Rappler's latest stories on hacks
U.P. Visayas website down after defacement
The UP Visayas website defacement is the latest in a string of cyberattacks targeting schools
U.P. Cebu confirms data breach on its Student Evaluation on Teaching system
The names and passwords to access a site used to let students rate the performance of their lecturers and professors are made public in the breach
Amid investigation, alleged San Beda hackers release '16gb database of San Beda'
While San Beda is working with authorities, the alleged hackers' web page remains accessible. A new Twitter page also appears, claiming the public release of all the stolen data.
Moscow says no proof Russian hackers spied on Merkel
'Five years have passed. Not a single concrete fact has been provided,' says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
China denies U.S. allegations over military 'hackers'
(UPDATED) Beijing firmly rejects the claims, saying it is a 'staunch defender of cybersecurity'
U.S. indicts 4 Chinese military 'hackers' for Equifax breach
(UPDATED) The hackers stole 'the sensitive personal information of nearly half of all American citizens,' says Attorney General Bill Barr
Sundance 2020: Facebook, tech platforms incentivize polarization
'We are your dystopian future. If we don’t fix this information ecosystem, if information warfare continues, we are being manipulated,' says Maria Ressa
PCOO Instagram account hacked
Hackers vandalize the PCOO page, and replace posts with content in Arabic
'Iranian hackers' claim breach of U.S. gov't website
The Federal Depository Library Program's website is replaced with a page titled "Iranian Hackers!" that displayed images of Iran's supreme leader and the Iranian flag
Facebook says investigating data exposure of 267 million users
Revelation of the exposed data comes as the social network strives to rebuild trust and alleviate concerns over protection of people's information
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Moscow-linked hackers hit anti-doping agencies – Microsoft
The attacks began on September 16 and took aim at least 16 international sporting and anti-doping agencies on 3 continents, Microsoft's customer security vice president Tom Burt explains
PhilRice says Facebook page hacked
(UPDATED) Viral videos unrelated to the Philippine Rice Research Institute's mandate are being posted on the hacked Facebook page
Higher penalties now await bank account hackers, credit card skimmers
Hacking a banking system can now land you in jail for life due to a new law imposing stiffer penalties for access device fraud
Activist Samira Gutoc's Twitter account hacked
Gutoc says her account was last accessed in Pasay City
Google reveals years-long 'indiscriminate' iPhone hack
Google reports a two-year iPhone hacking operation that exposed user photos, live user location information, and other data
Third suspect faces charges over Bulgaria taxpayer data hack
A 20-year-old cyber-crime specialist, his senior manager, and the owner of the company they work for face cyberterrorism charges from the attack. Thousands of tax agency files are leaked to the press in mid-July due to it.
Senate approves bill punishing bank hackers, ATM skimmers with life imprisonment
Under this bill, the mere possession of skimming devices and attempts to access online banking accounts will be potentially punishable with imprisonment
Over 275 million personal records in India held for ransom
A hacking group known as Unistellar wipes the content from the unsecured database and leaves a message where discussions could be held to get the data back
Cartoon Network websites hacked, meme videos replace toons – report
Two hackers claim responsibility for the hack of at least 16 regional Cartoon Network websites
Ransomware 'hero' pleads guilty to U.S. hacking charges
'I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes,' the 24-year-old Marcus Hutchins, known by his alias MalwareTech,' writes, noting that the charges related to his activity prior to his work in security
Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis
The investigator links the hack to the Bezos-owned Washington Post's extensive coverage of the Jamal Khashoggi murder
ASUS pushed malware on thousands of computers – Kaspersky
(UPDATED) 1 million people are potentially affected, says Kaspersky, but ASUS refutes the findings, saying that it only affected "a small number of devices"
Can you life-hack your way to love?
