Security News

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...

Security world to hit Las Vegas for a week of hacking, cracking, fun
2018-08-04 01:20

Black Hat, DEF CON and Bsides come to Nevada About a quarter of a century ago, a handful of hackers decided to have a party in a cheap hotel, and had a whale of a time.…

DEF CON plans to show US election hacking is so easy kids can do it
2018-08-02 20:35

Exploit contest opened for tykes – meanwhile, Republicans kill new funding for election security Last year, the hackers at DEF CON showed how shockingly easy it was to crack into voting machine...

Three Ukrainians Arrested for Hacking Over 100 US Companies
2018-08-01 17:55

Three Ukrainians have been arrested for hacking more than 100 US companies and stealing millions of customer records, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. read more

Leaked Chats Show Alleged Russian Spy Seeking Hacking Tools
2018-08-01 15:16

MOSCOW (AP) — Six years ago, a Russian-speaking cybersecurity researcher received an unsolicited email from Kate S. Milton. read more