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“O.MG” – your iPhone charging cable is no longer safer. With the original iPhone box coming with 1 standard charging cable, many people resort to alternatives available in the market when their original one gets lost. A problem arising from this was that these alternative cables available could damage your iPhone due to their poor […]
Think twice before sharing your fax number with someone. Many corporations provide their fax number in the contact information page on the websites. After all, it is considered completely harmless to share fax number with other information like the email address or phone number. However, it turns out that the fax number is also exploitable […]
At the largest hacking conference in the world, Defcon 2018, there have been many surprising discoveries. However, the news that has shocked the United States is the hacking and modifications of election results by young kids. The 26th Defcon conference is being held in Las Vegas. Reportedly, the 11-year-old Emmert Brewer managed to modify election […]
This year’s Defcon witnessed many interesting events, including the hacking of voting machines by 11-year-olds and macOS’s vulnerabilities to grant permissions to Malware with the help of invisible clicks. In another interesting event at Defcon 2018, security researchers from US Mobile and IoT security firm Kryptowire have unearthed the fact that the default apps of […]
Kiss goodbye to crucial evidence. Body cameras used by the law enforcement nowadays have already remained controversial but no one has, so far, attempted to assess the credibility of the device itself. But, at Defcon 2018, police body cameras became an object of discussion when a researcher Josh Mitchell identified these cameras to be vulnerable […]
At Defcon 2018, ex-NSA staffer and a popular Mac hacker Patrick Wardle presented his research work which involved bypassing the layers of security in macOS that are meant for blocking malware from spreading in the system with the help of synthetic clicks. Every OS has a mechanism that prevents hackers’ intention of stealing the sensitive […]
Defcon 2018, one of the most popular hacking conferences, is going on in Las Vegas. The conference, every year, sees famous hackers from around the world exhibiting their skills. This year, an 11-year-old shook the whole United States after he hacked and altered election results on a replica of Florida state election website within just […]
He is not allowed to access the “Kill Switch” he created to stop WannaCry ransomware from spreading. 23-year-old Marcus Hutchins known for protecting thousands of users and business from WannaCry ransomware infection has pleaded not guilty over the accusation blaming him for his role in developing and distributing Kronos banking malware between 2014 and 2015 that […]
As you might know, 23-year-old Marcus Hutchins (@MalwareTechBlog on Twitter) who once made the news for stopping WannaCry ransomware attack was arrested by the FBI in Las Vagas while he was attending the BlackHat and DefCon hackers conferences. The bureau charged him with developing and distributing Kronos banking malware and stealing banking details of the user in the […]
A couple of hours ago HackRead reported that Marcus Hutchins, a security researcher who stopped WannaCry ransomware spreading was arrested by the FBI for unknown reasons while he was attending BlackHat and DefCon security conferences. Now, it has been revealed that Hutchins was arrested for his role in creating and distributing Kronos, a banking malware. Now, according to a […]
An IT security researcher going by the Twitter handle of @MalwareTechBlog (real name Marcus Hutchins) has been detained by the law enforcement authorities in the United States. Hutchins, who is visiting States to attend Defcon, one of the world’s largest hacker conventions in Las Vegas, Nevada was arrested for unknown reasons Hutchins is the researcher who “saved” the world […]
Short Bytes: At the DefCon 2017 last week, various groups of hacker and security researchers managed to get into 30 voting machines used in the United States. They were able to do the same in a matter of an hour or so, even playing music on one of the machines. There is a lot of […]
Security Expert Showed Way of ‘Weaponizing the BBC Micro Bit’ at DEF CON 2017 to take over drones. The Micro Bit (also referred to as BBC Micro Bit or Micro:bit) is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education in the UK. The very hyped Micro:bit computer board from BBC is […]
According to UnicornTeam, a group of Chinese researchers from country’s leading security firm 360 Technology, there is a dangerous vulnerability in 4G LTE network’s Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) which allows hackers to hijack cell phone numbers. Unicorn Team demonstrated the findings (PDF) on Sunday at the Black Hat USA 2017 hacker summit. As per the team […]
The Democratic party in the United States along with some mainstream media giants are convinced that Russia hacked the 2016 Presidential elections. Therefore, to analyze the threat of hacking voting machines in the country Defcon, one of the world’s largest hacker conventions in Las Vegas, Nevada invited hackers to expose the vulnerabilities in these machines and […]
Wireless keyboards of 8 high-profile manufacturers are vulnerable to attacks leading to undetectable spying! A Wireless keyboard offers portability allowing users not to be bound to a desk but recently researchers have identified a critical security flaw in some of the most used wireless keyboards manufactured by some high-profile IT giants posing a huge privacy threat. […]
Did you ever think that your refrigerator could be hacked? Welcome to the world of the Internet of Things (IoT) where our everyday items are being equipped with Internet connectivity. All of these technological advancements and smarter devices are supposed to make our life easier, but now it seems like these revolutionary devices are making […]
Another blow to the law enforcement agencies – researcher from leading security group hacks his way out of ankle bracelet without raising an alert. In July 2015, we reported how your wearable fitness trackers can be hacked. Now, researchers have demonstrated how easy it is to hack tracking bracelets with no strings attached. [must url=”https://www.hackread.com/unexpected-hacks-defcon-23-black-hat-2015/”]7 Unexpected […]
A drone is known for killing people or for its surveillance capabilities, but an aerial assault drone with hacking capabilities? Yes, you read that right! This Sunday, the collection of hackers got beefed up some more with the emergence of a drone equipped with weapons that could easily crack into your computer networks from a close range. […]
A video demonstration by the University of California researchers how a simple text message can control your car. The months of July and August have been bad for the automotive industry, thanks to the hackers who found out how easy it is to hack Jeep Cherokee leaving 470,000 vehicles vulnerable. As if that wasn’t enough when another hacker demonstrated […]
We have already discussed that how our online connected world has become vulnerable to the hacking, which is causing our day-to-day things to turn into an easy to exploit objects. What’s more disturbing is that hackers are discovering cheaper and easily accessible possibilities to exploit these vulnerabilities. [must url=”https://www.hackread.com/hacking-computers-data-radiofrequency/”]Shield Your PC from Radiofrequency, Hackers Can […]