Security News

Tether Hacked — Attacker Steals $31 Million of Digital Tokens
2017-11-21 03:10

Again some bad news for cryptocurrency users. Tether, a Santa Monica-based start-up that provides a dollar-backed cryptocurrency tokens, has claimed that its systems have been hacked by an...

Apple FaceID Hacked
2017-11-15 12:54

It only took a week: On Friday, Vietnamese security firm Bkav released a blog post and video showing that -- by all appearances -- they'd cracked FaceID with a composite mask of 3-D-printed...

Apple iPhone X's Face ID Hacked (Unlocked) With 3D-Printed Mask
2017-11-13 09:54

Just a week after Apple released its brand new iPhone X on November 3, a team of hackers has claimed to successfully hack Apple's Face ID facial recognition technology with a mask that costs less...

Report: Attackers Hacked Nepalese Bank's SWIFT Server
2017-11-06 14:03

$4.4 Million Moved to Accounts in US, UK and Japan via Fraudulent SWIFT MessagesFraudulent SWIFT money-moving attacks continue, as one of Nepal's largest private-sector commercial banks, NIC Asia...

'LeakTheAnalyst' Hacker Who Claimed to Have Hacked FireEye Arrested
2017-11-02 09:48

Remember the hacker who claimed to have breached FireEye late July this year? That alleged hacker has been arrested and taken into custody Thursday by international law enforcement, FireEye CEO...

Samsung, Apple, Huawei Phones Hacked at Mobile Pwn2Own
2017-11-01 11:44

Researchers have managed to hack the Samsung Galaxy S8, the iPhone 7 and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro on the first day of the Mobile Pwn2Own 2017 competition taking place alongside the PacSec conference...

D-Link MEA Site Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script—Or Was It Hacked?
2017-11-01 06:31

Last month the popular torrent website The Pirate Bay caused some uproar by adding a Javascript-based cryptocurrency miner to its site with no opt-out option, utilizing visitors' CPU power to mine...

Trump Campaign Aide Knew Early About Hacked Democratic Emails
2017-10-31 23:18

Court Document: George Papadopoulos' Emails Reveal Attempts for Trump-Putin CooperationFormer Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos learned that Russia had thousands of pilfered emails...

IoT Security Fail: Hacked Vacuum Cleaner Becomes Spy Cam
2017-10-30 11:18

Hom-Bot Vendor LG Patches Security Flaw Discovered by Check PointSecurity probes into IoT vulnerabilities too often swerve into creepy territory. Take security researchers at Check Point...

Most SMBs are not worried about their business being hacked
2017-10-27 11:45

America’s small business owners may want to consider placing a greater emphasis on cyber awareness and best practices year-round. According to a new survey by Paychex, 68 percent of small business...