Security News

Warning! Hackers Started Using "SambaCry Flaw" to Hack Linux Systems (The Hackers News)
2017-06-10 05:16

Remember SambaCry? Two weeks ago we reported about a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software (re-implementation of SMB networking protocol) that allows...

NSA Document Outlining Russian Attempts to Hack Voter Rolls (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-09 15:24

This week brought new public evidence about Russian interference in the 2016 election. On Monday, the Intercept published a top-secret National Security Agency document describing Russian hacking...

Beware! This Microsoft PowerPoint Hack Installs Malware Without Requiring Macros (The Hackers News)
2017-06-07 05:29

"Disable macros and always be extra careful when you manually enable it while opening Microsoft Office Word documents." You might have heard of above-mentioned security warning multiple times on...

Russia Tried to Hack US Voting Systems for Months: Report (Security Week)
2017-06-05 22:20

A top secret National Security Agency document shows that hackers from Russian military intelligence tried repeatedly to break into US voting systems before last year's presidential election, The...

Leaked NSA report says Russians tried to hack state election officials (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-05 22:00

Source of leak arrested by FBI after Intercept provided copy to NSA.

The cost of IoT hacks: Up to 13% of revenue for smaller firms (Help Net Security)
2017-06-05 13:00

Nearly half of U.S. firms using an Internet of Things (IoT) network have been hit by a recent security breach, which can cost up to 13% of smaller companies’ annual revenue, according to a new...

Putin: Patriotic Russians Could Be Behind Election Hacks (Security Week)
2017-06-02 10:17

Russian President Vladimir Putin says patriotic citizens may have launched politically motivated cyberattacks against foreign countries, but denied any government involvement in such operations. read more

CIA Implants This Windows Hacking Tool to Silently Hack Computers Over Network (The Hackers News)
2017-06-02 01:06

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing an alleged CIA project that allowed the agency to turn Windows file servers into covert attack machines that...

Hack Department of Homeland Security Act Would Bring Bug Bounty Program to DHS (Threatpost)
2017-05-31 20:25

Senators introduced a bill last week to establish a bug bounty pilot program within the Department of Homeland Security.

Hack DHS Act Establishes Bug Bounty Program for DHS (Security Week)
2017-05-30 19:38

Following what is now widespread practice among private industry tech giants, a new bill proposes to force the DHS to introduce its own public-sector bug bounty program. read more