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Tech companies resist government hacking back and backdoors
2018-05-04 12:09

The US government is coming after cybersecurity with a multi-pronged pitchfork.

Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie, oi oi oi! Tech zillionaire Ray's backdoor crypto for the Feds is Clipper chip v2
2018-04-27 20:51

Lotus Notes man has a plan... and a patent Analysis Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, particularly if forgetfulness promises profit.…

PyRoMine Uses NSA Exploit for Monero Mining and Backdoors
2018-04-26 18:21

Not just a miner, the malware also sets up a hidden default account with system administrator privileges, to be used for re-infection and further attacks.

NSA's new IoT encryption schemes blocked in murky tale of backdoors and bullying
2018-04-25 19:33

Experts complain of shoddy tech specs and personal attacks Two new encryption algorithms developed by the NSA have been rejected by an international standards body amid accusations of threatening...

Drupal Sites Targeted With Backdoors, Miners in Drupalgeddon2 Attacks
2018-04-18 05:27

The recently patched Drupal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-7600 and dubbed Drupalgeddon2 has been exploited in the wild to deliver backdoors, cryptocurrency miners and other types of malware. read more

Researchers Link New Android Backdoor to North Korean Hackers
2018-04-06 14:54

The recently discovered KevDroid Android backdoor is tied to the North Korean hacking group APT37, Palo Alto Networks researchers say. read more

New macOS Backdoor Linked to Cyber-espionage Group
2018-04-05 15:23

A recently discovered macOS backdoor is believed to be a new version of malware previously associated with the OceanLotus cyber-espionage group, Trend Micro says. Also known as APT 32, APT-C-00,...

New KevDroid Android Backdoor Discovered
2018-04-03 18:30

Security researchers have discovered a new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that can steal a great deal of information from infected devices. Dubbed KevDroid, the mobile threat can steal...

Adding Backdoors at the Chip Level
2018-03-26 14:26

Interesting research into undetectably adding backdoors into computer chips during manufacture: "Stealthy dopant-level hardware Trojans: extended version," also available here: Abstract: In recent...

"OceanLotus" Spies Use New Backdoor in Recent Attacks
2018-03-13 17:58

OceanLotus, a cyber-espionage group believed to be operating out of Vietnam, has been using a new backdoor in recently observed attacks, but also using previously established tactics, ESET...