A new approach to dating takes advantage of the power of data
Iranian hackers caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losses – report
Microsoft researchers say the attackers stole secrets and wiped data from networks after targeting thousands of people at some 200 companies over the past two years
Australia says 'state actor' hacked parties, parliament
Australian security agencies say they do not yet know who was behind the attack or their motives
Hacker uses Nest camera to broadcast hoax nuke alert
A couple in California was shocked when a Nest security camera atop their family's television issued a realistic-sounding warning of missiles heading to the United States from North Korea
20-year-old German confesses to massive data hack spurred by 'annoyance'
'The accused said he published the data because he had been annoyed by certain statements made by those affected,' a spokesman for the Frankfurt prosecution service's internet crime office ZIT, tells a press conference
Marriott says hack was smaller but hit 5.25 million passports
Marriott says about 5.25 million passport numbers were taken in the incident. An additional 20.3 million encrypted passport numbers were also taken but there is no evidence hackers were able to decipher that data.
Scientists boost plant yield by 40% through 'genetic hack'
The wider goal isn't to produce more tobacco but to apply the technique to wheat or soy beans, in order to meet mankind's growing appetite
North Korea defectors' details leaked in hacking
The recent data breach is the first large scale hacking of North Korean defectors' personal information, affecting nearly a thousand
China accuses U.S. of 'fabricating facts' with hacking charges
China's foreign ministry urges US to 'stop smearing the Chinese side on cyber security issues,' adding that it had lodged an official protest
U.S. indicts Chinese govt hackers over attacks in 12 countries
'We want China to cease its illegal cyber activities and honor its commitment to the international community,' says US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein
EU probes hack of 'thousands' of diplomatic cables
EU officials say they have begun a probe into the leak, which comes with Europe on high alert in the run-up to key parliamentary elections next year
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'Thousands' of EU diplomatic cables hacked – report
The cables from the EU's diplomatic missions around the world reveal anxiety about how to handle US President Donald Trump as well as concerns about China, Russia and Iran
U.S. believes Chinese intelligence behind Marriott hack
The hackers, who stole data of around 500 million Marriott customers, are believed to have been working for China's Ministry of State Security
PlayStation Classic successfully 'modified' shortly after release
Hackers report being able to play PlayStation games off a USB drive
Quora hacked: 100 million users affected
Names, email addresses, and hashed passwords are nabbed from the popular question-and-answer website, the site announces, Tuesday, December 4
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Facebook hackers sell private messages from 81,000 accounts
Many of the hacked accounts belong to Facebook users in Ukraine and Russia
Top Australia defense firm reports serious cyber breach
Austal is an Australian shipbuilding company that makes small, quick ships for warfare close to shore, and has major US Navy contracts
Questions mount over delay after Cathay Pacific admits huge data leak
Cathay Pacific is under pressure to explain why it took 5 months to admit it had been hacked
Facebook has plans to acquire a cybersecurity company – report
Following the breach that exposed 29 million users, Facebook attempts to shore up its online defenses
Facebook says hackers accessed data of 29M users
Facebook says the hackers accessed the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of 15 million users. For another 14 million people, the attack was potentially more damaging.
Lack of protection on admin account blamed for ABS-CBN store hack – NPC
The NPC notes that, 'had ABS-CBN insisted its third-party developer to use multi-factor authentication earlier, the site would not have been compromised'
Hackers exploit voicemail to hijack WhatsApp accounts in Israel
Attackers exploit a vulnerability in an old technology to take control of Whatsapp accounts
Q&A: RiskIQ's Yonathan Klijnsma on the group that hacked the ABS-CBN store
In this Q&A, we discuss the learnings of RiskIQ, which has been tracking Magecart operations for the past few years
West accuses Russia of global hacking conspiracy
A coalition of Western nations that have been targeted by alleged Russian cyber operatives has denounced the country's online espionage activities
US indicts 7 Russian military intel agents in global hacking conspiracy
The defendants are Aleksei Morenets, 41, Evgenii Serebriakov, 37, Ivan Yermakov, 32, Artem Malyshev, 30, Dmitriy Badin, 27, Oleg Sotnikov, 46, and Alexey Minin, 46
