Security News

Dark Web hosting provider hacked, 6,500 sites erased
2018-11-21 11:44

The database of the popular Daniel's Hosting was wiped out and all accounts deleted, taking down 30% of all hidden services.

Two Friends Who Hacked TalkTalk Receive Prison Sentences
2018-11-20 13:48

Telecom Company Says Total Losses Due to Data Breach Stand at $99 MillionTwo men who pleaded guilty to participating in the massive 2015 hack of London-based telecom company TalkTalk have been...

Many ATMs Can be Hacked in Minutes: Report
2018-11-16 15:05

Many automated teller machines (ATMs) lack adequate security mechanisms and can be compromised in minutes using various methods, according to a new report from vulnerability assessment firm...

Official Google Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam
2018-11-15 11:44

The epidemic of Twitter-based Bitcoin scams took another twist this week as attackers tweeted scams directly from two verified high-profile accounts.

69% of ATMs can be hacked to spit cash in minutes
2018-11-14 15:19

ATM vulnerabilities highlight the importance of securing machines against network attacks, according to a Positive Technologies report.

Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone X Hacked at Pwn2Own Tokyo
2018-11-13 13:06

Apple iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Xiaomi Mi 6 smartphones have all been hacked on the first day of the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2018 contest taking place these days alongside the PacSec security...

WordPress GDPR compliance plugin hacked
2018-11-13 12:48

There's no obvious executable payload in the attack but the attackers may be building a collection of websites and biding their time.

Irony meters explode as WordPress GDPR tool hacked, cell network hack shenanigans, crypto-backdoors, etc...
2018-11-10 08:08

Loads of bonus infosec news for your weekend Roundup This week we had broken promises in China, broken keys in Steam, and broken ..err, everything in Apache Struts.…

Pakistan: Banks Weren't Hacked, But Card Details Leaked
2018-11-07 11:33

Card Details From 22 Banks Appeared On Underground MarketPakistan says the nation's banks have not been hacked, but are taking defensive steps after nearly 20,000 payment card details appeared for...

FIFA, hacked again, is leaking like a sieve
2018-11-05 13:13

Football shockers started to flow on Friday, after journalists analyzed more than 70m exfiltrated documents, totaling 3.4 terabytes of data.