Britain blames China for hack that accessed data of millions of voters

LONDON — The U.S. and U.K. on Monday accused hackers linked to the Chinese state of being behind “malicious” cyber campaigns targeting political figures, in moves expected to stoke tensions with Beijing. The British government also alleged that China-affiliated hackers were behind an attack that saw the data of millions of voters accessed. “I can … Read more

Microsoft ‘senior leadership’ emails accessed by Russian SolarWinds hackers

Microsoft is revealing today that it has discovered a nation-state attack on its corporate systems from the same Russian state-sponsored group of hackers that were responsible for the sophisticated SolarWinds attack. Microsoft says the hackers, known as Nobelium, were able to access email accounts of some members of its senior leadership team late last year. … Read more

23andMe says hackers accessed ‘significant number’ of files about users’ ancestry

Genetic testing company 23andMe announced on Friday that hackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the company’s recent data breach. In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published Friday, the company said that, based on its investigation into the incident, it had determined that hackers had accessed 0.1% of its customer … Read more

Japan space agency hit with cyberattack, rocket and satellite info not accessed

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s space agency was hit with a cyberattack but the information the hackers accessed did not include anything important for rocket and satellite operations, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “There was a possibility of unauthorised access by exploiting the vulnerability of network equipment,” the spokesperson at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said, declining … Read more

NextGen Healthcare says hackers accessed private knowledge of greater than 1 million sufferers

NextGen Healthcare, a U.S.-based supplier of digital well being report software program, admitted that hackers breached its techniques and stole the private knowledge of greater than 1 million sufferers. In an information breach notification filed with the Maine lawyer normal’s workplace, NextGen Healthcare confirmed that hackers accessed the private knowledge of 1.05 million sufferers, together … Read more