Netflix US Twitter account hacked
2016-12-21
The feed was taken over by a hacking group, OurMine, who used the hijack to promote its website and invite Netflix to get in touch. The social media team runningRead More →
In Flight Hacking System
2016-12-21
In my five years with IOActive, I’ve had the opportunity to visit some awesome places, often thousands of kilometers from home. So flying has obviously been an integral part ofRead More →
Russian Methbot Operation Makes up to $5 Million per Day from Click-Fraud
2016-12-21
A bot farm involving hundreds of servers and over 570,000 different IP addresses has caused losses for online video advertisers ranging from $3 to $5 million per day. This botRead More →
New Linux/Rakos threat: devices and servers under SSH scan (again)
2016-12-20
Apparently, frustrated users complain more often recently on various forums about their embedded devices being overloaded with computing and network tasks. What these particular posts have in common is theRead More →
Ethereum Cryptocurrency Forum Suffers Data Breach
2016-12-20
Administrators of the Ethereum Project have announced today a data breach that affected over 16,500 users of the platform’s community forums. Ethereum is the name of the platform on whichRead More →
Cyber-Attack Causes Second Power Grid Outage in the Ukraine in the Past Year
2016-12-20
According to statements from Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian energy provider, a cyber-attack may have caused a power outage in northern Ukraine, almost a year after another cyber-attack had shut down powerRead More →
Inside LeakedSource and Its Database of 3 Billion Hacked Accounts
2016-12-20
BY NOW IT’S hard to keep track of which companies have been hacked and which haven’t. Remember the FourSquare hack? What about Adobe? Even breaches that were high-profile at theRead More →
Bettercap – Capturing NTLM Hashes
2016-12-19
As many of you who follow me on twitter will know, I’m a big fan of the Bettercap project. Created by @EvilSocket, this tool is a reimagining of the historicRead More →
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur hacked by Cryptolulz666
2016-12-19
Cryptolulz666 announced another data breach, he hacked the database of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the second of the country. Just after 24 hours of the hack of theRead More →
FBI Arrests Customer of Xtreme Stresser DDoS-for-Hire Service
2016-12-19
The FBI arrested this past week Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma, 26, from La Canada, California, for launching DDoS attacks against Chatango, an online chat service. According to court documents, Sharma, whoRead More →
