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According to SentinelOne, Iranian hackers have developed a combo of disk wiper and ransomware and their target is Israeli cyberinfrastructure. The Agrius hacking group has surfaced again, and this time it is causing much more destruction than ever before. According to a research report from SentinelOne, the group has stopped using destructive wiper malware and […]
Yesterday’s announcement of this HSM hacking in the 2019 BlackHat program caused a lot of excitement for a good reason: the authors claim to have discovered unauthenticated remote attacks, giving full control of an HSM and full access to the keys and secrets stored in it. For the moment, very few details are available in English about how this […]
According to a report from Recorded Future, it seems the ruling elite in North Korea are now using the Internet more and more to take advantage of money-making opportunities and avoid various economic sanctions. Not only is the Kim regime utilizing interbank transfer systems, online gaming, and even cryptocurrencies, they’re exploiting them for money. The […]
The updated version of GravityRAT malware evades detection by checking the current CPU temperature – It is believed that the malware could be sent out from Pakistan. Cisco Talos research team has identified that the Remote Access Trojan called GravityRAT malware has been updated by its developers, who have been identified to be “The Invincible” […]
The US Justice Department charged nine Iranian nationals with allegedly hacking on behalf of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (a branch of Iran’s armed forces) on Friday. The nice individuals compromised hundreds of US firms and academic institutions and managed to steal over secrets as well as other sensitive data. The hacking spree took place in […]
Could Hacking of Satellites Bring World Closer to A Star-Wars Type Nightmare? It may sound a bit filmy and unreal but it is definitely possible. Until now we had believed that star wars could not happen in real life.. it was something that only occurred in galaxies far far away but not in our world. […]
The official web portal of founder and first supreme leader of Iran Ruhollah Khomeini has been hacked by Saudi hackers While tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia are reaching new heights, hackers are targeting cyber infrastructure on both sides. That’s what happened few hours ago when a Saudi hacker going with the online handle of Crazy-3r3r hacked […]
Security researchers Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller helped the world understand that late-model vehicles are vulnerable to cyber attacks. We have read about police getting their computers hacked or falling for ransomware and all that, but hackers can hack their cars? That’s something we weren’t expecting. Post the astonishing Chrysler hacking scandal, it has now […]
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain’s website has been hacked by Bangladeshi hackers — 72 other Pakistani government websites have been hacked as well. There’s a cyberwar going on between Bangladeshi and Pakistani hackers where high-profile government websites are under attack. The latest in line is the official website of the President of Pakistan which has been […]
The on-plane Wireless systems can easily be hacked by compromising the websites visited by travelers — This happens if same routers/wiring is used for accessing the flight controls and entertainment. Experts suggest it is a security threat that hasn’t been dealt with appropriately! The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated in its report that one […]
U.S. officials have blamed Russian hackers for hacking an “unclassified computer” at White House and keeping an eye on Obama’s communications and daily schedule. Hackers used a phishing-style attack to take over a State Department computer, which allowed them to gain access to the system inside White House. Despite having access to the system, the Russian hackers were not able […]
Egypt and Gaza-based hackers seem to have united against the Israeli government, military network and research infrastructure since the traces of two ongoing malware attacks lead to Gaza- reveals Trend Micro report. Trend Micro’s report didn’t specifically name the targeted or affected websites and Israel’s National Cyber Authority spokesperson states that the government hasn’t received […]
Now, the battle waged by both sides also extends to social networks. Israelis and Palestinians are increasingly using sophisticated methods in an attempt to win support on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. While Hamas Guides Palestinians to publish photos of wounded on social networks, Israelhas created an application that simulates what if Gaza were in your country. The […]
A possibility that Muslim hackers could have compromised the IsraelDefense magazine (www.israeldefense.com) database and its website, to launch the recent SMS attack on Israelis, is being explored, according to Times of Israel. It’s not clear if that database was the source of the phone numbers used in the SMS ‘attack,’ but there were no reports of […]
The telecommunication system of Ukraine has got hit by cyber-attacks through the equipment which have been installed in the Russian-influenced Crimea. These equipment have interfered with the phones lines of the parliament members causing to block them. Some of the telecommunication systems and the telephone services of Ukraine have been severed after the Russian forces […]
The online Anonymous Hacktivist has released a video message in which it has declared cyberwar on countries and organizations, posing a threat to freedom and independence of Ukraine. The operation has been named as ”Operation Ukraine” (#OpIndependence). A 4:37 minute video message highlights several aspects of Ukrainian crisis such as international interference and divided mindset […]
In order to demolish North Korean nuclear facilities, South Korea has decided to develop its own cyber attack tools. Stuxnet kind of weapons have been proposed by the country’s defense ministry, the same Stuxnet software which was designed to target and destroy Iranian nuclear plants. Yonhap news agency reported that: The South Korean military will carry out missions using […]
The online hacktivist AnonGhost along with a group of hackers has decided to attack Israeli cyber space on 7th April, 2014 when the country will be celebrating its birthday. One of AnonGhost’s representative told us that this cyber attack will be conducted under the banner of #OpIsraelBirthday in which every possible Israeli website will be targeted […]
A group of Turkish hackers going with the handle of @Turkguvenligi on Twitter has hacked and defaced the official website (http://leaks.sea.sy/) of high pro-Bashar Ul Assad Syrian Electronic Army. Hackers left a deface page along with a message on hacked website, bashing SEA for targeting Turkish cyber space. The deface message was expressed in following words: […]
Syrian Hacker Hacks Mali and El Salvador United Nations Population Fund against Syrian Conflict. A Syrian hacker going with the handle of Dr.SHA6H has hacked and defaced two official websites of United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) designated for El Salvador and the Republic of Mali. The hacker hacked both websites against ongoing conflict in the Arab […]
Indonesian based hackers from Gantengers Crew has hacked and defaced an official sub-domain of Australian National University today against Australian spying activities over Indonesian government as reveled by NSA‘s whistleblower Edward Snowden. The targeted domain belongs to Australian National University’s Deepening Histories of Place Project, which is now displaying a deface page along with a message left by Gantengers […]