Suspected MegalodonHTTP DDoS botnet author arrested
2016-01-15
Security firm Damballa says that when computer crime cops in Norway arrested five men last month in a joint operation with Europol, one of them was the creator of theRead More →
The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead
2016-01-14
NOT SO LONG ago, the Silk Road was not only a bustling black market for drugs but a living representation of every cryptoanarchist’s dream: a trusted trading ground on theRead More →
STEAL YOUR WI-FI KEY FROM YOUR DOORBELL? IOT WTF!
2016-01-14
The Ring is a Wi-Fi doorbell that connects to your home Wi-Fi. It’s a really cool device that allows you to answer callers from your mobile phone, even when you’reRead More →
In Silk Road Appeal, Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Focuses on Corrupt Feds
2016-01-13
IT’S BEEN NEARLY a year since a jury determined that Ross Ulbricht had created and run the anonymous black market for drugs known as the Silk Road, a conviction thatRead More →
Black Hat SEO Campaign Leverages SQL Injections to Boost Search Rankings
2016-01-13
A new type of black hat SEO campaign has been uncovered in the last few months by Akamai’s experts, who have observed that an attacker is using SQL injection flawsRead More →
SSH Backdoor Identified in Fortinet Firewalls
2016-01-13
Fortinet’s FortiOS operating system, deployed on the company’s FortiGate firewall networking equipment includes an SSH backdoor on versions from the 4.x series up to and including 4.3.16, and the 5.xRead More →
Experts warn Neutrino and RIG exploit kit activity spike
2016-01-12
Security experts at Heimdal Security are warning a spike in cyber attacks leveraging the popular Neutrino and RIG exploit kit. Cyber criminals always exploit new opportunities and users’ bad habits, nowRead More →
Trochilus RAT Evades Antivirus Detection, Used for Cyber-Espionage in South-East Asia
2016-01-12
A new type of RAT (Remote Access Trojan) has been discovered in use against governments and civil society organizations in South-East Asia, the Arbor Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT)Read More →
Say “Cyber” again—Ars cringes through CSI: Cyber
2016-01-12
CBS endangered cyber-procedural: Plane hacking! Software defined radio! White noise! OMG!. There are lots of cringeworthy technology moments on television, especially when the words “hacking” and “cyber” are introduced into theRead More →
Smartwatches Can Be Used to Spy on Your Card’s PIN Code
2016-01-12
Wearable devices can be used as motion-based keyloggers. French student and software engineer, Tony Beltramelli, has published his master thesis called Deep-Spying: Spying using Smartwatch and Deep Learning, in which heRead More →
Juniper drops NSA-developed code following new backdoor revelations
2016-01-11
Researchers contradict Juniper claim that Dual_EC_DRBG weakness couldn’t be exploited. Juniper Networks, which last month made the startling announcement its NetScreen line of firewalls contained unauthorized code that can surreptitiouslyRead More →
Experts revealed that security camera vendors lack of security by design
2016-01-09
When it comes to securing homes and businesses, a security camera is a privileged solution but it paradoxical is exposing users to further risks. A new study made by researchersRead More →
Apple, Google, Microsoft attack government hacking plans
2016-01-09
Tech industry hits back at plans to create legal framework for hacking by spies, military and police. Tech companies including Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook have criticized plans by theRead More →
ProPublica Launches the Dark Web’s First Major News Site
2016-01-08
THE SO-CALLED DARK web, for all its notoriety as a haven for criminals and drug dealers, is slowly starting to look more and more like a more privacy-preserving mirror ofRead More →
Authors digitally signed Spymel Trojan to evade detection
2016-01-08
Zscaler ThreatLabZ detected a new infostealer malware family dubbed Spymel that uses stolen certificates to evade detection. In late December, security experts at Zscaler ThreatLabZ detected a new infostealer malware family dubbed Spymel that usesRead More →
Remote Exploitation of Microsoft Office DLL Hijacking (MS15-132) via Browsers
2016-01-07
A number of weeks back, security researcher Parvez Anwar posted a number of DLL hijacking vulnerabilities within Microsoft Office on Twitter [1]. The following week, Microsoft released MS15-132, which addressedRead More →
Windows and Linux Malware Linked to Chinese DDoS Tool
2016-01-07
Malware was infecting machines, adding them to its botnet.Similar-looking malware targeting both Linux and Windows computers has been linked to a DDoSing toolkit sold by Chinese hackers via the ddos[.]tfRead More →
TOR Anonymity: Things Not To Do While Using TOR
2016-01-07
Short Bytes: Being Anonymous online is the need of the hour, and TOR browser does that job quite efficiently and honestly. But there are some things that you need toRead More →
Final rule implements the Executive Order 13694. US can apply economic sanctions in response to cyber attacks
2016-01-06
The US Government issued a final rule implementing the Executive Order 13694. US can apply economic sanctions in response to cyber attacks. According to a final rule published in the FederalRead More →
The Father of Online Anonymity Has a Plan to End the Crypto War
2016-01-06
IT’S BEEN MORE than 30 years since David Chaum launched the ideas that would serve as much of the groundwork for anonymity online. In doing so, he also helped sparkRead More →
