Backdoor in NetScreen firewalls gives attackers admin access, VPN decrypt ability. An operating system used to manage firewalls sold by Juniper Networks contains unauthorized code that surreptitiously decrypts traffic sentRead More →
Grub Vulnerability : You can Hack into a Linux PC/laptop just by pressing ‘Backspace’ 28 times Most of us swear by Linux as a super secure operating system but twoRead More →
Digital forensics is one of the fields often overlooked by aspiring hackers. In a rush to exploit every and any system they can, they often ignore learning digital forensics—the fieldRead More →
So you’re like one of those people who have a really bad memory. You fail to reach appointments on time, forget your mom’s birthday, or the name of the restaurantRead More →
Trio of threats assaults unsuspecting Comcast Xfinity users. Some users visiting the Comcast Xfinity portal faced a triple threat these past days, being taken on a wild ride by a maliciousRead More →
Today, Rapid7 is disclosing several vulnerabilities affecting several Network Management System (NMS) products. These issues were discovered by Deral Heiland of Rapid7 and independent researcher Matthew Kienow, and reported toRead More →
TeslaCrypt ransomware infections continue to surge. We reported last week about the first signs of a new TeslasCrypt ransomware campaign that was slowly starting to shape up. Now, after only aRead More →
FireEye security equipment can be compromised, Google finds. Two security researchers working for Google have discovered a simple method of compromising FireEye security products, which, ironically, are installed to prevent aRead More →
Researcher also launches a DoS attack on the car’s computer. A professor at Hiroshima City University was able to hack an Internet-connected car with a custom-made WiFi device and an appRead More →
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has taken maintaining law and order to another level: it uses a massive drone to catch other drones trespassing in its sky. Any drone flyingRead More →
VTech site remained vulnerable to an old SQL injection exploit. UK police said they have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection to the November breach of electronic toymaker VTech, aRead More →
ZOMBIE ARMIES AREN’T just invading movie screens these days. They’re also taking over the Internet in the form of massive botnets. A botnet is an army of computers, all infectedRead More →
There is an increase in people who have been victims of identity theft and unauthorized use of credit cards because of many companies that handle data irresponsibly. According to manyRead More →
Attackers carry out SMS fraud via the infected phones. The Android/OpFake and the Android/Marry malware families, two banking trojans targeting mobile devices, have (improperly) stored their C&C servers inside Facebook Parse,Read More →
Leaky database server left exposed online is at fault.For the past few weeks, security researcher Chris Vickery has been working on discovering insecure applications and contacting the makers of thoseRead More →
The Obama administration’s calls for backdoors echo the Clinton-era key escrow fiasco. In the face of a Federal Bureau of Investigation proposal requesting backdoors into encrypted communications, a noted encryptionRead More →
Today’s arrests are part of a co-ordinated Europol initiative to crack down on all levels of computer crime. Norway’s Kripos national criminal investigation service today announced the arrest of fiveRead More →
Wave of attacks grows. Researchers advise sites to install just-released patch. Attackers are actively exploiting a critical remote command-execution vulnerability that has plagued the Joomla content management system for almostRead More →
Linus Torvalds says almost no-one ‘actually ever hit the problem’, or will code at Xmas. Linux Lord Linus Torvalds says the fourth release candidate of Linux 4.4 contained “a fairlyRead More →
Researchers are still looking for a Tor alternative.Scientists at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created an anonymous messaging system, in the same category as Tor,Read More →
