Security News

Event Logs Manipulated With NSA Hacking Tool Recoverable
2017-12-11 18:29

Researchers at security firm Fox-IT have developed a tool that allows investigators to detect the use of specific NSA-linked malware and recover event log data it may have deleted from a machine. read more

IoT Botnet Used in Website Hacking Attacks
2017-12-09 13:36

Embedded Malware Launches SOCKS Proxy Server on Infected IoT Devices read more

Canadian Pleads Guilty to Hacking Yahoo
2017-11-29 18:39

A 22 year-old Canadian national accused of carrying attacks on Yahoo pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges returned by a grand jury in the Northern District of California in February 2017. read more

U.S. Charges Three Chinese Hackers for Hacking Siemens, Trimble & Moody
2017-11-28 00:16

The United States Justice Department has charged three Chinese nationals for allegedly hacking Moody's Analytics economist, German electronics manufacturer Siemens, and GPS maker Trimble, and...

U.S. Indicts Chinese For Hacking Siemens, Moody’s
2017-11-27 20:51

U.S. authorities filed charges Monday against three China-based hackers for stealing sensitive information from U.S. based companies, including sensitive data from Siemens industrial groups and...

Critical Flaw Exposes Cisco Collaboration Products to Hacking
2017-11-16 09:14

A dozen Cisco collaboration products using the company’s Voice Operating System (VOS) are exposed to remote hacker attacks due to a critical vulnerability, users were warned on Wednesday. read more

Hackers Hacking Hackers: IoT Attack Script Embedded With Backdoor
2017-11-10 14:34

Hackers hack hackers. There's no surprise there. Big fish eat little fish. In the past, money mule recruiters have been known to use their recruitment adverts as a lure to get targets to visit a...

Hacking a Fingerprint Biometric
2017-11-09 20:45

Embedded in this story about infidelity and a mid-flight altercation, there's an interesting security tidbit: The woman had unlocked her husband's phone using his thumb impression when he was...

Day Trader Indicted for Hacking, Securities Fraud
2017-11-09 14:38

A day trader has been indicted on four counts for his alleged role in a scheme that involved hacking into online brokerage accounts and using them to make fraudulent transactions. read more

Report: US Weighs DNC Hacking Charges Against Russians
2017-11-02 18:33

Prosecutors May Charge Six Russian Officials, Wall Street Journal ReportsThe U.S. Justice Department has identified at least six members of the Russian government that investigators believe...