Security News

Criminals are selling hacking services targeting world’s biggest companies
2019-06-07 08:32

A new study – undertaken by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey, and underwritten by Bromium – provides details of first-hand intelligence gathered from...

Source Code of New Iran-Linked Hacking Tool Posted Online
2019-06-04 18:58

The alleged source code of another tool used by Iran-linked cyber-espionage group OilRig was recently posted online. read more

Guilty of hacking in the UK? Worry not: Stats show prison is unlikely
2019-05-29 08:10

Just a 16% chance of being banged up for computer misuse Analysis Nearly 90 per cent of hacking prosecutions in the UK last year resulted in convictions, though the odds of dodging prison remain...

US Officials Say Foreign Election Hacking Is Inevitable
2019-05-24 04:52

The hacking of U.S. election systems, including by foreign adversaries, is inevitable, and the real challenge is ensuring the country is resilient enough to withstand catastrophic problems from...

UK Has Warned 16 NATO Allies of Russia Hacking Attempts: Foreign Minister
2019-05-23 10:30

Britain has shared with 16 NATO allies details of malicious Russian cyber activity in their countries over the last 18 months, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt was to say on Thursday. read more

Hacking gang stole millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swaps
2019-05-17 11:07

Six alleged members of "The Community" were indicted, along with three phone service employees who allegedly helped target subscribers.

Researchers Link Disparate Chinese Hacking Groups
2019-05-15 20:27

The Chinese government appears to have centralized control over several hacking groups previously believed to be separate threat actors, the BlackBerry Cylance Threat Intelligence security...

WhatsApp Exploit Reveals 'Legalized Hacking' at Work
2019-05-14 17:03

Attackers exploiting a buffer overflow in WhatsApp's signaling software to automatically infect devices with malware - without users even having to answer their phone - and then alter call logs to...

Leak Reveals Activity of Iranian Hacking Group
2019-05-13 16:26

Documents associated with the activity of Iranian APT group “Rana” have leaked online recently, exposing the group’s targeting of individuals, as well as information on what appears to be some of...