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German politicians targeted in mass hack attack

January 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, have had personal details hacked and published online. Contacts, private chats and financial details were put out on Twitter which belong to figures from every political party […]

US charges ‘China government hackers’

December 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US justice department has indicted two Chinese men accused of hacking into the computer networks of companies and government agencies in Western countries. The pair are allegedly part of a “hacking group” known as […]

British Airways: Suspect code that hacked fliers ‘found’

September 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

A cyber-security firm has said it found malicious code injected into the British Airways website, which could be the cause of a recent data breach that affected 380,000 transactions. A RiskIQ researcher analysed code from BA’s […]

Microsoft claims win over ‘Russian political hackers’

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says. The software company said Russian hackers had tried to steal data from political organisations, including the International Republican Institute and the Hudson Institute […]

US names arrested Fin7 cyber-gang suspects

August 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

Three Ukrainian citizens suspected of being part of a “prolific hacking group” have been arrested, the US Department of Justice has announced. The three men are accused of using malware to attack more than 120 US […]

CIA data leak suspect named by media

May 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former CIA software engineer is the prime suspect in the leaking of a stolen archive of spy agency’s secrets last year, US media have revealed. However after searching his home, prosecutors charged Joshua Schulte, […]

Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal

February 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love has won his High Court appeal against his extradition to the US. Mr Love, 32, from Stradishall, Suffolk, who was first arrested in October 2013, is suspected of hacking into […]

Bank voice recognition security system fooled by BBC

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Security software designed to prevent bank fraud has been fooled by a BBC reporter and his twin. BBC Click reporter Dan Simmons set up an HSBC account and signed up to the bank’s voice ID […]

Host of celebrities settle phone-hacking claims against Mirror Group Newspapers

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A host of celebrities including former England manager Kevin Keegan and comedian Vic Reeves have received damages and an apology from Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over phone-hacking. Lord Jeffrey Archer, actress Patsy Kensit, singer Sophie […]

Wikileaks ‘reveals CIA hacking tools’

March 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks has published details of what it says are wide-ranging hacking tools used by the CIA. The alleged cyber-weapons are said to include malware that targets Windows, Android, iOS, OSX and Linux computers as well […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]