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Pro-Iran group claims hack of FBI director’s personal email account

Handala is a pro-Iranian, pro-Palestinian hacking group that earlier this month claimed credit for disrupting systems at Stryker, a Michigan-based medical technology company.

Iran

Hackers target Iran state TV's broadcast to show exiled crown prince

The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

19 January 2026

Tech News

A pirate activist group scraped and released Spotify’s entire library

A pirate activist group said it ‘backed up’ Spotify’s music catalogue, claiming it put metadata for 256 million tracks online. The streaming platform said it’s ‘actively monitoring’ the incident.

22 December 2025

Tech News

More than 200 million Pornhub users affected by data hack

The data was accessed by a Western-based hacking group known as ShinyHunters. The information is said to include viewing habits, search history and location data.

18 December 2025

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Germany

Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged election interference

The foreign ministry said that Germany "would take a series of countermeasures to make Russia pay a price for its hybrid actions in close coordination with our European partners."

12 December 2025

Thailand

Russian hacking suspect wanted by FBI arrested on Thai island

Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said in a statement on 12 November that it was an FBI tip that the "world-class hacker" was travelling to Thailand that led to his arrest.

20 November 2025

Spotlight

Global Cybersecurity Forum: How can the world guarantee online safety?

In partnership with Global Cybersecurity Forum

The Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh brought together leaders from more than 80 countries to discuss how to better prepare for rapidly evolving online threats.

21 October 2025

Focus

Over 80 countries gathered in Baku for global security talks

In partnership with Azpromo

Over 80 countries joined the third Baku Security Forum in Azerbaijan, addressing terrorism, cybercrime, disinformation and humanitarian crises in a bid to strengthen cross-border security cooperation.

30 September 2025

Tech News

Scientists test quantum network over the longest distance yet

Up till now, quantum networks were only feasible at smaller scales, about half of this new achievement, or in strictly controlled lab conditions with pricy cooling equipment.

France

France accuses Russia of spate of high-profile cyberattacks

Paris said Russian military intelligence has attacked a dozen French entities since 2021, and also targeted Emmanuel Macron's election campaign in 2017.

The Big Question

Cyber threat may hit €10 trillion in 2025 says Splunk strategy boss

Splunk Chief Strategy Advisor for Europe, James Hodge, emphasises the importance of cyber resilience for businesses and highlights which businesses are most at risk of attacks.

Europe News

Serbia accused of using spyware to surveil journalists and activists

Serbian authorities have rejected the claims they used forensic tools from Israeli company Cellebrite and bespoke spyware for illegal surveillance, calling them "nonsensical".

16 December 2024

Europe News

'Hostile' hackers infiltrate Hungary's defence procurement agency

The Hungarian government confirmed the hack by a non-state group but said that no sensitive data about the country's military was compromised.

14 November 2024

USA

Trump's campaign claims its emails were hacked

Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign claim they had been hacked, a day after a Microsoft report detailed foreign agents' attempts to interfere in the 2024 US presidential election.

Tech News

EU sanctions six people for cyber attacks on essential services

The EU sanctioned six people in Russian hacker groups for their involvement in cyber attacks and included for the first time measures against those who targeted services such as health and banking.

Tech News

Turkey’s biggest crypto exchange BtcTurk hacked

Cryptocurrency use in Turkey started to increase rapidly after 2020 as a defence against a deep slide in the value of the lira.

Europe News

Pro-Russia group claims responsibility for EU elections cyber-attacks

The websites of at least three political parties in the Netherlands were targeted on Thursday as Dutch voters cast their ballots in the European elections.

Culture news

Password of steel? Study reveals most hackable pop-culture password

Many people use pop culture references for their open sesames. And a new study proves that it’s terrible password hygiene.

The Cube

Fact-check: Can hackers steal fingerprints from selfies?

A video circulating on social media is warning people to avoid doing the peace sign when posing for selfies, in case fraudsters take copies of their fingerprints to hack into their data. The Cube spoke to experts to find out more.

Tech News

UK court orders delay to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's extradition to US

Judges at the UK's High Court are seeking assurances from the United States that Assange would not face the death penalty.