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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
