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Old is gold for sure but in this case old is bad and bold Google’s security researcher Dan Kaminsky along with Redhat Linux has identified a flaw in “glibc” also known as the Gnu C standard library. This flaw isn’t a new one as Kaminsky reported that it has “been around for quite some time,” […]
Six years ago, the cyber-attacks barely reached 25,000. Utah officials are saying that the number of cyber-attacks they’ve seen against local state organizations has grown exponentially in the past six years. In a quote to KUTV, a Salt Lake City TV station, Keith Squires, Utah Commissioner of Public Safety, says things have evolved since 2010 when […]
Employees at six Russian banks were sent spoofed emails delivering Trojan.Ratopak in a narrow, targeted attack. In December 2015, employees from several Russian banks were targeted with spoofed emails, a common technique in attack campaigns. The emails were made to look like they were from the Central Bank of Russia and offered employment to their […]
Part of the point in presenting small, hack-minded tutorials a la “Edit an Image in Python” or “Send an Email from Python” is that some subset of readers who actually follow the steps will wind up interested enough in the subject(s) to go deeper on their own. I can present a detailed recipe, but learning […]
GPS hacking has alway been a hot topic on security conferences over the past few years. But the contents are over academic and the cost for necessary equipment is too high, which stops many fans from getting started. The appearance of some open source projects, such as GPS-SDR-SIM, and the Keynote speech given by @Wang […]
The Linux Mint website had been hacked, on Saturday, intruders were able to compromise it and serve malicious ISO of Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition. The Linux Mint website had been hacked, on Saturday 20th, February, intruders were able to compromise the website serving malicious ISO of Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition. The disconcerting announcement was made […]
Databases can be a treasure trove of confidential data. Normally most databases contain confidential information, private data of companies, people, intellectual property, employees or customers. Confidential data may include the customer data, employee’s salary data, employee address data, patient records, financial data, credit card numbers and much more. From a database security company’s point of […]
Protect your iPhone from the clutches of the FBI by switching to longer passcodes The on-going tussle between the FBI and Apple on the San Bernardino case has raised many concerns, most of which come from security experts. The FBI wants Apple to build a backdoor in one particular iPhone, but CEO Tim Cook is […]
Los Angeles hospital paid hackers $17,000 ransom in Bitcoins to decrypt medical records. We had earlier reported that hackers had infected the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles with a ransomware and had demanded a ransom of $3.6 million from the hospital authorities for decryption of the files. The hospital has bowed to the hackers extortion […]
Countless movies feature hackers remotely turning off security systems in order to infiltrate buildings without being noticed. But how realistic are these depictions? Time to find out. Today we’re releasing information on a critical security vulnerability in a wireless home security system from SimpliSafe. This system consists of two core components, a keypad and a […]
The mindblowing invention will revolutionise the way we store data Last year the researchers came up with a processor capable of transmitting data using light. Now, United Kingdom’s Southampton University created an optical disc that is regarded as a huge breakthrough in storage solutions. The quartz storage disc can store 360TB data for more than […]
“Ridiculously optimistic” machine learning algorithm is “completely bullshit,” says expert. In 2014, the former director of both the CIA and NSA proclaimed that “we kill people based on metadata.” Now, a new examination of previously published Snowden documents suggests that many of those people may have been innocent. Last year, The Intercept published documents detailing the […]
Last year, it was revealed that hackers can steal data from any computer via heat and how some technologies can hack into an offline computer and phone. Now, Tel Aviv University and Technion researchers have discovered a way to steal data from air-gapped computers from another room. Air-gapped computers are machines that are disconnected from […]
GCHQ is legally allowed to hack into computers, tablets and smartphones owned by the public, a tribunal has ruled, after a legal challenge was brought by Privacy International. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled on Friday that a “proper balance” has been struck in how GCHQ uses the ability to access devices using computer network […]
If you have ever walked up to an ATM to withdraw cash only to decide against it after noticing a telephone or ethernet cord snaking from behind the machine to a jack in the wall, your paranoia may not have been misplaced: ATM maker NCR is warning about skimming attacks that involve keypad overlays, hidden cameras and […]
Password Security — Who’s to Blame for Weak Passwords? Users, Really? The vulnerability of people falling into the traps of online miscreants is huge. Owing to a large number of people coming online for the first time (mainly from the third world countries), the issues of hacking, data theft, impersonation etc. has witnessed an unprecedented […]
Linux Backdoor Called Fysbis Used by Russian Hackers. A new malware family known as Fysbis (or Linux.BackDoor.Fysbis) is aiming Linux machines by setting up a backdoor that allows the malware’s author to snoop on victims and perform further attacks. Fybis showed its first signs in November 2014. However, the security researchers fromPalo Alto Networks only recently […]
Pakistani citizen Muhammad Sohail Qasmani admits laundering Millions from massive computer hacking and telecommunications fraud scheme. A Pakistani citizen, Muhammad Sohail Qasmani (47) admitted laundering millions of dollars as part of a massive international computer hacking and telecommunications fraud scheme. The man worked for a hacking crew that targeted US companies by hacking into their PBX […]
Short Bytes: When we visit a hospital, we put our complete trust in our doctor and the medical equipment that he/she uses. With advancement in technology, these equipment have become more complex and interconnected. Sadly, ensuring standard cybersecurity measures is not a top priority of the medical professionals. This fact was recently outlined by a […]
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UK Police and FBI have arrested a teenager suspected to be Cracka, the hacker who hacked the CIA Director John Brennan. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and British law enforcement have identified and arrested a teenage hacker alleged member of the hacking crew “Cracka with Attitude.” The Cracka with Attitude is the group of […]