Security News

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.

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...