China’s Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies

Norway’s government accused China’s Salt Typhoon hacking group of conducting a cyberespionage campaign in the country.

Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says

The Polish government accused a Russian government hacking group of hacking into energy facilities taking advantage of default usernames and passwords.

Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to stealing victims’ information from the Supreme Court and other federal government agencies, and then posting it on his Instagram @ihackthegovernment.

Man to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system

A 24-year-old from Tennessee is expected to admit to accessing the Supreme Court’s electronic filing system without authorization dozens of times throughout 2023.

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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows

This was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists — 2025 was the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.

US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.

France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack

France’s postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline.

Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say

Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerable Cisco customers.

Tech provider for NHS England confirms data breach

U.K.-based healthcare tech provider DXS International said it discovered and contained a data breach on Sunday. A ransomware gang took credit for the breach.