Kyivstar Restores Wireless Internet Service After Cyberattack, VEON Says

Kyivstar Restores Wireless Internet Service After Cyberattack, VEON Says

Published: Dec. 15, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. ET By Will Feuer Kyivstar, Ukraine’s biggest wireless network operator, has restored mobile internet service across the country after a cyberattack earlier this week crippled the network, parent company VEON said. Kyivstar had already restored fixed connectivity and mobile voice services, VEON said. The next step is relaunching …

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BlackSuit hacked Groveport schools, no internet for a week

BlackSuit hacked Groveport schools, no internet for a week

Groveport Madison schools still have no internet service nearly a week after a computer hack forced officials to shut down the entire system. Since the Dec. 5 incident, teachers have been instructing the district’s 6,000 students the old-fashioned way, with books and paper. The ransomware group BlackSuit hacked into security camera and printers at Groveport …

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The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story

The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story

Josiah’s father would take him along to their church’s “car ministry,” where they’d repair congregants’ cars for free and refurbish donated vehicles for missionaries. Josiah would stand in the corner of the shop, waiting for the foreman to give him a task, like reassembling a car’s broken water pump. Josiah reveled in impressing the adults …

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23andMe user data breached in credential-stuffing attack

23andMe user data breached in credential-stuffing attack

Biotech company , known for its DNA testing kits, confirmed to that its user data is circulating on hacker forums. The company said the leak occurred through a credential-stuffing attack. A credential-stuffing attack involves user information that has already been compromised (usernames and passwords, for example) from one organization, which a hacker obtains and attempts …

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