Mobile apps and stealing a connected car
2017-02-18
The concept of a connected car, or a car equipped with Internet access, has been gaining popularity for the last several years. The case in point is not only multimediaRead More →
USB Killer now lets you fry most Lightning and USB-C devices for $55
2017-02-17
Plus a new, stealthy “anonymous” stick, because that’s what the world really needed. Remember the USB Killer stick that indiscriminately and immediately fries about 95 percent of devices? Well, nowRead More →
Researchers Create New System That Makes Bitcoin Transactions Harder to Track
2017-02-17
Researchers from Boston University, North Carolina State University, and George Mason University have created a new protocol called TumbleBit that they say can anonymize Bitcoin transactions better than any otherRead More →
ISIS Supporters Targeted with Android OmniRAT Malware
2017-02-16
Islamic State supporters are being targeted with a modified version of the Telegram Android app that contains a version of the OmniRAT remote access toolkit. The app, named plus_gram.apk, isRead More →
Attacking JavaScript Web Service Proxies with Burp
2017-02-16
JavaScript Web Service Proxies are an alternative to WSDL (Web Services Description Language) files for interacting with WCF Web Services. The proxy files function as a description of the webRead More →
Somebody Hacked Mexico’s Soda-Tax Advocates with Spyware
2017-02-15
There’s a disturbing possibility that the Mexican government, the soda industry, or some combination of both used spyware to harass health advocates who support Mexico’s soft-drink tax. According to aRead More →
Attackers target dozens of global banks with new malware
2017-02-15
Watering hole attacks attempt to infect more than 100 organizations in 31 different countries. Organizations in 31 countries have been targeted in a new wave of attacks which has beenRead More →
ASLR-security-busting JavaScript hack demo’d by university boffins
2017-02-15
Amster-damn, that’s a hell of a vulnerability to make browser bug exploitation easier. Researchers in Europe have developed a way to exploit a common computer processor feature to bypass aRead More →
New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware
2017-02-14
Android users have been exposed to a new malicious app imitating Adobe Flash Player that serves as a potential entrance for many types of dangerous malware. The application, detected byRead More →
A simulation shows how a ransomware could hack PLCs in a water treatment plant
2017-02-14
The security researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have simulated a ransomware-based attack on PLCs in a water treatment plant. The security researchers at the Georgia Institute of TechnologyRead More →
TCP Monitor Plus is a portable network toolkit
2017-02-13
Portable network toolkit TCP Monitor Plus has had its first update since 2015, adding a snapshot feature and some handy display tweaks. The program opens with a scrolling graph ofRead More →
Android Banking Trojan Marcher Targets Dozens of Apps, Bypasses Antivirus
2017-02-13
It starts with a phishing attack over SMS, continues with a bad app and ends with your stolen bank account. Android-targeting banking Trojan Marcher is on the rise, infecting devicesRead More →
New Tool Takes Mere Minutes to Create Dark Web Version of Any Site
2017-02-13
Independent security researcher wants to make creating Tor hidden service versions of websites that much easier. More mainstream services and websites are moving towards the dark web. In 2014, FacebookRead More →
Indian Ministry of Home Affairs website hacked, authorities take it down
2017-02-13
Home Ministry’s website mha.nic.in hacked; Hackers exploited Drupal vulnerability Unknown hackers today used a Drupal exploit to hack mha.nic.in, which is Indian government’s Ministry of Home Affairs website. Immediately afterRead More →
Run this in April: UPDATE Azure SET SQLthreat_detection = ‘generally available’
2017-02-11
Microsoft says it will fully power up its Azure SQL Database Threat Detection service this spring. This technology, which has been in preview mode for the past year or so,Read More →
Hacker hijacked more than 150,000 printers
2017-02-11
For many of us hacking of printers seems to be next to impossible thing. But, a hacker has hacked more than 150,000 printers via the internet. The attack affected allRead More →
Quickly Add an .onion URL to Your Site with the Enterprise Onion Toolkit (EOTK)
2017-02-10
Security researcher and software engineer Alec Muffett has created a new project called the Enterprise Onion Toolkit (EOTK), which can help website owners add a .onion URL for their site’sRead More →
The next generation of cyber attacks — PDoS, TDoS, and others
2017-02-10
2016 was a landmark year in cyber security. The cyber landscape was rocked as Internet of Things (IoT) threats became a reality and unleashed the first 1TB DDoS attacks —Read More →
Ticketbleed flaw in F5 Networks BIG-IP appliances exposed to remote attacks
2017-02-10
F5 Networks BIG-IP appliances are affected by a serious vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2016-9244 and dubbed ‘Ticketbleed’ that exposes it to remote attacks The F5 Networks BIG-IP appliances are affected by aRead More →
Fileless attacks against enterprise networks
2017-02-09
During incident response, a team of security specialists needs to follow the artefacts that attackers have left in the network. Artefacts are stored in logs, memories and hard drives. Unfortunately,Read More →
