Security News

US feds’ names, home and email addresses hacked and posted online
2019-04-16 10:00

A group of hackers that doxxed thousands of federal law enforcement employees last week has struck again.

Popular Video Editing Software Website Hacked to Spread Banking Trojan
2019-04-11 16:03

If you have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between late February to late March this year, there are high chances that your computer has been infected with a banking trojan and an...

VMware emits security alerts, Planet Hollywood chain hacked, SWAT death caller gets 20 years in clink, and more
2019-04-01 06:03

A quick summary of infosec news to start your week Roundup Last week we saw someone admit hoarding NSA documents, a Huawei patch bungle, and an axe looming for DXC security employees.…

Investigator Says Amazon Chief's Phone Hacked by Saudis
2019-03-31 23:54

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Saturday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his...

Bithumb Hacked (Once Again), Hacker Stole $19 Million in Cryptocurrencies
2019-03-30 09:18

Hackers yesterday stole nearly $19 million worth of cryptocurrency from Bithumb, the South Korea-based popular cryptocurrency exchange admitted today. According to Primitive Ventures' Dovey Wan,...

Malware Installed in Asus Computers Through Hacked Update Process
2019-03-28 11:42

Kaspersky Labs is reporting on a new supply chain attack they call "Shadowhammer." In January 2019, we discovered a sophisticated supply chain attack involving the ASUS Live Update Utility. The...

DragonEx exchange hacked, smoking ashes being raked over
2019-03-27 11:14

“Part” of its assets have been retrieved, and they've got an address for a suddenly much plumper Bittrex wallet.

Medtronic cardiac implants can be hacked, FDA issues alert
2019-03-25 17:39

Two serious flaws in the telemetry protocol could allow a hacker to control vulnerable Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs).

Warning: ASUS Software Update Server Hacked to Distribute Malware
2019-03-25 16:18

Remember the CCleaner hack? CCleaner hack was one of the largest supply chain attacks that infected more than 2.3 million users with a backdoored version of the software in September 2017....

BitLocker hacked? Disk encryption – and why you still need it [VIDEO]
2019-03-22 13:29

Is BitLocker cracked? Is disk encryption still worth it? The answers are "No" and "Yes", and here's why.