Security News

What do you get when you allegedly mix Wireshark, a gumshoe child molester, and a court PC? A judge facing hacking charges
2019-11-08 00:27

Beak denies wrongdoing in baffling malware probe case A judge in the US state of Georgia is facing hacking charges after she allegedly hired private investigators to look into what she believed...

Bug Hunters Earn $195,000 for Hacking TVs, Routers, Phones at Pwn2Own
2019-11-06 16:51

White hat hackers have earned a total of $195,000 for demonstrating vulnerabilities in TVs, routers and smartphones on the first day of the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 contest taking place these days...

Leeds IT bloke pleads guilty to hacking Jet2 CEO's email account
2019-11-06 14:07

27-year-old 'fessed up to 8 offences Exclusive A man has pleaded guilty to hacking low-cost airline Jet2, including an attempt to compromise the CEO's email account.…

WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide
2019-10-31 12:32

WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group.

Facebook launches $2m suit against alleged phishing, hacking sites
2019-10-30 11:33

Facebook is using trademark law to target the operators of sites that imitate or target Facebook and Instagram sites.

WhatsApp slaps app hacker chaps on the rack for booby-trapped chat: NSO Group accused of illegal hacking by Facebook
2019-10-29 21:51

Spyware used unlawfully against 1,400 targets, including human-rights bods, it is claimed Facebook and its WhatsApp subsidiary on Tuesday sued NSO Group, and affiliated corporate entity Q Cyber...

Facebook Sues Israeli NSO Spyware Firm For Hacking WhatsApp Users
2019-10-29 21:18

Finally, for the very first time, an encrypted messaging service provider is taking legal action against a private entity that has carried out malicious attacks against its users. Facebook filed a...

Pwn2Own Expands Into Industrial Control Systems Hacking
2019-10-28 18:12

White-hat hackers will now have the chance to win $20,000 for sniffing out remote code-execution flaws in industrial control systems.

Analysis: Russian Hackers Hijack Iranian Hacking Tools
2019-10-25 12:04

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes how the Russian hacking group Turla has been co-opting Iranian hacking tools. Plus: Avast's CCleaner hit by second attack; sizing up draft...

Texas Man Gets 145 Months in Prison for Hacking LA Superior Court
2019-10-23 16:49

A Texas man found guilty of hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) computer system and abusing it to send phishing emails was sentenced to federal prison this week. read more