Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software ...

Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job

In 2023, Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in a wild 2016 scheme to steal 120,000 bitcoins (worth over $10 billion today) from Bitfinex, a ...
TechCrunch

Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software

The founder of a U.S.-based spyware company, whose surveillance products allowed customers to spy on the phones and computers of unsuspecting victims, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to his ...
CoinTelegraph

Willy Woo says Bitcoin OGs will buy Satoshi’s stash if a quantum hack occurs

The Bitcoin community continues to debate the philosophical and market implications of a quantum computer hacking old, vulnerable addresses. A debate broke out on social media on Saturday about the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Ukranian national charged in LA with computer hacking in support of Russia

A Ukrainian woman is facing federal charges in Los Angeles alleging she took part in Russian state-sponsored computer breaches on U.S. companies, including a cyberattack on a Vernon meat processor ...
Reuters

Polish police arrest three Ukrainians found with hacking equipment

WARSAW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Three Ukrainian men have been stopped in Warsaw with computer hacking equipment in their car and charged with offences linked to national defence, Polish police said on ...
Computer Weekly

Ethical hackers can be heroes: It's time for the law to catch up

The last year has seen some of the costliest cyber attacks on UK businesses to date. Attacks on Marks & Spencer cost the supermarket chain hundreds of millions in lost profits and led to empty shelves ...
The Daily Item

Former IT director accused of hacking boss's computer, deleting files

MIDDLEBURG — The former IT director of a now-defunct Selinsgrove modular home manufacturer is accused of hacking into his former boss’s computer and deleting all files. A Snyder County jury is hearing ...
Phys.org

First full simulation of 50-qubit universal quantum computer achieved

A research team at the Jülich Supercomputing Center, together with experts from NVIDIA, has set a new record in quantum simulation: for the first time, a universal quantum computer with 50 qubits has ...
JD Supra

Gates Down: Third Circuit Says Breaking Employer Computer Access Policies Is Not Hacking

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ...
Futurism

Physicists Say They’ve Proven Whether We’re Living in a Simulation

The idea that we’re living inside a simulation, as popularized by “The Matrix” franchise, has piqued the interest of scientists for decades. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in a highly ...