Another major exploit kit (EK) looks like it’s heading for the EK graveyard as activity from the RIG EK has fallen to less than 25% of what the exploit kitRead More →
Security experts have discovered a method of bypassing Windows PatchGuard protections and hooking malicious code into the Windows kernel, which allows an attacker to plant rootkits on systems previously thoughtRead More →
WikiLeaks dumped today the manuals of several hacking utilities part of Brutal Kangaroo, a CIA malware toolkit for hacking into air-gapped (offline) networks using tainted USB thumb drive. According toRead More →
Hackers can exploit electronic cigarettes and any other electronic device to deliver a malware in a poorly protected network. In November 2014, in a discussion started on the Reddit newsRead More →
WHEN YOU THINK of a standard hacker toolkit, software vulnerabilities and malware come to mind. But a pair of researchers are testing a different type of instrument: a physical toolRead More →
On Monday, Honda was forced to temporarily shut down its car plant in Sayama, Japan, after some of its computer systems were infected with the infamous WannaCry ransomware, reported ReutersRead More →
The crusty SMBv1 file-sharing protocol, abused by a NSA exploit last month that spread WannaCry, will be removed from Windows 10 starting with the upcoming Redstone 3 update. “We canRead More →
Almost 100 such apps, with >1 million downloads, found so far (but not by Google). For the second time this month, Google has removed Android apps from its Google PlayRead More →
Pinkslipbot banking Trojan is a banking Trojan that uses a complicated multistage proxy for HTTPS-based control server communication. Security researchers at McAfee Labs have spotted a new strain of the PinkslipbotRead More →
A Dutch web developer has created a rootkit that hides inside a PHP module and can be used to take over web servers via a rarely used attack vector: ApacheRead More →
EXCLUSIVE — Mazda cars with next-gen Mazda MZD Connect infotainment systems can be hacked just by plugging in a USB flash drive into their dashboard, thanks to a series ofRead More →
Latest Vault7 release exposes network-spying operation CIA kept secret since 2007. Home routers from 10 manufacturers, including Linksys, DLink, and Belkin, can be turned into covert listening posts that allowRead More →
Southern Oregon University has announced that it is the latest organization to fall victim to a business email compromise (BEC) attack after fraudsters tricked the educational establishment into transferring moneyRead More →
Earlier this afternoon, the Intercept reported that according to a “top secret NSA document”, Russian Military Intelligence “executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sentRead More →
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has identified dark web users after they downloaded media through a file sharing services. The DHS obtained the IP addresses of several suspects that visitedRead More →
In April, a group known as the “Shadow Brokers” released a cache of stolen information that included multiple tools to exploit vulnerabilities in various versions of Microsoft Windows. The mostRead More →
Moscow-based threat intelligence firm Group-IB published a report that details evidence linking the Lazarus APT Group to North Korea. Researchers at security firm Group-IB released a report that links theRead More →
The FBI has arrested members of a motorcycle gang accused to have hacked and stolen over 150 Jeep Wranglers from Southern California, which they later crossed the border into MexicoRead More →
Known as USA 276, it looks to be headed for the International Space Station, says one amateur spy satellite tracker. Then again, it could change course. The secret spy satelliteRead More →
In a message posted online early this morning, the Shadow Brokers — the cyber-espionage group believed to have stolen hacking tools from the NSA — announced new details about theirRead More →
