Hacking Mac With EmPyre
2016-10-25
I am the stereotypical Apple fan boy that other bloggers write about. We have MacBook Pro’s, Air’s, Apple TV’s, iPhone’s and iPad’s and even subscribe to Apple Music. You literally couldn’tRead More →
Android phones rooted by “most serious” Linux escalation bug ever
2016-10-25
New rooting technique is believed to work against every version. There’s a new method for rooting Android devices that’s believed to work reliably on every version of the mobile operating systemRead More →
24 hours in the life of my home router by Francisco J. Rodriguez
2016-10-24
Recently a massive DDoS attack has disconnected a large portion of users from the Internet, hackers exploited IoT devices. Is your router secure? “Are we ready to live in a worldRead More →
FakeFile Trojan Opens Backdoors on Linux Computers, Except openSUSE
2016-10-22
Trojan targets desktops, not servers or IoT devices. Malware authors are taking aim at Linux computers, more precisely desktops and not servers, with a new trojan named FakeFile, currently distributed inRead More →
Hack This: An Overdue Python Primer
2016-10-21
In writing the most recent Hack This (“Scrape the Web with Beautiful Soup”) I again found myself trapped between the competing causes of blog-brevity and making sure everything is totallyRead More →
“Most serious” Linux privilege-escalation bug ever is under active exploit
2016-10-21
Lurking in the kernel for nine years, flaw gives untrusted users unfettered root access. A serious vulnerability that has been present for nine years in virtually all versions of the LinuxRead More →
In-Development Ransomware Encrypts while Pretending to be a Click Me Game
2016-10-20
Yesterday, GData malware analyst Karsten Hahn discovered an in-development ransomware disguised as a click me game. When executed the ransomware will launch a screen that contains a Click Me button that a userRead More →
LinkedIn says hacking suspect is tied to breach that stole 117M passwords
2016-10-20
Russian man drove luxury car, then collapsed after being apprehended, police say. An alleged Russian hacker arrested in the Czech Republic following an FBI-coordinated tip-off is suspected of taking part in aRead More →
Indian Bank Blocks 600,000 Debit Cards After ATM Malware Incident
2016-10-19
Biggest credit card replacement in India’s history. The State Bank of India (SBI) said today it decided to block over 600,000 debit cards after rumors of a malware infection onRead More →
New-looking Sundown EK drops Smoke Loader, Kronos banker
2016-10-19
As we keep a tab on exploit kits, today we are looking at some changes with Sundown EK. Nowhere near as popular as RIG EK, this exploit kit still remains aRead More →
