Israeli hacker Amihai Neiderman needed three days to hack into Tel Aviv’s free public Wi-Fi. He only worked during the evenings, after he came home from his full-time job asRead More →
A botnet of IoT (Internet of Things) devices created with the Linux/Moose malware is behind many bots that are plaguing social networks such as YouTube, Periscope, Twitter, and Instagram, aboveRead More →
News investigations show office supply chain sold unneeded fixes for $180. Office Depot and its sister retailer OfficeMax have stopped using a technically dubious piece of malware-scanning software after twoRead More →
Adversaries who have compromised one system in a network frequently hijack the network traffic of other systems on the same subnet to intercept passwords, infect software downloads and updates, spyRead More →
The case of the Netis router firmware backdoor shows you that even if a company puts out a patch to resolve security issues, the problem lingers on for years, asRead More →
SQL injection exposes nearly 20,000 usernames and passwords. The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation website was hacked a few minutes ago by Kapustkiy and CyberZeist, who managed to get access toRead More →
Researchers have discovered a new hacking campaign leveraging on Facebook Messenger to spread the Locky ransomware via SVG images. The Locky Ransomware is spread via a downloader, experts noticed that it isRead More →
After crimes in Taiwan and Thailand, the FBI warns of similar potential attacks in U.S. Cybercriminals who once earned millions by breaking into individual online bank accounts are now targetingRead More →
Several high-profile Twitter accounts got hacked last night to start posting links to services that are supposed to help users get free followers. The hacked accounts included @PlayStation, Microsoft’s @XboxSupport,Read More →
The hackers call hotels, then send email attachments that look like customer information Hotel and restaurant chains, beware. A notorious cybercriminal gang is tricking businesses into installing malware by callingRead More →
The popular security expert Robert Graham, CEO of Errata Security, has explained how the Mirai botnet could hack a security camera in a few seconds. The recent string of attacksRead More →
Hacker Kapustkiy breached into an Italian Government website (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica) exposing 9,000 users of 45,000. A few days ago I was contacted by a young hacker that breachedRead More →
Firmware that actively tries to hide itself allows attackers to install apps as root. Almost three million Android phones, many of them used by people in the US, are vulnerableRead More →
Brad Duncan, a security researcher for Rackspace, is well known for monitoring exploit kit activity and the payloads that are being distributed by them. In an article posted yesterday, BradRead More →
Part of broader investigation into alleged data theft. Three men are due to appear at the Old Bailey charged with various offences linked to an investigation into the mega TalkTalkRead More →
The UK carrier Three Mobile confirmed a major cyber security breach which could have exposed the personal data of millions of customers. Bad news for the UK carrier Three Mobile,Read More →
What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids. The website, founded in 2007 and with an estimated database ofRead More →
Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam has discovered a new ransomware family that its creators have named Crypton. After a flood of poorly coded .NET-based ransomware families have invaded VirusTotal, Crypton is aRead More →
New Android.Fakebank.B variants use social engineering to bypass a battery-saving process and stay active in the background. Recent variants of Android.Fakebank.B have been updated to work around the battery-saving processRead More →
The owners of two Apple-dedicated YouTube channels, EverythingApplePro and iDeviceHelp, have found a flaw in the iOS passcode device protection system that allows an attacker to access the device’s data,Read More →
