Hack This: Where To Write Code
2016-12-19
The code itself, the symbols and strings that eventually dictate the behavior of a machine, is one thing, but properly preparing it and executing it requires a dedicated venue. YourRead More →
Security Firms Almost Brought Down Massive Mirai Botnet
2016-12-17
Following a failed takedown attempt, changes made to the Mirai malware variant responsible for building one of today’s biggest botnets of IoT devices will make it incredibly harder for authoritiesRead More →
Home routers under attack in ongoing malvertisement blitz
2016-12-17
DNSChanger causes network computers to visit fraudulent domains. As you read these words, malicious ads on legitimate websites are targeting visitors with malware. But that malware doesn’t infect their computers,Read More →
Hacking Ubuntu Linux distro exploiting the CrashDB code injection issue
2016-12-16
The exploitation of the CrashDB code injection issue could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on machines running Ubuntu Linux distro. New problems for Ubuntu Linux distribution, the securityRead More →
$300 Device Can Steal Mac FileVault2 Passwords
2016-12-16
Swedish hardware hacker Ulf Frisk has published today instructions on how to build and use a $300 device that can retrieve login passwords for Macs protected by Apple’s FileVault2 diskRead More →
0-days hitting Fedora and Ubuntu open desktops to a world of hurt
2016-12-16
If your desktop runs a mainstream release of Linux, chances are you’re vulnerable. If you run a mainstream distribution of Linux on a desktop computer, there’s a good chance securityRead More →
Newly Uncovered Site Suggests NSA Exploits for Direct Sale
2016-12-15
The Shadow Brokers—a hacker or group of hackers that stole computer exploits from the National Security Agency—has been quiet for some time. After their auction and crowd-funded approach for sellingRead More →
Bluetooth-enabled safe lock popped after attackers win PINs
2016-12-15
If you use one, stop now. If you write heist movies, write safe-crackers out of your script. Attackers can locate and pop safes protected with high security commercial locks thanksRead More →
‘Originull’ Bug Allows Hackers To Read All Your Facebook Messenger Chats
2016-12-15
Short Bytes: Security firm Cynet has discovered a critical issue that affects the privacy of 1-billion Facebook Messenger users. Dubbed Originull, this flaw is also expected to affect millions of other websitesRead More →
Yahoo: One Billion More Accounts Hacked
2016-12-15
Just months after disclosing a breach that compromised the passwords for a half billion of its users, Yahoo now says a separate incident has jeopardized data from at least aRead More →
