Security News

PlayStation Social Media Accounts Hacked (Security Week)
2017-08-21 15:47

A notorious hacking firm, probably best described as greyhats rather than white or blackhats, briefly breached the PlayStation Facebook and Twitter accounts on Sunday. read more

Sony PlayStation Social Media Accounts Hacked; Claims PSN Database Breach (The Hackers News)
2017-08-21 10:55

After hacking social media accounts of HBO and its widely watched show Game of Thrones, a notorious group of hackers calling itself OurMine took control over the official Twitter and Facebook...

Warning: Enigma Hacked; Over $470,000 in Ethereum Stolen So Far (The Hackers News)
2017-08-21 02:52

More Ethereum Stolen! An unknown hacker has so far stolen more than $471,000 worth of Ethereum—one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies—in yet another Ethereum hack that...

Game of Thrones and HBO — Twitter, Facebook Accounts Hacked (The Hackers News)
2017-08-17 01:06

The Game of Thrones hacking saga continues, but this time it's the HBO's and GOT's official Twitter and Facebook accounts got compromised, rather than upcoming episodes. As if the leak of episodes...

Experts Who Hacked U.S. Air Force Earned $130,000 (Security Week)
2017-08-10 12:48

Hundreds of bug bounty hunters signed up for the U.S. Department of Defense’s “Hack the Air Force” initiative and they earned more than $130,000 for the vulnerabilities they reported. read more

Kenya Opposition Claims Vote Has Been Hacked (Security Week)
2017-08-09 11:37

Hackers broke into the database of Kenya's electoral commission and manipulated the results of the election, the leader of the country's opposition coalition alleged on Wednesday. read more

Self-Driving Cars Can Be Hacked By Just Putting Stickers On Street Signs (The Hackers News)
2017-08-09 03:28

Car Hacking is a hot topic, though it's not new for researchers to hack cars. Previously they had demonstrated how to hijack a car remotely, how to disable car's crucial functions like airbags,...

HBO hacked, attackers leak GoT script and some episodes (Help Net Security)
2017-08-01 13:13

HBO has become hackers’ latest entertainment industry target: attackers have breached the company’s servers, and they claim to have syphoned from them 1.5 terabytes of data. The extent of the...

Voting Machines Hacked with Ease at DEF CON (Threatpost)
2017-07-31 19:24

Hackers at DEF CON last week exploited vulnerabilities in electronic pollbooks and voting machines with ease.

HBO Hacked — 'Game of Thrones' Scripts & Other Episodes Leaked Online (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 11:10

If you are a die heart fan of 'Game of Thrones' series, there's good news for you, but obviously bad for HBO. Hackers claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of data from HBO, including episodes of HBO...