AS DANGEROUS AS they may be, the Kremlin-linked hacking group known as APT28, or Fancy Bear, gets points for topicality. Last year, the group hacked the Democratic National Committee and theRead More →
Security experts have discovered a new hacking tool dubbed NEW IPCAM EXPLOIT containing a backdoor that is offered on several underground hacking forums. Wannabe hackers, be careful out of free hackingRead More →
Intel’s management engine – in most Positive Technologies plans to demonstrate at the next Black Hat conference how to hack over USB into Intel Management Engine of most CPUs sinceRead More →
When we give privacy or security advice, we usually talk about strong passwords, backing up your data, using security applications, keeping systems up to date, and avoiding default settings. InRead More →
In Part 1 of this series, we’ll be exploiting a stack buffer overflow using a Saved Return Pointer Overwrite attack. Hopefully, you’re all caught up on the necessary prerequisite knowledge afterRead More →
A Google-developed kernel fuzzer has helped locate dozens of Linux security flaws. Google researcher Andrey Konovalov has revealed 14 flaws in Linux kernel USB drivers that he found using aRead More →
Networked consumer and business printers manufactured and sold by Brother contain an unpatched vulnerability that can be abused by a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition on the device.Read More →
For the past several weeks, Forcepoint Security Labs have been tracking a seemingly low-profile piece of malware which piqued our interest for a number of reasons: few samples appear toRead More →
Multiple online user reports claim that the MantisTek GK2 mechanical keyboard’s configuration software is sending data to an Alibaba server. One of the reports even includes an analysis of the software’s traffic, which seemsRead More →
Felismus malware deployed to steal documents and carry out surveillance on government foreign policy in a previously unknown campaign. A previously unknown hacking and espionage operation is using malware toRead More →
Experts discovered flaws in IEEE P1735 electronics standard, which describes methods for encrypting electronic-design intellectual property (IP). Crypto flaws in the IEEE P1735 electronics standard expose highly-valuable intellectual property in plaintext. The IEEE P1735 electronics standard providesRead More →
Cisco said that changes to its implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an Ethernet VPN has created a vulnerability in its IOE XE software. The networking giant hasRead More →
Most of the Paradise Papers came from offshore legal firm Appleby, which confirms the leak came from a hack on its network and no insiders were involved. The Paradise PapersRead More →
Internet privacy is an issue that has gained significant traction over the years. Cybercriminals have increasing control over the hacked accounts of people on the net, including usage statistics, searchRead More →
As well as doing training, challenges and shadowing engagements, MWR interns conduct research projects into a range of areas. The purpose of this research was to investigate sysdig and falco tools,Read More →
A group of researchers demonstrated that malware signed with stolen Digital code-signing certificates continues to bypass security software. A recent study conducted by the Cyber Security Research Institute (CSRI) revealedRead More →
The NIC Asia Bank requested the support of the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police to track down the crooks who hacked the SWIFT server. Once again hackers targeted SWIFT systemsRead More →
TorMoil threatens Mac and Linux versions of Tor browser; Windows and Tails not affected. Mac and Linux versions of the Tor anonymity browser just received a temporary fix for aRead More →
A fake WhatsApp version deployed on the Play Store was downloaded by over a million users, a failure for the automated checks implemented by Google. Once again crooks exploited theRead More →
In our walk in linux, there comes a point where we need to hack ( pentest ) in a safe environment. The first thing we usually do is install VirtualizationRead More →
