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8 August 2017 The group is threatening to release forthcoming episodes of HBO shows unless the network pays millions of dollars within three days.
4 August 2017 Marcus Hutchins helped derail the WannaCry ransomware attack in May, but now he is accused of creating malware of his own.
22 May 2017 The restaurant review web site and app confirmed that data for millions of users was compromised.
22 April 2017 The power outages did not take place simultaneously, and they appear to have been caused by physical mechanical failures.
12 January 2017 Two articles heralding anti-fingerprint theft technology kicked off a wave of claims that hackers are duplicating prints to steal identities.
22 September 2016 Yahoo says a "state-sponsored actor" has stolen "certain user account information."
Updated Rumors about hackers posting insulting and sexual messages on your friends' Facebook walls in your name are old and unfounded.
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