Security News

Compromised Website Led to Australia Parliament Hack
2019-11-18 14:48

Senate Leader Describes Watering-Hole AttackThe Australian Parliament's computer network was compromised in January after politicians browsed a legitimate website that was compromised. The...

News Wrap: Voice Assistant Laser Hack, Twitter Insider Threats, Data Breach Fine Fails
2019-11-08 13:00

From voice assistant hacks to insider threats, Threatpost editors break down this week's biggest news.

Bug Hunters Hack Samsung Galaxy S10, Xiaomi Mi9 at Pwn2Own
2019-11-07 19:14

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 has come to an end and on the second day of the hacking contest bug bounty hunters have earned a total of $120,000 for demonstrating exploits against Samsung Galaxy S10 and...

Mueller Documents: Manafort Pushed Ukraine Hack Theory
2019-11-04 13:32

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort’s...

'Don’t be so concerned with your image'... US prosecutor lets rip on Uber for hack cover-up as pair plead guilty
2019-10-30 23:14

Scumbags admit extorting $100k from taxi app biz Two men have confessed they siphoned confidential information from poorly secured databases hosted in the Amazon cloud, and then demanded payment...

From Instagram to insta-banned: Facebook wipes NSO Group workers' personal profiles amid WhatsApp hack rap
2019-10-30 18:34

Go Zuck yourself, fam Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are today busy deleting the personal profiles of employees at NSO Group amid an ongoing legal battle.…

Facebook Sues NSO Group Over Alleged WhatsApp Hack
2019-10-29 20:04

In a new lawsuit, WhatsApp owner Facebook says that NSO Group was behind the WhatsApp zero-day exploits earlier in 2019.

City of Joburg says it knows who ransom hack attacker is, refuses to pay off criminals
2019-10-28 17:56

Hayi wena! Jozi officials claim they'll have 80% of systems back online as deadline expires Several hours past the payment deadline, Johannesburg has vowed not to give in to criminal hackers who...

New PHP Flaw Could Let Attackers Hack Sites Running On Nginx Servers
2019-10-26 19:04

If you're running any PHP based website on NGINX server and have PHP-FPM feature enabled for better performance, then beware of a newly disclosed vulnerability that could allow unauthorized...

News Wrap: Hotel Robot Hacks, FTC Stalkerware Crackdown
2019-10-25 15:52

From hacking hotel room robots to crackdowns on stalkerware apps, Threatpost editors break down this week's top news stories.