
Army of Hackers keep Kim Jong Un in power
Apple fanboy needs protection from real computer experts
Apple fanboy Kim Jong Un depends on state hackers, whose cybercrimes finance his nuclear arms programmes and prop up the economy.

Hackers don't bother brute-forcing long passwords
Time for longer sentences
According to data collected by Microsoft's network of honeypot servers, most brute-force attackers primarily attempt to guess short passwords.

Hackers make merry with Apple’s “security.”
But don’t worry Google saves fanboys
Google researchers caught hackers targeting users in Hong Kong exploiting vulnerabilities in Apple's Mac operating system.

Iran’s petrol stations shut by hackers
I
t is supposed to inspire revolt
Iran's president said that a cyberattack which paralysed every petrol station in the Islamic Republic was designed to get "people angry by creating disorder and disruption".

North Korean hackers recycle code
Environmentally friendly way to hack macs
North Korea's Lazarus Group hackers are recycling code to bypass the "security" on Apple Macs.

Untouchables shut down hacker records site
WeLeakInfo.com provided huge amount of hacked data
The FBI has shut down a website that offered hackers easy access to 12 billion records stolen in thousands of data breaches.

Don’t access your bank account from Windows 7 machines
NCSC warning
From today Windows 7 is officially deader than Pliny the Elder and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning people of using online banking or accessing sensitive accounts using the OS.

Hackers hit UK political parties
Russian into western politics again
Hackers have been hitting Britain’s two main political parties attempting to force political websites offline with a flood of malicious traffic just weeks ahead of a national election.

Uber made hackers sign an NDA
Before paying them $100,000
Uber paid hackers $100,000 to delete 57 million user files but bizarrely got them to sign an NDA first.

Russian hackers hacked
Russia’s Federal Security Service loses 7.5 terabytes of data.
Russia's Federal Security Service, which is no stranger to stealing data itself, has found itself subject to a huge hack.