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Hackers breach Morocco’s social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack

Morocco’s social security agency says troves of data were stolen from its systems during a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the Telegram messaging app.

April 10

The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

US charges Chinese hackers and government officials in a broad cybercrime campaign

March 6

A price chart on the Bybit website for the cryptocurrency Ethereum is seen on a computer screen in New York on Friday evening, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm

February 27

A price chart on the Bybit website for the cryptocurrency Ethereum is seen on a computer screen in New York on Friday evening, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Cryptocurrency exchange says it was victim of $1.5 billion hack

February 22

American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network

January 17

Rookie sheriff’s deputy dies and another recruit injured in training on the same day

After one recruit died and another was seriously hurt, Evansville, Indiana police said both men fell ill after a routine exercise during training. An Associated Press review shows the men fought the same much larger instructor during a violent exercise known as the “Big FIght.” (AP Video: Mark Vancleave)

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Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign

New US cyber warnings signal over Chinese hackers are ‘an important signal’ to Beijing

FBI chief warns of Chinese hackers determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure

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Pro-Russian hackers attack Italian websites after president compares invasion of Ukraine to Nazis

February 18

Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data

January 8

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking, complains of foreign hacker attacks

January 6

US sanctions Beijing-based cyber group for its alleged role in hacking incidents

January 3

American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Chinese hackers accessed workstations and documents in a ‘major’ cyber incident, Treasury says

December 31, 2024

Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, speaks during a press briefing at the White House,March 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says

December 28, 2024

FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

December 4, 2024

FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign

December 4, 2024

FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Investigation into Chinese hacking reveals ‘broad and significant’ spying effort, FBI says

November 14, 2024

FILE- The Chinese flag flies at a plaza near the Potala Palace in Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 1, 2021, as seen during a government organized visit for foreign journalists. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says

November 13, 2024

Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says

October 15, 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray listens during a meeting of the Justice Department's Election Threats Task Force at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices

September 18, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks with reporters at a campaign event at ll Toro E La Capra, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Iranian hackers targeted WhatsApp accounts of staffers in Biden, Trump administrations, Meta says

August 24, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he’s a target

August 12, 2024

Visitors review new computer products during the Computex Taipei exhibition, one of the world's largest computer and technology expos, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. A suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group have predominantly stepped up its targeting of Taiwanese organizations, particularly those in sectors such as government, education, technology and diplomacy, according to cybersecurity intelligence company Recorded Future. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Chinese hackers have stepped up attacks on Taiwanese organizations, cybersecurity firm says

June 24, 2024

FILE - Then European Union Election Observation Mission to Myanmar chief Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks during a press briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. The German foreign office says that Germany has called back its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations, following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. The ministry said Monday, May 6, 2024 that the government is taking the incident “serious.” (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Germany recalls its ambassador in Russia for a week in protest over a hacker attack

May 6, 2024

Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group, testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing examining cyber attacks on health care, and the Change Healthcare cyber attack, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says

May 1, 2024

FILE - Exterior view of the offices of Vastaamo psychotherapy centre, in Pasila, Helsinki, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. A Finnish court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to six years and three months in prison for hacking tens of thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP, File)

Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms

April 30, 2024

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a visit to an engineering firm in Barrow-in-Furness, England, Monday, March 25, 2024. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

March 26, 2024

Microsoft says it hasn’t been able to shake Russian state hackers

March 9, 2024

FILE - The interior of the I-Soon office, also known as Anxun in Mandarin, is seen after office hours in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Feb. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Dake Kang, File)

Behind the doors of a Chinese hacking company, a sordid culture fueled by influence, alcohol and sex

March 8, 2024

FILE - In this photo provided on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 by the South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a pre-recorded interview with KBS television at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. President Yoon’s office said Wednesday, Feb. 14, that presumed North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members ahead of his trip to Europe in November.(South Korea Presidential Office via AP, File)

South Korea says presumed North Korean hackers breached personal emails of presidential staffer

February 14, 2024

FILE - Nebraska Sen. Loren Lippincott, of Central City, sits at his desk on the floor of the state Capitol, Jan. 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. On Thursday, Feb. 8, Lippincott presented a bill to the Legislature's government committee that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker,” who would spend his or her days trying to break into the state’s computer network, as well as election equipment and software, in an effort to find any vulnerabilities in those systems. (AP Photo/Margery Beck, File)

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state’s computer, elections systems

February 8, 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray, center, testifies during a House Select Committee focusing on China on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans

January 31, 2024

FILE - A sign marks the entry way into Hewlett Packard Enterprise, May 24, 2016, in Andover, Mass. Hewlett Packard Enterprise disclosed Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, that suspected state-backed Russian hackers broke into its cloud-based email system and stole data from cybersecurity and other employees. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

HP Enterprise discloses hack by suspected state-backed Russian hackers

January 25, 2024

Microsoft says state-backed Russian hackers accessed emails of senior leadership team members

February 2, 2024

This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. The hacked device was in a pumping booster station owned by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. An electronic calling card left by the hackers suggests they picked their target because it uses components made by an Israeli company. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP)

Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say

December 2, 2023

This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. The hacked device was in a pumping booster station owned by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. An electronic calling card left by the hackers suggests they picked their target because it uses components made by an Israeli company. (Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP)

Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere

December 1, 2023

Protesters block the Inter-American Highway in San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Roadblocks have snarled traffic and disrupted commerce as thousands of people demand the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)

Hackers attack Guatemalan government webpages in support of pro-democracy protests

October 14, 2023

Hackers may have access to information on millions of British voters, election commission says

August 8, 2023