIn password dump
Davao gov't websites defaced by Pinoy Hackers group
Calling themselves Pinoy Hackers the group tells people not to allow their votes to amount to nothing
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2nd suspected Comelec hacker arrested
3rd UPDATE The NBI believes he is one of the persons who leaked sensitive data from the Comelec website
How to protect your computer vs cyberattacks
The Commission on Elections data leak highlights the urgency of protecting your own system from hackers
Commissioner Guanzon on Comelec leak: Who's at fault?
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon also appeals to hackers: Sige na you na Ikaw na yun Genius na kayo Tama na
White, black, gray hat hackers: What's the diff?
The motivations of hackers distinguish them from each other
PLDT ICT unit: Banks must step up measures vs cyber crimes
Some financial institutions have inadequate protection from cyber attacks – a cause for concern as the country s networks are said to be growing more vulnerable
Comelec to sue hackers 'in next few days'
The Comelec says it is also open to sanctioning its own personnel who may have been responsible for the biggest leak of personal data in Philippine history
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Comelec website hacked a month before polls
UPDATED The hackers group Anonymous Philippines wants the Comelec to implement the security features of vote counting machines in the May 9 polls
Pentagon invites hackers to attack its websites
Vetted hackers will get cash awards if they spot weaknesses in the US Defense Department s web pages
Twitter warns of 'state-sponsored hacking'
The social media site says emails IP addresses and phone numbers could ve been targeted
Anonymous bantah sebar rumor serangan ISIS ke Indonesia
ISIS dilaporkan akan menyerang komunitas di Indonesia tapi berita itu dibantah
Reformat the gov't: Yaya Dub hackers hold Million Mask March
PH members of the international haktivist group Anonymous rally against government corruption
Maine Mendoza's Twitter account hacked
The Twitter account of actress Maine Mendoza who plays the famous character Yaya Dub of the popular AlDub tandem shows messages from a group claiming to be from Anonymous Philippines
Hackers release stolen data from adultery site Ashley Madison
The company behind the website calls the breach and release of data an act of criminality
Hacker hunt deepens amidst US-China cyberwar
A team from cybersecurity firm RSA led by Jared Myers is fighting back against attacks from the group known as Deep Panda or Shell Crew reportedly responsible for the cyberattack on the US Office of Personnel Management
Gov't respects free speech, but not through hacking
Malacañang says there are legal feedback mechanisms that citizens can use to channel their concerns to the government
Philippine historical commission website defaced by hackers
On Philippine Independence Day hackers ask President Benigno Aquino III to apprise them on what he has done in the last 5 years to improve the economy and the fight against corruption and ensuring justice for all
US says data on 4 million government staff hacked
UPDATED While US government officials say Chinese hackers are behind the breach the Chinese embassy in Washington counters that such attacks are not allowed under Chinese law
Penn State severs engineering network to fight Chinese hackers
The security breach implies foreign spies could be using universities as a means of gaining access to commercial and defense secrets
Indonesia death row, Roxas on Binay, William and Kate | The wRap
A Filipina and two Australians on Indonesian death row ask for another case review Mar Roxas says he will not be Jojo Binay’s running mate Prince William and Duchess Kate prepare for their second child
Hacker who stole from Bill Gates arrested in PH
Bulgarian Konstantin Simeonov Kavrakov 32 had been arrested in Paraguay before for banking fraud high tech crime forgery and commercial fraud according to Philippine police
Android One in PH, the coming of HTTP/2, goodbye Ragnarok PH (Techrap)
Android One comes to the Philippines Say hello to HTTP 2 – the update that took 16 years and goodbye to Ragnarok Philippines
Millions of records stolen from US health insurer Anthem
Anthem says the hackers were able to obtain names birthdays addresses and Social Security numbers from the database though medical information or financial details may not have been taken
Hackers may have exploited Sony's weakest link: humans
The weakest link in any security system is always the human being says Usher online s Guy Levy Yurista
