Three serious Linux kernel security holes patched
2016-12-10
It’s time to patch your Linux servers and PCs again. The good news is developers are looking very closely at Linux’s core code for possible security holes. The bad newsRead More →
New Exo Android Trojan Sold on Hacking Forums, Dark Web
2016-12-10
Malware coders are advertising a new Android trojan that can be used for phishing banking credentials, intercepting SMS messages, locking devices with a password (ransomware-like behavior), and more. The trojan’sRead More →
HASH CRACK Password Cracking Manual
2016-12-09
wrote-password-cracking-manual. Password cracking has always been this niche activity during a routine pentest. You collect some hashes, fire up John The Ripper or Hashcat, and use default settings with rulesRead More →
Facebook Spam Campaign Uses Chrome Extension to Spread Nude Celebrity PDFs
2016-12-09
Spammers are mass-messaging Facebook users with PDF files claiming to contain nude celebrity pictures, but which lead users to a malicious Chrome extension and overly aggressive advertising sites. This spamRead More →
New Flavor of Dirty COW Attack Discovered, Patched
2016-12-07
Dirty COW (designated as CVE-2016-5195) is a Linux vulnerability that was first disclosed to the public in October 2016. It was a serious privilege escalation flaw that allowed an attacker toRead More →
Top 10 Best Wi-Fi Hacking Apps For Android
2016-12-07
Hacking, which was once considered the exclusive domain of the “experts” has become very common phenomenon with the rise of technology and advancements in the mobile field. Android phones areRead More →
Readers of popular websites targeted by stealthy Stegano exploit kit hiding in pixels of malicious ads
2016-12-06
Millions of readers who visited popular news websites have been targeted by a series of malicious ads redirecting to an exploit kit exploiting several Flash vulnerabilities. Since at least theRead More →
Backdoor Found in 80 Sony Surveillance Camera Models
2016-12-06
Sony has released firmware updates that remove a remotely exploitable backdoor account from 80 models of IP and security cameras. Because attackers can exploit the backdoor account via a well-craftedRead More →
North Korea’s “Super-Secure” Red Star OS Can Be Hacked with Just a Link
2016-12-05
Security researchers find easy to exploit vulnerability. North Korea is one of those countries whose governments pushed for the migration to a domestically-developed operating system that’s supposed to be moreRead More →
Experts from CloudFlare spotted a new dangerous botnet
2016-12-05
Security experts from CloudFlare observed a new botnet that emerged in the wild and it could be dangerous as its predecessor Mirai. Which is the most dreaded botnet in theRead More →
USB Killer, yours for $50, lets you easily fry almost every device
2016-12-02
Only real defense for billions of devices is physically capping ports. Last year we wrote about the “USB Killer”—a DIY USB stick that fried almost everything (laptops, smartphones, consoles, cars) thatRead More →
At least 10 million Android users imperiled by popular AirDroid app
2016-12-02
For six months, the remote management app has opened users to code-execution attacks. For at least the past six months, a popular remote management app available in the official GoogleRead More →
GPS spoofing and dangers of GPS data hacking
2016-12-01
Hacking Global Positioning System with GPS ‘Spoofing’ Can Lead To Fatalities. Imagine you are relying on Google Maps and suddenly it leads you to an unwanted/dangerous place. Up to nowRead More →
More Than 1 Million Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan
2016-12-01
As a result of a lot of hard work done by our security research teams, we revealed today a new and alarming malware campaign. The attack campaign, named Gooligan, breachedRead More →
Windows 10 Upgrade Vulnerability Makes Any PC Super Easy to Hack
2016-11-30
Security expert discovers flaw in Windows 10 in-place upgrade system that gives hackers admin rights. Getting administrator privileges on a Windows 10 computer no longer requires complex tactics and malware,Read More →
JSON hijacking for the modern web
2016-11-30
Benjamin Dumke-von der Ehe found an interesting way to steal data cross domain. Using JS proxies he was able to create a handler that could steal undefined JavaScript variables. ThisRead More →
San Francisco Rail System Hacker Hacked
2016-11-29
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) was hit with a ransomware attack on Friday, causing fare station terminals to carry the message, “You Hacked. ALL Data Encrypted.” Turns out, theRead More →
Tor Phone Is The “Super-secure Version Of Android”, Developed By Tor Project
2016-11-26
Short Bytes: The Tor Project has released Tor Phone–a privacy-focused and secure version of Android mobile OS. It’s based on Copperhead OS, a hardened Android distribution. Tor Phone also usesRead More →
Tesla cars can be stolen by hacking the app
2016-11-26
Our researchers have demonstrated that because of lack of security in the Tesla smartphone app, cyber criminals could take control of the company’s vehicles, to the point where they canRead More →
Facebook and LinkedIn Spam Campaign Spreads Locky Ransomware
2016-11-25
An ongoing spam campaign is using boobytrapped image files to download and infect users with the Locky ransomware, Israeli security firm Check Point reports. aMalware authors are spreading malicious imageRead More →
