Tag: Hackers
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APC to Nigerians: Using VPN to access #TwitterBan can expose your bank accounts, data to hackers
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Nigerians to avoid the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) in accessing social media contents. The ruling party said such usage could expose users to cybercrimes and heinous activities of hackers. It also said warned that bank accounts and data of users of the communication platform are vulnerable…
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Hackers have taken over our website, APC cries out
The All Progressives Congress has raised the alarm that its official website has been hacked. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, raised the alarm in a press release on Saturday. The release read, “Our attention has just been drawn to the fact that the APC’s official website, apc.com.ng has been hacked with unauthorised…
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Hackers stole $6 million in attack on SWIFT system, Russian Central Bank says
Unknown hackers stole 339.5 million rubles (six million dollars) in an attack on the SWIFT international payments messaging system in Russia last year, the Russian Central Bank said on Friday. The disclosure, buried at the bottom of a central bank report on digital thefts at Russian banks, is the latest in a string of attempted…
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Hackers request $7.5m to stop leaking Game of Thrones
Following the illegal leaking of two episodes of Game of Thrones and script material from an unaired episode of the show, hackers have requested for a ransom of $7.5 million in bitcoin from HBO. The hackers reportedly stole 1.5 terabytes of data from the company last week, comprising script summaries for the next…
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Hackers steal forthcoming episodes of Game of Thrones
Renowned entertainment company, HBO has been attacked by hackers who stole scripts from the popular TV series, Games of Thrones. TheNewsGuru reports that about 1.5 terabytes worth of material were taken by the hackers. Forthcoming episodes and scripts of the popular TV series are said to be in custody of the hackers.The hackers behind…
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Hackers can guess PINs, passwords from brainwaves: Research
Hackers can guess a user’s passwords by monitoring their thoughts, according to scientists who suggest that brainwave-sensing headsets need better security. Electroencephalograph (EEG) headsets allow users to control robotic toys and video games with the mind. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the US found that a person who paused a video…