Beware! State-sponsored Hackers Target Twitter Users

Social networking platform - Twitter has sent out unexpected warning notices to a number of users, informing them that their account might have been targeted by state-sponsored hackers.

Chinese Hacking Of United States Companies Unabated Despite Commercial Spying Pact - Security Firm

Seven US companies have been attacked by government-associated Chinese hackers in the three weeks since the US and China announced a pact that banned government spying on companies, a US security firm said Monday.

Russian Hackers 'Accessed President Obama's Unclassified Emails'

Russian hackers who gained access to the White House computer system last year were able to read President Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times has reported.

It said the breach was far more intrusive than previously admitted.

Officials have conceded that sensitive information was in the unclassified system the hackers accessed.

The discovery of the hacking in October led to a partial shutdown of the White House email system.

Highly secure

"The hackers, who also got deeply into the State Department's unclassified system, do not appear to have penetrated closely guarded servers that control the message traffic from Mr Obama's BlackBerry, which he or an aide carries constantly," the New York Times said.

The hackers are not believed to have penetrated closely guarded servers that control the message traffic from Mr Obama's BlackBerry

"But they obtained access to the email archives of people inside the White House, and perhaps some outside, with whom Mr Obama regularly communicated. From those accounts, they reached emails that the president had sent and received."

The paper quoted White House officials as saying that no classified networks were compromised, and that the hackers accessed no classified information.

Many senior officials have two computers in their offices, one which works on a highly secure classified network and another for unclassified communications, the paper said.

But it said that officials have conceded that the unclassified system often contains information that is considered highly sensitive, including schedules, email exchanges with ambassadors and diplomats, debate about policy and forthcoming personnel deployments and legislation.

Source:
BBC

French TV5 Network, Websites Taken Over In Hacking Attack Claimed By Pro-ISIS Group

A French-language TV station broadcast around the world, was reportedly hacked by ISIS, halting broadcasts for about three hours. TV5Monde's Facebook page and website were also hijacked, and network director Yves Bigot said operations were "severely damaged."

Cyber-espionage: White House Hackers Accessed Schedule of President Obama's Whereabouts

Since the cyber intrusion into the White House was first discovered in October, the US government has said that ongoing cyber breaches into the president’s executive office network – suspected to come via the US State Department’s system – have only affected an unclassified system.

Cybersecurity: What You Need To Know After Cyber Attack On Sony

News of the hacking emerged last week with multiple outlets reporting that Sony Pictures sent employees home after hackers infected the company’s computers. Workers who had logged in saw messages on their screens including a skeleton and demands to prevent the release of sensitive data – images of which made their way onto Reddit, the online bulletin board.

White House Computers 'Hacked'

A White House computer network has been breached by hackers, it has been reported.