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Supporters of the web site ‘The Pirate Bay’, one of the world’s top illegal filesharing websites, demonstrate in Stockholm, on April 18, 2009. The site still enjoys name recognition more than a decade after its heyday. (FREDRIK PERSSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Vigilante hacking campaign blocks victims from visiting The Pirate Bay, other piracy sites

A hacker doesn’t appear to be happy with the amount of digital piracy out there.

Jun 17, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas

Symantec connects another hacking tool to SolarWinds campaign

A nesting doll of hacking tools has emerged in the SolarWinds campaign.

Jan 19, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas

elexon — A spokesperson for National Grid ESO — Britain’s national electricity system operator — said the organization was investigating the incident. (Getty Images)

Researchers find cyberweapon capable of knocking out electric grids

A newly discovered malware framework known as “CrashOverride” or "Industroyer" can be used by hackers to disrupt industrial control systems and cause mass power outages, according to…

Jun 12, 2017 By Chris Bing