#hacking

4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Backstory: How Reuters uncovered Beto O'Rourke's teenage hacking days

9:57pm, 15th March, 2019

Politics

Backstory: How Reuters uncovered Beto O'Rourke's teenage hacking days

Reuters reporter Joseph Menn exclusively revealed on Friday that Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke belonged to one of the best-known groups of computer hackers as a teenager.

Australia investigates apparent hacking of national parliament's computers: MPs

8:01pm, 7th February, 2019

World

Australia investigates apparent hacking of national parliament's computers: MPs

Australian authorities are investigating the apparent hacking of the national parliament's computer network, two senior lawmakers said on Friday, but there was no evidence yet that any data had been accessed or stolen.

U.S. Republican senator seeks briefings on reported China hacking attack

10:28pm, 9th October, 2018

Politics

U.S. Republican senator seeks briefings on reported China hacking attack

The top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee has asked Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Super Micro Computer Inc for staff briefings about a Bloomberg report that the Chinese government implanted malicious hardware into server motherboards provid...

Apple tells Congress it found no signs of hacking attack

2:47pm, 7th October, 2018

Business

Apple tells Congress it found no signs of hacking attack

Apple Inc's top security officer told Congress on Sunday that it had found no sign of suspicious transmissions or other evidence that it had been penetrated in a sophisticated attack on its supply chain.

Trump blames China for hacking of Clinton emails, offers no evidence

12:18am, 29th August, 2018

Politics

Trump blames China for hacking of Clinton emails, offers no evidence

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.

Russian hacking of conservative groups sites thwarted: Microsoft

2:23am, 21st August, 2018

US

Russian hacking of conservative groups sites thwarted: Microsoft

Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it had recently thwarted hackers associated with Russian government attempting to steal user information from conservative groups that promote democracy and advocate for cybersecurity.

Trump convenes election security meeting as hacking looms

12:59pm, 27th July, 2018

US

Trump convenes election security meeting as hacking looms

U.S. President Donald Trump will convene his national security advisers on Friday for a high-level meeting on election security, less than four months until Americans vote to determine whether his fellow Republicans maintain control of Congress.

U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking; summit looms

10:56pm, 13th July, 2018

US

U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking; summit looms

A federal grand jury on Friday charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump.

Woman charged in L.A. with hacking email of pop star Selena Gomez

3:46pm, 13th July, 2018

US

Woman charged in L.A. with hacking email of pop star Selena Gomez

A 22-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star Selena Gomez and posted online photos she found there has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.

2:50pm, 13th July, 2018

Politics

U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking, summit looms

A federal grand jury on Friday charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump.

U.S. grand jury indicts 12 Russian spies in 2016 election hacking

11:29am, 13th July, 2018

US

U.S. grand jury indicts 12 Russian spies in 2016 election hacking

A federal grand jury on Friday indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on charges of hacking the computer networks of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the Justice Department said.

Trump fundraiser expands U.S. lawsuit accusing Qatar of hacking his emails

3:30pm, 24th May, 2018

Politics

Trump fundraiser expands U.S. lawsuit accusing Qatar of hacking his emails

(Reuters) - A fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday added several defendants to a lawsuit claiming the Persian Gulf state of Qatar hacked his email accounts and shared the contents with news organizations.