Security News

Faxploit: Retro hacking of fax machines can spread malware
2018-08-14 07:02

20th Century tech causing problems in the 21st Video Corporations are open to hacking via a booby-trapped image data sent by fax, a hacker demo at DEF CON suggests.…

Nigerian Man Found Guilty on Charges Related to Hacking
2018-08-13 15:59

ATLANTA (AP) — A jury in Atlanta has convicted a Nigerian man on federal charges related to hacking universities. read more

Former NSA top hacker names the filthy four of nation-state hacking
2018-08-13 09:11

Carefully omits to mention the Land of the Free DEF CON Rob Joyce, the former head of the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations hacking team, has spilled the beans on which nations are getting up to...

DEF CON 2018: Hacking Medical Protocols to Change Vital Signs
2018-08-12 00:00

LAS VEGAS – In recent years there has been more attention paid to the security of medical devices; however, there has been little security research done on the unique protocols used by these...

Spec-exec CPU bugs sweep hacking Oscars – and John McAfee’s in there like a bullet
2018-08-10 07:28

Fun and frolics at the 2018 Pwnie Awards Black Hat The whizz kids who uncovered the Spectre and Meltdown data-leaking flaws in modern processors have scooped two Pwnie Awards – often referred to...

Hacking For Sport: A Journey in Reverse Engineering a Toshiba Wireless SD Card
2018-08-09 17:26

Reverse engineering the Toshiba FlashAir SD storage card allowed a researcher to execute remote code - and could've allowed him to add other malicious or practical features.

China Hacking Underground Shows Rising Prowess
2018-08-08 12:47

New Report Reveals New Malware, New Threats, New Threat ActorsMuch of the attention around Chinese hacking is directed toward advanced threat groups suspected to have links to China's government....

Irdeto provides anti-hacking protection for Indentive’s home IoT platform
2018-08-07 13:02

Irdeto is partnering with Indentive, a Swedish IoT technology provider, to secure its home IoT platform, Connective. Indentive will implement Irdeto Cloakware to ensure that security is built into...

Hacking the McDonald's Monopoly Sweepstakes
2018-08-06 10:57

Long and interesting story -- now two decades old -- of massive fraud perpetrated against the McDonald's Monopoly sweepstakes. The central fraudster was the person in charge of securing the...