Real-world hackers can 3D-print your keys
2016-01-16
One thing you might not know about hackers is that besides cracking some virtual systems many of them are fond of hacking real world stuff as well. One thing ofRead More →
Security firm sued for filing “woefully inadequate” forensics report
2016-01-16
Hacked casino operator alleges breach continued while Trustwave was investigating. A Las Vegas-based casino operator has sued security firm Trustwave for conducting an allegedly “woefully inadequate” forensics investigation that missedRead More →
Cryptsy Bitcoin Trader Robbed, Blames Backdoor in the Code of a Wallet
2016-01-16
The stolen Bitcoin & Litecoin were worth over $5.7 million. Cryptsy, a website for trading Bitcoin, Litecoin, and other smaller crypto-currencies, announced a security incident, accusing the developer of Lucky7Coin ofRead More →
Apple’s ‘Targeted’ Gatekeeper Bypass Patch Leaves OS X Users Exposed
2016-01-15
Apple has had two cracks at patching a vulnerability that allows malicious apps to bypass its OS X Gatekeeper security feature, and twice has taken a shortcut approach to theRead More →
Suspected MegalodonHTTP DDoS botnet author arrested
2016-01-15
Security firm Damballa says that when computer crime cops in Norway arrested five men last month in a joint operation with Europol, one of them was the creator of theRead More →
Faithless Website Breached via SQL Injection, Fans Data Stolen
2016-01-15
Data for 18,000 users stolen in the incident. The website of the Faithless British EDM band has been breached and the personal information of over 18,000 fans stolen by a yetRead More →
OpenSSH Patches Critical Flaw That Could Leak Private Crypto Keys
2016-01-15
OpenSSH today released a patch for a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to force a client to leak private cryptographic keys. The attacker would have to controlRead More →
Nuclear Power Plants From All Over the World Are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
2016-01-15
A large number of countries aren’t prepared to deal with cyberattacks on their nuclear energy system. By coincidence, two studies were released yesterday that put more light on the sorryRead More →
The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead
2016-01-14
NOT SO LONG ago, the Silk Road was not only a bustling black market for drugs but a living representation of every cryptoanarchist’s dream: a trusted trading ground on theRead More →
When URL Shorteners and Ransomware Collide
2016-01-14
We are all very familiar with URL shortening services, which are regularly used in Tweets and other social media. It is no secret that cyber criminals also use URL shortenersRead More →
