Phone thief claims to be ‘Turkish hacker group’ agent
A man accused of stealing a mobile phone and a laptop claimed in court on Sunday to be an agent of a “Turkish hacker group”.
The man, who allegedly committed ...
Microsoft warns Russian hackers still trying to break into its systems
Microsoft MSFT.O said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence were trying again to break into its systems, using data stolen from corporate emails in January ...
Microsoft says hackers used code flaw to steal emails from government agencies
Microsoft MSFT.O says that hackers used a flaw in its code to steal emails from government agencies and other clients.
In a blog post published on Friday, the company ...
Premeditated murder suspect appears in court
The 24-year-old suspect facing charges of the premeditated murder of missing 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous – presumed dead – appeared in Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday.
The diminutive main defendant – known in the ...
Open University says working with cybercrime unit on data dump
The Open University of Cyprus said on Friday it was continuing to cooperate with authorities on the hack of its database, even after a first tranche of files were made ...
Land registry website still down
IT specialists were still trying to bring back the land registration website on Saturday, after a hacker attack began on Wednesday evening.
The government site has been down since.
Land ...
Limassol company hacked for €339,000
For the second day in a row, police urged businesses to pay extra attention to their online accounts and transactions after releasing a statement regarding a Limassol-based company finding out ...
Dutch hacker obtained virtually all Austrians’ personal data, police say
A Dutch hacker arrested in November obtained and offered for sale the full name, address and date of birth of virtually everyone in Austria, the Alpine nation’s police said ...
China suspected in hack of journalists at News Corp
Digital intruders broke into News Corp email accounts and compromised the data of an unspecified number of journalists, the company disclosed Friday.
The media firm’s internet security adviser said ...
Russian security chief says Moscow will cooperate with U.S. against hackers
Russia will work with the United States to locate cyber criminals, the head of the FSB security service said on Wednesday, a week after the countries’ leaders agreed to step ...
Parliament website under attack, delays publishing of PEPs list
Parliament on Monday said its website was under attack by a Turkish hacker and it would upload the promised list on bad loans of politically exposed persons (PEPs) and other ...
Hacker unsuccessfully tried to attack Larnaca airport server
A Turkish hacker unsuccessfully tried to attack a Larnaca airport server, a source told CNA, noting that the attack was confirmed during the early hours of Saturday.
The same hacker ...
Hacker sentenced to one year and a day in US prison (Updated)
Young hacker Joshua Epiphaniou has been sentenced by a US court to 12 months and a day in prison, on top of the nearly four years he has already served in ...
Coronavirus: Sentencing of young Cypriot hacker postponed
Sentencing by a US court of young hacker Joshua Epiphaniou, originally scheduled for March 3, was postponed to March 17 after a prisoner in his cell block was found positive for Covid-19, ...