Numbers so random no one can predict how random they’ll be. The Tor project has cooked up a new way to generate random numbers to help secure its next-generation onion router.Read More →
Copy-pasting commands into your terminal allows attackers to append, automatically execute and then hide malicious code. This type of attack is known as clipboard hijacking, and in most scenarios, itRead More →
WPAD name collision issue can lead to MitM attacks. US-CERT has issued a public alert after researchers from the University of Michigan and Verisign Labs discovered a method of leveraging theRead More →
WhatsApp users being lured into downloading WhatsApp Gold, an information stealing malware App. If you are one of the billions using the hugely popular cross-platform messaging App, WhatsApp, you may haveRead More →
Little has been published on the threat actors responsible for Operation Ke3chang since the report was released more than two years ago. However, Unit 42 has recently discovered the actorsRead More →
Short Bytes: Symantec’s automated threat analysis system, Norton Safe Web, claims that Linux kernel’s website kernel.org contains 4 threats and shows a red flag to the users. Looking at Norton’sRead More →
An 18-year-old man has been charged by British police in connection with an internet attack that saw Mumsnet hacked, users’ accounts breached, passwords stolen, and the site blasted offline. DavidRead More →
From the beginning of this year, we are observing rapid development of DMA Locker. First, the threat was too primitive to even treat it seriously. Then it evolved to more complexRead More →
In the first week of May 2016, FireEye’s DTI identified a wave of emails containing malicious attachments being sent to multiple banks in the Middle East region. The threat actorsRead More →
Over 1.4 billion Yen was reportedly stolen in a span of two and a half hours across automated teller machines (ATMs) found in over 1,400 convenience stores in Japan thisRead More →
The hacker responsible for leaking 400GB of data from Italian spyware firm Hacking Team has published a tutorial video showing those seeking to follow in his footsteps how to hackRead More →
A wide-scale study of online trackers carried out by researchers at Princeton University has identified a new technique being used to try to strip web users of their privacy, as wellRead More →
RFID was supposed to revolutionize asset tracking, replacing the barcode everywhere. Or at least that was the prediction once tags got under five cents apiece. They still cost seven toRead More →
Phone numbers exposed in borked verification portal Security consultant Arne Swinnen says Instagram has shuttered brute force authentication holes that allowed hijacking of some 20 million accounts. The NVISO infosecRead More →
An archive detailing a historic hack and its fallout has been handed over to the National Museum of Computing. Previously, the cache of documents, press cuttings and letters had beenRead More →
YOU may not know it yet, but you’re getting a new secretary. Someone to tackle the drudgery of everyday life like booking restaurants, checking the weather and responding to yourRead More →
The cyberattack that knocked hundreds of school networks offline in Japan last week had at least one novel feature: It was allegedly instigated by a student. A 16-year-old high schoolRead More →
Notice follows reported breaches at customer sites in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ecuador Attendees of a finance conference visit the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication stand during at the DubaiRead More →
Last week, Gal Beniamini, @laginimaineb published a series of blog posts discussing a chain of exploits that would allow an attacker to take total control of an Android phone byRead More →
Active attack targets Internet-connected radios from Ubiquiti Networks. ISPs around the world are being attacked by self-replicating malware that can take complete control of widely used wireless networking equipment, according toRead More →
