Pentagon Servers Flawed, Easy to Hack
2017-02-02
The Pentagon has known about the problem for 8 months. The U.S. Department of Defense could be at risk of being attacked by hackers quite easily, one security researcher warns.Read More →
LATEST UBUNTU UPDATE INCLUDES OPENSSL FIXES
2017-02-02
Ubuntu users are being urged to update their operating systems to address a handful of recently patched OpenSSL vulnerabilities which affect Ubuntu and its derivatives. Developers with Canonical, the company that oversees theRead More →
Mobile Security Firm Wants to Buy Expired Zero-Days
2017-02-01
Zimperium, the mobile security company that discovered the Stagefright bug in the summer of 2015, announced yesterday its intention to buy fully-working exploits for former Android and iOS zero-days. Zero-daysRead More →
Hacking printers exploiting Cross-site printing (XSP) attacks
2017-02-01
A group of researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr has found a cross-site printing bug in the old PostScript language. Popular printer models manufactured by Dell, Brother, Konica, Samsung, HP, and LexmarkRead More →
2.5 million XBOX 360 and PSP ISO forum accounts breached
2017-02-01
An unidentified hacker reportedly breached the XBOX 360 and PlayStation Portable ISO forums compromising 2.5 million gamer accounts. The breaches occurred approximately around September 2015 and compromised email addresses, accountRead More →
These hackers set a ‘trap’ for security researchers probing their malware
2017-02-01
Malicious Word document with ‘Russian doll’ technique targets NATO countries. Security researchers have identified a hacking campaign seemingly targeted at NATO members, which employs a sophisticated method to infect victimsRead More →
In not-too-distant future, brain hackers could steal your deepest secrets
2017-02-01
Religious beliefs, political leanings, and medical conditions are up for grabs. OAKLAND, Calif.—In the beginning, people hacked phones. In the decades to follow, hackers turned to computers, smartphones, Internet-connected securityRead More →
Flaws in popular printers can let hackers easily steal printed documents
2017-01-31
Thousands of internet-connected printers could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data, as well as passwords that could allow further compromise of a network. New research published by academics hasRead More →
iPhone lock: Did hackers drive Apple to kill iCloud activation checker?
2017-01-31
An iPhone serial number hack could explain why Apple killed its iCloud Activation Lock checker. Apple’s decision to remove its Activation Lock status checker from iCloud may have been becauseRead More →
Facebook Designs New Account Recovery System That’s Actually Pretty Clever
2017-01-31
Today, at the USENIX Enigma conference, Facebook engineers announced a new mechanism for recovering access to lost online accounts, which relies on the cooperation between different online services. Called DelegatedRead More →
