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Hacking

Fallout from ransomware attack on Canvas used by thousands of colleges

  • May 13
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Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from Canvas

  • May 12

Data breach affects schools; U of I postpones final exams, assignments

  • May 8

Gen Z hacker 'thankful that I got caught' after student data breach

  • Apr 14

Hackers breached FBI Director Patel's emails

  • Mar 27

Hacker accessed FBI server that included Epstein files, files suggest

  • Mar 12

Quick Tip: Loyalty accounts being hacked and sold on dark web

  • Feb 7

Suburban man hired by college coach in Snapchat hacking case: FBI

  • Jan 8

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NFL player paid to remove leaked sex tape online, mother says

  • May 27
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Data breach affects schools; U of I postpones final exams, assignments

  • May 8
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I-Team: Teen hackers

  • Apr 9
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Thousands stolen from local restaurants after DoorDash account hacked

  • Dec 4, 2025
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Ex-NFL, college coach pleads not guilty to hacking for women's images

  • Mar 24, 2025
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Data breach impacts thousands at Chicago-area schools

  • Jan 10, 2025
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Edens Spur billboard investigated for violent anti-Israel message

  • Oct 17, 2024
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Hackers shut down family's homes, hijack digital lives with 'SIM swap'

  • Mar 15, 2024

Latest Stories

Thousands of dollars stolen from suburban restaurant chain after DoorDash account hacked, owners say

The owners of a chain of suburban restaurants say hackers stole tens of thousands of dollars by hacking into their food delivery accounts.

  • Dec 4, 2025

US courts putting in safeguards after case management system hacked, exposing sensitive intel

Government officials worry that stolen information could now be in the hands of the very people it was intended to take down.

  • Aug 12, 2025

The Tea app was intended to help women date safely. Then it got hacked

404 Media, which reported the breach, said it was 4Chan users who discovered an exposed database that "allowed anyone to access the material" from Tea.

  • Jul 28, 2025
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Elmo X account 'secured' after being hacked, Sesame Workshop says

The posts have since been deleted, but widely circulated screenshots show Elmo apparently calling for violence against Jews and calling for the release of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

  • Jul 14, 2025

Iranian hackers 'may still conduct malicious cyber activity,' US agencies warn

Iranian-affiliated cyber actors and hacktivist groups "may still conduct malicious cyber activity," according to a joint bulletin from U.S. law enforcement agencies.

  • Jun 30, 2025