Security News

iPhone XS Passcode Bypass Hack Exposes Contacts, Photos
2018-09-28 17:26

Bypass works on iOS 12 and Apple's latest iPhone XS model phones allowing an attacker to access contacts and photos.

US military given the power to hack back/defend forward
2018-09-20 11:16

The new preventative cybersecurity powers include potentially acting against countries considered friendly toward the US - a risky move, some say.

Just 13 – no, er, make that 3,200 punters hit in Oz's Perth Mint hack
2018-09-18 00:37

Unnamed third-party provider spaffed customer data A computer security breach at Perth Mint first thought to have affected just 13 customers turned out to be more widespread – with more than 3,000...

Kronos crims go retro, Apple builds cop portal, Swiss cheesed over Russian hack bid, etc
2018-09-15 10:02

Plus Grindr stalkers find a few good men illictly Roundup This was the week of ice cold exploits, re-appearing JavaScript nasties, and of course Patch Tuesday. A few other things happened too……

Russian Spies Arrested on Suspicion of Plans to Hack Swiss Laboratory
2018-09-14 20:07

Dutch 'Expelled Two Russian Spies Over Novichok Lab Plot' read more

Magecart Threat Group Racks Up More Hack Victims
2018-09-14 13:26

The threat group has racked up a list of victims including Feedify, Groopdealz and British Airways.

Blockchain hustler beats the house with smart contract hack
2018-09-14 12:43

A hacker used their own code to tamper with a smart contract run by a betting company, and walked off with $24,000.

N. Korea Calls Sony, Wannacry Hack Charges Smear Campaign
2018-09-14 11:29

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea strongly denied claims by the United States that a computer programmer working for the North Korean government was involved in the hack of Sony Pictures...

Tesla Model S Hack Could Let Thieves Clone Key Fobs to Steal Cars
2018-09-12 13:48

Despite having proper security measures in place to protect the driving systems of its cars against cyber attacks, a team of security researchers discovered a way to remotely hack a Tesla Model S...

Beware! Unpatched Safari Browser Hack Lets Attackers Spoof URLs
2018-09-12 12:03

A security researcher has discovered a serious vulnerability that could allow attackers to spoof website addresses in the Microsoft Edge web browser for Windows and Apple Safari for iOS. While...