Security News

WannaCry Hero Loses Key Motions in Hacking Case
2019-02-15 11:33

Judge Says 'Terrible Hangover' Didn't Fuzz Suspect's Miranda Rights ClarityA famed British computer security researcher has lost several key motions in a federal hacking case that stems from his...

US Air Force Veteran Charged in Iran Hacking Scheme
2019-02-14 10:18

Monica Witt Allegedly Aided Spear-Phishing Attacks Against US MilitaryA former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence agent was indicted for disclosing classified information and helping Iran...

Intel SGX 'safe' room easily trashed by white-hat hacking marauders: Enclave malware demo'd
2019-02-12 02:17

Rather handy for smuggling expensive zero-days onto targets and executing them Security researchers have found that Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) don't live up to their name. In fact,...

Hacking the GCHQ Backdoor
2019-01-25 12:08

Last week, I evaluated the security of a recent GCHQ backdoor proposal for communications systems. Furthering the debate, Nate Cardozo and Seth Schoen of EFF explain how this sort of backdoor can...

Trojan malware is back and it's the biggest hacking threat to your business
2019-01-23 12:59

Old school but effective, hackers are shifting aware from in-your-face ransomware to attacks that are much more subtle.

Hacking Construction Cranes
2019-01-22 11:59

Construction cranes are vulnerable to hacking: In our research and vulnerability discoveries, we found that weaknesses in the controllers can be (easily) taken advantage of to move full-sized...

Two charged with hacking company filings out of SEC’s EDGAR system
2019-01-17 11:51

They're charged with phishing and inflicting malware to get into the EDGAR filing system, stealing thousands of filings, and selling access.

Insider Trading: SEC Describes $4.1 Million Hacking Scheme
2019-01-16 13:03

Ukrainian Hacker Charged With Stealing Nonpublic 'Test Files' for 8 TradersThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged seven individuals and two organizations with being part of an...

Two Hackers Charged with Hacking SEC System in Stock-Trading Scheme
2019-01-15 19:48

The U.S. authorities have charged two Ukrainian hackers for hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR filing system and stealing sensitive market-moving reports of companies...