hackers

A vendor counts bank notes at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

World News

$81 Million Bangladesh Bank Heist Sparks Push For Stepped-Up Cybersecurity

4:13pm May 24, 2016

by Chris Arnold

The head of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication acknowledged at least two security breaches in addition to February's spectacular theft involving Bangladesh's central bank.

The official FBI seal is seen on an iPhone camera screen outside the agency's headquarters. With help from a third party, the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of San Bernardino shooters.

National

The Next Apple-FBI Question: Who Can Know How The iPhone Was Hacked?

12:33pm April 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

A third party helped the FBI unlock a phone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Should Apple know how they managed to hack the phone or can the third party sell that information?

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National

LA Hospital Pays Hackers Nearly $17,000 To Restore Computer Network

9:09pm February 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid the ransom of 40 bitcoins — currently worth $16,664 dollars — after the system was infiltrated by hackers.

Rami Malek plays genius hacker Elliot Alderson in Mr. Robot.

Arts

Vigilante Computer Geeks Reign In The Addictive 'Mr. Robot'

2:10pm August 26, 2015

by John Powers

The USA Network show centers on a brilliant computer wizard who gets involved with a mysterious cell of fellow hackers. Critic John Powers calls Mr. Robot an "addictive new psychological thriller."

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The website of the "married dating" service Ashley Madison was the target of hackers, who apparently released customer data.

Hackers Appear To Post Customer Data Of Affair-Enabling Website

3:46pm August 19, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Security analysts say the huge data dump may include the account details of more than 30 million users of AshleyMadison.com and its companion site EstablishedMen.com

National

IRS Hack Bigger Than First Thought

4:49pm August 17, 2015

by Brian Naylor

A closer look shows hackers got nearly three times the taxpayer data originally feared.

The Darkode malware forum was replaced by an image announcing its seizure by authorities Wednesday.

Malware And Hacking Forum Darkode Is Shut Down; Dozens Arrested

11:36am July 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Those indicted include an accused administrator who created a large network of hacked computers that stole private data "on approximately 200,000,000 occasions."

A screen grab of the newly restored TV5Monde website shows its coverage of the hacking attack.

World News

French TV Network Hacked By 'Cyber Caliphate' Group

3:10pm April 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Screens went blank and normal programming for TV5Monde viewers was replaced by a message: "Je suIS IS." It's unknown whether the hackers have actual ties to ISIS.

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike, says his company is building stockpiles of intelligence about potential hacking groups.

National

Hygiene, Honey Pots, Espionage: 3 Approaches To Defying Hackers

7:42am February 17, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The hack of insurer Anthem is one in a string of costly cyberattacks worldwide. In Silicon Valley and beyond, startups are taking very different approaches to helping companies outsmart the attackers.

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Report: Using Malware, Hackers Steal Millions From Banks

5:50pm February 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

According to a security company, hackers kept tabs on bank employees, transferred funds and then sent commands to ATMs to dispense cash at pre-determined times.