Security News

CIA Knew in August that Putin Sought to Boost Trump: Report (Security Week)
2017-06-24 01:50

The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post reported...

How the CIA gained access to air-gapped computers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-23 18:55

A new WikiLeaks release of documents believed to have been stolen from the CIA show the intelligence agency’s capability to infect air-gapped computers and networks via booby-trapped USB sticks....

WikiLeaks Details CIA's Air-Gapped Network Hacking Tool (Security Week)
2017-06-23 07:20

WikiLeaks published several documents on Thursday detailing a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to hack air-gapped networks through USB drives. read more

How the CIA infects air-gapped networks (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-22 23:55

Sprawling “Brutal Kangaroo“ spreads malware using booby-trapped USB drives.

Brutal Kangaroo: CIA-developed Malware for Hacking Air-Gapped Networks Covertly (The Hackers News)
2017-06-22 04:29

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a tool suite – which is being used by the CIA for Microsoft Windows that targets "closed networks by air gap...

Leak Reveals CIA 'CherryBlossom' Program Targeting Routers (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-19 16:33

WikiLeaks Dump Describes Custom Linux Firmware to Pwn Widely Used RoutersA new dump from WikiLeaks has revealed an apparent CIA project - code named "CherryBlossom" - that since 2007 has used...

Week in review: Mac malware-as-a-Service, CIA hacking routers, top tech for infosec (Help Net Security)
2017-06-19 01:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: End-to-end email encryption with no central point of attack A seamless, easy-to-use, and secure end-to-end encrypted...

Wikileaks Alleges Years of CIA D-Link and Linksys Router Hacking Via ‘Cherry Blossom’ Program (Threatpost)
2017-06-16 19:36

The latest dump from Wikileaks alleges the CIA installed custom router firmware on unsuspecting targets in order to spy on internet activity.

How the CIA hacked wireless home routers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-16 16:58

For many years, the CIA has had the capability to compromise a wide range of commercial wireless routers, and to monitor, control and manipulate the traffic passing through them, documents leaked...

CIA Router Hacking Tool Exposed by WikiLeaks (Security Week)
2017-06-16 08:02

Documents published by WikiLeaks on Thursday provide details on a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to hack routers and access points. read more