Alleged WikiLeaks source who helped expose CIA hacking tricks faces 135 years in prison

A former CIA and NSA programmer has been charged with stealing and leaking classified information and with possessing child pornography. Joshua Adam Schulte is thought to be behind WikiLeaks’ exposure of the CIA’s hacking arsenal. Schulte, 29, worked in the CIA’s Engineering Development Group, tasked with designing the clandestine tools used by the US intelligence […]

Assange willing to testify on alleged Russian hacking

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly willing to testify in the investigation surrounding alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. The claim that Assange is willing to speak to congressional investigators was made on Friday by his long time associate, Randy Credico. Radio host Credico told the New York Daily News that Assange […]

Two French teens arrested for hacking Taylor Swift’s and Drake’s music videos

Back in April, hackers managed to deface YouTube music videos by Drake, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Shakira and others (including Despacito, the reigning king of views on the platform). The infiltrators swapped out their thumbnails and titles with incendiary and offensive content in an apparent prank. Today, two French teens were arrested in connection with […]

Ex-CIA employee ID’d but not charged in Vault 7 leak of hacking tools

(credit: Dominic Byrd-McDevitt – Wikimedia) Federal authorities have identified a suspect behind last year’s Vault 7 leak of Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools. The trove published to WikiLeaks included exploits and documents for infecting iPhones, Wi-Fi routers, and Cisco Switches, and it represented the biggest-known loss of classified information in CIA history. According to articles […]

Your Wi-Fi router could be quietly HACKING your computer, experts issue terrifying WARNING

Security experts have warned of a serious new nation-state developed malware threat, dubbed Slingshot. Kaspersky Labs researchers identified the new malware, which infects an internet router, before stealing data from computers connected to the network. Researcher say the malware is so sophisticated, it can only have been developed by a nation-state. In a report on […]

Roger Stone reportedly claimed he knew about a pivotal moment in Russia’s hacking campaign months before the public found out

Hollis Johnson Two associates reportedly claim the longtime Republican strategist Roger Stone told them had had learned from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that the organization possessed a batch of hacked Democratic emails months before the public became aware of the fact.  Former Trump campaign adviser Sam Nunberg and a second unnamed associate both say Stone […]

Aussie flu symptoms: Three ways to help relieve your hacking cough during the night

AUSSIE FLU is one of of the main strains of the flu virus infecting people across the UK this year, and symptoms have been described as the same as normal flu but more severe. A hacking cough is one of the symptoms and, like any cough, it can become worse during sleep. A doctor has […]