On Friday, an unknown hacker hijacked the Copyfish Chrome extension from its original authors and pushed an update that inserted ads in people’s web pages. The hack took place because one ofRead More →
Hackers attending Def Con hacking conference were invited to hack into voting machines used in US past elections to assess their level of security. DEF CON 2017 – Are voting systemsRead More →
Earlier today, a hacker group named 31337 Hackers has leaked personal details and files belonging to a security researcher working for Mandiant, FireEye’s breach investigation unit. The leak came to light todayRead More →
BitMixer, the world’s most popular Bitcoin mixing service has announced last weekend it was shutting down operations effective immediately. Bitcoin mixing is a process of taking money from one accountRead More →
Airline confirms hack that took place on March 13. Virgin America has confirmed in a letter sent to employees that its network was compromised by hackers, with data belonging to thousands of workersRead More →
Short Bytes: Continuing the ongoing Vault 7 leaks, WikiLeaks has exposed more CIA-developed malware. Leaked malware includes Aeris, which is an automated implant for infecting Linux systems. The other two malware, namedRead More →
LAS VEGAS—A novel attack vector allows for adversaries to abuse the Docker API to hide malware on targeted systems, and even execute remote code. The proof of concept attack wasRead More →
Security researchers from Chinese security firm Tencent Keen Security Lab have found and helped fix several vulnerabilities in Tesla Model X cars that would have allowed an attacker to controlRead More →
USUALLY VULNERABILITIES IN software are accidents or mistakes—flaws that shouldn’t be there. But they can also stem from unintended consequences of features working the way they’re supposed to. Those problems proveRead More →
Greek police arrested a Russian national, Alexander Vinnik, 38, for his role as owner of the BTC-e Bitcoin trading platform. In the US, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formally indictedRead More →
