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US Executive Gets UK Judgments Thrown Out After Revealing Hackers Swayed His Case

An American aviation executive has had British judgments worth more than $4 million against him thrown out after a judge ruled that his legal opponent had covered up its use of hackers to steal the businessman’s emails in order to …

EU Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Threat From Hackers-for-Hire

Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, with the COVID-19 pandemic and home working creating opportunities for cybercriminals, EU cybersecurity agency ENISA said in its annual report on Wednesday. The study, which covered …

Hackers-for-Hire Group Targets Officials, Activists, Executives in Middle East

Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers, according to research published on Wednesday by software firm BlackBerry Corp. The report on the group, known publicly as Bahamut, the …