Three serious Linux kernel security holes patched
2016-12-10
It’s time to patch your Linux servers and PCs again. The good news is developers are looking very closely at Linux’s core code for possible security holes. The bad newsRead More →
Lax Cybersecurity at Nuclear Facilities is a Recipe For Widespread Disaster
2016-12-10
Experts at the Nuclear Industry Summit (NIT) explained how to reduce the risk of damaging cyberattacks at nuclear facilities. The threat of cyber attacks on nuclear power plants and otherRead More →
CERT Warns Users to Stop Using Two Netgear Router Models Due to Security Flaw
2016-12-10
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an organization within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has published a security alert yesterday, warning owners of Netgear R6400 and R7000Read More →
No, there’s no evidence (yet) the feds tried to hack Georgia’s voter database
2016-12-10
State election official bungles the case that DHS tried to breach his office. Accusations that the US Department of Homeland security tried to hack Georgia’s voter registration database are runningRead More →
New Exo Android Trojan Sold on Hacking Forums, Dark Web
2016-12-10
Malware coders are advertising a new Android trojan that can be used for phishing banking credentials, intercepting SMS messages, locking devices with a password (ransomware-like behavior), and more. The trojan’sRead More →
Hacker claims army of 3.2M home routers seized via malicious firmware update
2016-12-09
One of the hackers who amassed a new massive army of zombie internet-connected devices that can launch disruptive cyberattacks—even by mistake—now claims to have taken control of 3.2 million homeRead More →
A flaw in the Yahoo Email service allowed hackers to access target’s emails
2016-12-09
The Finnish security expert Jouko Pynnönen discovered a vulnerability in the Yahoo email service that allowed hackers to read anyone messages. A vulnerability in the Yahoo email service allowed hackersRead More →
Banking Trojan Uses Gmail Popup to Extend Infection to Victim’s Android Phone
2016-12-09
A group of malware authors has come up with a new method of transcending an infection from the user’s computer to his Android smartphone. Discovered by security researchers from BadCyberLabs,Read More →
HASH CRACK Password Cracking Manual
2016-12-09
wrote-password-cracking-manual. Password cracking has always been this niche activity during a routine pentest. You collect some hashes, fire up John The Ripper or Hashcat, and use default settings with rulesRead More →
Facebook Spam Campaign Uses Chrome Extension to Spread Nude Celebrity PDFs
2016-12-09
Spammers are mass-messaging Facebook users with PDF files claiming to contain nude celebrity pictures, but which lead users to a malicious Chrome extension and overly aggressive advertising sites. This spamRead More →
See how a kid hacked McDonald’s drive-thru speaker to pull a vulgar prank
2016-12-08
Watch how a prankster hacked McDonald’s drive-thru to deliver an f-bomb prank.On a hungry afternoon, you want to eat a nice Mac Burger and decide to visit a McDonald’s drive-thruRead More →
Russian Police Arrested Hackers Suspected of Central Bank Attack
2016-12-08
Multiple suspects arrested, bank official reveals. Hackers managed to breach the Russian central bank and steal millions of dollars, but a bank official revealed today that several suspects were arrestedRead More →
Hackers favourite Distro, BackBox Linux 4.7 Out with Kernel 4.4 LTS And Updated Hacking Tools
2016-12-08
BackBox Linux 4.7 Distro with Kernel 4.4 LTS and updated hacking tools released. After being in development for a couple of months, the BackBox distro based on Linux 4.7 andRead More →
Hacker Steals $300,000 from Major Cryptocurrency Investor
2016-12-08
An unknown hacker has stolen at least $300,000 in Augur and Ether cryptocurrency from Bo Shen, the founder of venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital, and one of the early adoptersRead More →
New Flavor of Dirty COW Attack Discovered, Patched
2016-12-07
Dirty COW (designated as CVE-2016-5195) is a Linux vulnerability that was first disclosed to the public in October 2016. It was a serious privilege escalation flaw that allowed an attacker toRead More →
Spoofing the Address Bar with the Malware Warning
2016-12-07
Over the last few months, we’ve seen a proliferation of these tech-support scams where users end up “locked” in their browsers with horrible red-screens and messages like “your computer mayRead More →
Top 10 Best Wi-Fi Hacking Apps For Android
2016-12-07
Hacking, which was once considered the exclusive domain of the “experts” has become very common phenomenon with the rise of technology and advancements in the mobile field. Android phones areRead More →
Millions exposed to malvertising that hid attack code in banner pixels
2016-12-07
Manipulated images are almost impossible to detect by the untrained eye. Millions of people visiting mainstream websites over the past two months have been exposed to a novel form ofRead More →
Petya Ransomware Returns with GoldenEye Version, Continuing James Bond Theme
2016-12-07
The author of the Petya-Mischa ransomware combo has returned with a new version that uses the name GoldenEye Ransomware, continuing the malware’s James Bond theme. Brought to our attention todayRead More →
Readers of popular websites targeted by stealthy Stegano exploit kit hiding in pixels of malicious ads
2016-12-06
Millions of readers who visited popular news websites have been targeted by a series of malicious ads redirecting to an exploit kit exploiting several Flash vulnerabilities. Since at least theRead More →
