Security News

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.

Australian Shipbuilder Hacked, Refuses to Pay Ransom
2018-11-02 12:48

Austal Says Material Is Neither Sensitive Nor ClassifiedAustralia's largest defense exporter says it hasn't responded to an extortion attempt after ship design schematics were stolen by a hacker....

That Saudi oil and gas plant that got hacked. You'll never guess who could... OK, it's Russia
2018-10-24 06:01

FireEye reckons it's fingered the operating behind nasty cyber-infection at industrial complex A malware infection at a Saudi petrochemical plant last year was likely the work of a Moscow-based...