Security News

Microsoft's Anti-Hacking Efforts Make it an Internet Cop
2018-08-22 12:58

Intentionally or not, Microsoft has emerged as a kind of internet cop by devoting considerable resources to thwarting Russian hackers. read more

Critical Flaws in Ghostscript Could Leave Many Systems at Risk of Hacking
2018-08-22 08:33

Google Project Zero's security researcher has discovered a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Ghostscript—an open source interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and PDF page...

Hacking Elections: Georgia's Midterm Electronic Voting in the Dock
2018-08-21 12:55

The security of electronic voting and the direct-recording election (DRE) voting machines used has been questioned for years. The upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November, coupled with the...

Australian Teenager Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple
2018-08-17 15:18

Defense Attorney Says His Young Client Dreamed of Working for iPhone GiantAn Australian teenager was such a fan of Apple that he hacked into the technology giant's mainframe, according to media...

Hacking Police Bodycams
2018-08-15 11:04

Suprising no one, the security of police bodycams is terrible. Mitchell even realized that because he can remotely access device storage on models like the Fire Cam OnCall, an attacker could...

Why hacking industrial control systems is an extension of statecraft
2018-08-14 12:59

When I have a bad day it's a bad day for a lot of people, says Sergio Caltagirone, former NSA cyber-defense expert and director of threat intelligence at Dragos.

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...