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Canonical Investigating Hack of Its GitHub Page
2019-07-08 20:03

Company Says Ubuntu Linux Source Code Remains SafeCanonical Ltd., a British company that offers commercial support and services for the popular Ubuntu Linux open source operating system, is...

Researchers hack VR worlds
2019-07-08 13:11

Hackers just infiltrated virtual reality, enabling them to manipulate users' immersive 3D worlds.

Automated Peril: Researchers Hack 'Smart Home' Hubs
2019-07-04 10:48

Vulnerabilities Found in APIs Controlling Croatia-Based Zipato's IoT DevicesFindings from researchers who hacked Croatia-based vendor Zipato's smart hub controllers, which can manage networked...

Iran's blame-it-on-Bitcoin 'leccy shortage probably isn't a US hack cover story... yet
2019-06-28 18:45

But just imagine Stuxnet: Consumer Edition Comment Iran claims that recent surges in electricity demand, leading to blackouts and brownouts, were caused by too many cryptocurrency miners’...

Beware! Playing Untrusted Videos On VLC Player Could Hack Your Computer
2019-06-21 19:33

If you use VLC media player on your computer and haven't updated it recently, don't you even dare to play any untrusted, randomly downloaded video file on it. Doing so could allow hackers to...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab a Frequent Hack Victim: Audit
2019-06-21 15:48

Report Outlines 10 Years' Worth of Serious IncidentsHackers have repeatedly stolen valuable data - including launch codes and flight trajectories for spacecraft - from NASA's Jet Propulsion...

Senators Question FBI on Russian Hack of Voting Firm
2019-06-13 05:28

Two U.S. senators asked the FBI on Wednesday to explain what it has done to investigate the suspected hack by Russian intelligence of a Florida-based voting software company before the 2016...

UK Man Sentenced for 2015 TalkTalk Hack
2019-06-11 21:03

22-Year-Old Also Attacked His Former SchoolThe fallout from the 2015 TalkTalk hack continues as a 22-year-old U.K. man was sentenced to jail Monday for his role in the attack and other...

Customs Says Hack Exposed Traveler, License Plate Images
2019-06-11 04:20

Customs and Border Protection said Monday that photos of travelers and license plates collected at a single U.S. border point have been exposed in a malicious cyberattack in what a leading...

You. Quest and LabCorp. Explain these medical database super-hacks, say US senators as 425,000 more people hit
2019-06-06 23:09

Quest gets the dreaded sternly worded letter from Washington DC As healthcare companies come forward to confirm hackers would have been able to access millions of patients' personal information...