Security News

Don't have a heart attack but your implanted defibrillator can be hacked over the air (by someone who really wants you dead)
2019-03-22 00:25

US govt sounds alarm over wireless comms, caveats apply Medical gear maker Medtronic is once again at the center of a hacker panic storm. This time, a number of its heart defibrillators, implanted...

Apple, Oracle, VMware Software Hacked at Pwn2Own 2019
2019-03-21 06:57

Apple’s Safari web browser and the Oracle VirtualBox and VMware Workstation virtualization products were hacked on the first day of the Pwn2Own 2019 hacking competition, earning researchers a...

Hacked tornado warning systems leave Texans in the dark
2019-03-20 12:10

Add this latest public warning system sabotage to a growing list of fear-and-panic-spreading hacking incidents.

This headline is proudly brought to you by wired keyboards: Wireless Fujitsu model hacked
2019-03-18 16:39

If you have an LX901, you are at risk of mild embuggerance A German security researcher has revealed that one model of Fujitsu wireless keyboard will accept unauthenticated input, despite the...

“FINAL WARNING” email – have they really hacked your webcam?
2019-03-13 12:01

In the last 24 hours, SophosLabs received 1,700 samples of just one new sextortion campaign. Good news? It's all a pack of lies. Don't reply. Don't engage.

Microsoft changes DHCP to 'Dammit! Hacked! Compromised! Pwned!' Big bunch of security fixes land for Windows
2019-03-12 23:13

DHCP client has trio of remote-code exec vulns, plus SAP, Adobe issue updates Patch Tuesday It's the second Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means: a fresh dump of security fixes from...

Citrix Hacked by Password-Spraying Attackers, FBI Warns
2019-03-11 12:33

Cyber-Espionage Campaign May Tie to Recent Credential-Stuffing BreachCitrix Systems is investigating a suspected hack attack, resulting in the theft of business documents, after being tipped off...

Citrix: We had to find out from the FBI that our internal IT was hacked – and we have no idea what the crims stole
2019-03-08 19:11

Other than that, everything's just fine, happy Friday here Citrix has warned customers that hackers unknown have been romping through its internal network stealing corporate secrets.…

RSA Conference 2019: Ultrasound Hacked in Two Clicks
2019-03-07 21:01

In a proof-of-concept hack, researchers penetrated an ultrasound and were able to download and manipulate patient files, then execute ransomware.

Put down the cat, coffee, beer pint, martini, whatever you're holding, and make sure you've updated Chrome (unless you enjoy being hacked)
2019-03-07 19:52

Non-Google browser users, as you were If Google Chrome is bugging you to update it right now, please stop what you're doing, and get that upgrade.…