Security News

Hackers Using NSA Hacking Tools to Build Botnet
2018-11-30 20:15

A Quarter Million Devices Vulnerable to UPnProxy Botnet More than 270,000 Internet-connected devices run vulnerable implementations of UPnP and are susceptible to becoming part of a multi-purpose...

How hospitals can use AI to fight medical device hacking
2018-11-28 16:54

Ben-Gurion University researchers developed a device-focused cybersecurity solution to act as a last line of defense to protect patients.

VMware Patches Workstation Flaw Disclosed at Hacking Contest
2018-11-23 13:55

VMware Fixes Vulnerability That Earned Researcher $100,000 at Hacking Contest VMware has patched a critical Workstation and Fusion vulnerability disclosed recently by a researcher at a hacking...

Hacking Your Ride: Risks Posed by Automotive Smartphone Apps
2018-11-23 12:48

In the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report, Asaf Ashkenazi of the mobile security firm Inside Secure discusses new threats to car security posed by certain smartphone apps. Plus, updates on...

US Says China Hacking Increasing Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
2018-11-21 15:25

BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. government report ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping accuses China of stepping up hacking aimed at stealing American technology as a tariff...

Infamous Russian Hacking Group Used New Trojan in Recent Attacks
2018-11-20 18:34

A well known Russian state-sponsored cyber-espionage group has used a new Trojan as a secondary payload in recent attacks targeting government entities around the globe, Palo Alto Networks...

Hacking MiSafes’ smartwatches for kids is child’s play
2018-11-16 12:23

Researchers describe breaking into the watches as "probably the simplest hack we have ever seen."

Super Micro chief bean counter: Bloomberg's 'unwarranted hardware hacking article' has slowed our server sales
2018-11-16 00:15

CEO insists Chinese spy chip bombshell 'impossible' Super Micro Computer on Thursday reported net sales in the range of $952m to $962m for the first quarter of its fiscal 2019, which ended...

Seven Hacking Groups Operate Under “Magecart” Umbrella, Analysis Shows
2018-11-13 19:12

At least seven different cybercrime groups referred to as "Magecart hackers" are placing digital credit card skimmers on compromised e-commerce sites, Flashpoint and RiskIQ reveal in a joint...