Tag: hackers

TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million

November 12, 2015

TalkTalk has admitted that “one-off costs” related to last month’s cyberattack could total £35 million. In an interview with the BBC, the company’s CEO, Dido Harding, said that this covers its response to the breach, “incremental” inquiries to its call centers, IT expenses and loss of revenue. While representing a significant hit to its finances, … More TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million

Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked

November 9, 2015

The hack of British telecoms operator TalkTalk has been a huge talking point up and down the country, even amongst those who normally don’t follow computer security news. The reason? The company is a well-known brand, sponsoring ITV’s “The X Factor”, and has over four million customers using its mobile phone and broadband service. Possibly … More Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked

Hackers exploit OS X zero-day vulnerability

August 5, 2015

Hackers have been taking advantage of a serious zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Apple’s OS X (Yosemite), allowing them to install malware and adware on Macs without the need of a password or administrative privileges. Malwarebytes reported yesterday (Monday 3rd August) that one of its experts had found the first known exploit of … More Hackers exploit OS X zero-day vulnerability

British teen sentenced for massive internet attack

July 20, 2015

British teen Seth Nolan Mcdonagh, aka “narko” has been sentenced for his role in a 2013 attack which slowed the internet around the world. Mcdonagh was sentenced at Southwark crown court to 240 hours of community service for the attack, thought to be the “biggest cyber attack in history”. The massive DDoS attack targeted junk … More British teen sentenced for massive internet attack