The authors behind the Android banking malware family Svpeng have added a keylogger to a recent strain, giving attackers yet another way to steal sensitive data. Roman Unuchek, a seniorRead More →
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 →
EXCLUSIVE — The author of the BrickerBot malware has claimed a cyber-attack that took place in various Indian states and has caused over 60,000 modems and routers to lose InternetRead 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 →
Two US security researchers have found vulnerabilities in smart car wash solutions sold by PDQ, a US-based vendor of Internet-connected car wash equipment and software. According to the research team,Read More →
This week, with the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16251 for PC, Microsoft added support for linking Android devices to one’s computer, allowing users to share files fromRead 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 →
Security researchers have found malware inside the firmware of several low-cost Android smartphones, such as Leagoo M5 Plus, Leagoo M8, Nomu S10, and Nomu S20. Not all devices of these specific model lines areRead 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 →
Ruben Santamarta, a security researcher for IOActive, has found various vulnerabilities in nuclear radiation monitoring equipment from three vendors, who when contacted by the researcher, declined to fix the reportedRead 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 →
ATM can be hacked by just drilling a hole ATMs have always had a target painted on their backs. Just last year, over a dozen locations across Europe were hackedRead More →
Italian researchers have developed a Windows drop-in driver and custom filesystem that are capable of detecting the telltale signs of a ransomware infection, stop any malicious actions and even revertRead More →
Dutch Police are aggressively going after Dark Web vendors using data they collected from the recently seized Hansa Market. Currently, the infosec community and former Hansa vendors themselves have spottedRead More →
A JA3 hash represents the fingerprint of an SSL/TLS client application as detected via a network sensor or device, such as Bro or Suricata. This allows for simple and effectiveRead More →
