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Oopss! HBO Itself Accidentally Leaked 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Episode 6 (The Hackers News)
2017-08-16 09:18

HBO doesn't need hackers to leak its widely watched "Game of Thrones" episodes, as it is sufficient enough to leak them by its own. In what seems to be a terrible blunder, HBO Spain appeared to...

Backdoors Found in Tools Used by Hundreds of Organizations (Security Week)
2017-08-16 07:28

Many organizations around the world using connectivity tools from NetSarang are at risk after researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered that malicious actors had planted a backdoor in several of the...

Corrupt Federal Agent, Who Stole Bitcoins From Silk Road, Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering (The Hackers News)
2017-08-16 05:45

A former the United States Secret Service agent who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoins during an investigation into then-largest underground marketplace Silk Road has now...

8 More Chrome Extensions Hijacked to Target 4.8 Million Users (The Hackers News)
2017-08-16 05:22

Google's Chrome web browser Extensions are under attack with a series of developers being hacked within last one month. Almost two weeks ago, we reported how unknown attackers managed to...

TrickBot Using Legitimate Looking Sites With SSL Certificates (Security Week)
2017-08-16 02:23

The TrickBot banking Trojan has been using legitimate SSL certificates alongside websites that closely resemble those of actual banks in recently observed attacks, security researchers warn. read more

Backdoor Found in Popular Server Management Software used by Hundreds of Companies (The Hackers News)
2017-08-16 00:06

Cyber criminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They are now adopting more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to...

Seven More Chrome Extensions Compromised (Threatpost)
2017-08-15 18:58

The list of compromised Chrome extensions that hijack traffic and substitute advertisements on victims’ browsers grows.

Overcoming the Lost Decade of Information Security in ICS Networks (Security Week)
2017-08-15 18:34

If you thought things were bad in the world of IT network security over the past decade, I have an incredibly bleak thesis to present to you. read more

Attackers Backdoor Another Software Update Mechanism (Threatpost)
2017-08-15 18:00

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said today that the update mechanism for Korean server management software provider NetSarang was compromised and serving a backdoor called ShadowPad.

Nigerian Behind Attacks Against Over 4,000 Businesses: Report (Security Week)
2017-08-15 17:06

A single Nigerian national working on his own has orchestrated numerous malware infection campaigns targeting more than 4,000 organizations globally over the past four months, Check Point security...