Hackers hit sensitive targets like finance ministries in over 37 nations in vast spying plot

They hit 70 organisations, including five national law enforcement and border agencies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
NBC DFW

70,000 government-ID photos exposed in Discord user hack

Hackers may have stolen the government ID photos of around 70,000 Discord users, the company said Wednesday evening. In a statement, Discord, the popular chat app, said the breach affected people who ...
CNN

US law firm with major political clients hacked in spying spree linked to China

Suspected Chinese government-backed hackers have breached computer systems of US law firm Williams & Connolly, which has represented some of America’s most powerful politicians, as part of a larger ...

Apple buried an extreme security mode on iPhone — and it blocks government-level hacking

Learn how to activate your iPhone’s hidden Lockdown Mode feature — and decide if the extra protection is worth it.
PBS

Officials blame each other over recent hack into U.S. government personnel records

Finger-pointing burst into the open on Capitol Hill Wednesday over blame for hacking into the U.S. government's personnel records, which the chairman of a House oversight committee said might affect ...

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.