Most of the cyber industry thinks of hackers as criminals motivated by money. That’s true in many cases and one of the reasons why hackers are so persistent and creative. But not all hackers do it for ...

NEW YORK / ACCESSWIRE / March 9, 2023 / Mimecast: In recent years, a new phenomenon has gained attention for its use of technology to bring about social change: hacktivism. Proponents of hacktivism ...

Nearly a decade after the collective Anonymous unleashed a barrage of hacktivism across the internet, the digital realm is once again experiencing a significant uptick in hacking and online civil ...

Quorum Cyber’s analysis of 425 incidents shows rising attacks with UK institutions shifting to disruption-led tactics ...

In recent years, colleges and universities have faced an evolving array of cybersecurity challenges. But one threat is showing signs of becoming both more frequent and more politically charged: ...

Six months ago Tuesday, on April 14, the Islamist terror-and-crime syndicate Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. Some of the girls were released, some escaped. More than ...

On top of all the other cyberthreats facing the sector, healthcare organizations should also prepare to deal with potential hacktivist attacks tied to controversy surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court's ...

Hacktivism surged back into mainstream consciousness with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Less than two years later, politically-motivated groups and individuals were out in force again ...

(Reuters) – At a time when U.S. agencies and thousands of companies are fighting off major hacking campaigns originating in Russia and China, a different kind of cyber threat is re-emerging: activist ...

A report on the PBS NewsHour Website, claimed rap icon Tupac Shakur is alive and well–living with his arch-nemesis Biggie Smalls in a small town in New Zealand. Unfortunately, the story says more ...

Why it matters: Activist hacking, or hacktivism if you will, has been one of the most bitter epidemics to infest the internet. While heroic when used against ISIS, hacktivism has shifted from ...

When we hear of a major cybersecurity attack, we immediately think of the perpetrator as a bad actor. We assume it is an individual or, more often, a collective of cybercriminals, stealing personal ...