Security News

Flaws in Smart Alarms Exposed Millions of Cars to Dangerous Hacking
2019-03-08 18:11

Serious vulnerabilities found in high-end car alarms could have been exploited to remotely hack millions of vehicles, including to track them, immobilise them and spy on their owners. read more

Man Admits to Hacking Minnesota Databases Over Cop Acquittal
2019-03-08 05:59

A Minnesota man admitted Thursday that he hacked into state government databases in 2017 as an act of retaliation after the acquittal of an officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a 2016...

Health Data Hacking Incident Affects 400,000
2019-03-05 20:33

Columbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane Reports BreachColumbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane has reported a breach impacting 400,000 individuals, the largest added to the federal health data...

For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner
2019-03-01 12:07

At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.

Elasticsearch Clusters Under Attack From Multiple Hacking Groups
2019-02-27 16:01

Cisco Talos’ security researchers warn of a spike in attacks on unsecured Elasticsearch clusters, coming from six distinct actors. read more

Learn Ethical Hacking with 180 Hours of Training — 2019 Course Bundle
2019-02-27 14:03

The world of cybersecurity is fast-paced and ever-changing. New attacks are unleashed every day, and companies around the world lose millions of dollars as a result. The only thing standing in the...

The Dark Sides of Modern Cars: Hacking and Data Collection
2019-02-26 11:58

How features such as infotainment and driver-assist can give others a leg up on car owners.

Many computers are vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices
2019-02-26 11:00

Attackers can compromise an unattended machine in a matter of seconds through devices such as chargers and docking stations. Vulnerabilities were found in computers with Thunderbolt ports running...

Prosecutors Seek 3-Year Sentence in 'Celebgate' Hacking Case
2019-02-25 07:00

Federal prosecutors have recommended a sentence of nearly three years in prison for a former Virginia high school teacher convicted of hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and...

Hacking Virtual Reality – Researchers Exploit Popular Bigscreen VR App
2019-02-22 13:18

A team of cybersecurity researchers from the University of New Haven yesterday released a video demonstrating how vulnerabilities that most programmers often underestimate could have allowed...