Sentences with phrase «profile hacking attacks»

A steadily growing list of senior executives have lost their jobs in the wake of high - profile hacking attacks.

The data breach comes on the heels of other high - profile hacking attacks to hit other major U.S. stores and businesses.

Not exact matches

OurMine, a hacking group that made a name for itself attacking high - profile celebrities and business people, said that it hacked WikiLeaks on Thursday and redirected it to a page it had created.

Other recent high - profile hacks include a racist hijacking of Chipotle's Twitter and Taylor Swift's social media attack by a group apparently linked to the Cyber Caliphate that claimed responsibility for December's PlayStation hack.

Neither attack was particularly sophisticated, but South Korean authorities said North Korea was to blame, even though «hacktivist» groups - online activists who hack high - profile targets in order to spread political messages - first appeared to claim responsibility.

Hacker website lightzz claims responsibility for the attack, and has even stated their intentions to offer their services for a hefty fee (even advertising on the hacked profile itself!).

Cyber risk is now firmly at the top of the business agenda globally as high - profile breaches raise fears that hack attacks and other security failures could endanger the global economy.