Security News

Hackers Are Distributing Backdoored 'Cobian RAT' Hacking tool For Free (The Hackers News)
2017-09-06 03:49

Nothing is free in this world. If you are searching for free ready-made hacking tools on the Internet, then beware—most freely available tools, claiming to be the swiss army knife for hackers, are...

Russian Hacking Tools Codenamed WhiteBear Released (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-01 11:39

Kaspersky Labs released a highly sophisticated set of hacking tools from Russia called WhiteBear. From February to September 2016, WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular...

FDA Recalls Nearly Half a Million Pacemakers Over Hacking Fears (The Hackers News)
2017-09-01 00:10

Almost half a million people in the United States are highly recommended to get their pacemakers updated, as they are vulnerable to hacking. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled...

Over $500,000 Up For Grabs at Mobile Pwn2Own 2017 Hacking Competition (Security Week)
2017-08-29 18:06

Trend Micro this week said that it will offer over $500,000 in cash prizes at Zero Day Initiative’s Mobile Pwn2Own contest, set to take place Nov. 1-2, during the PacSec 2017 Conference in Tokyo,...

Hacking a Phone Through a Replacement Touchscreen (Schneier on Security)
2017-08-28 11:22

Researchers demonstrated a really clever hack: they hid malware in a replacement smart phone screen. The idea is that you would naively bring your smart phone in for repair, and the repair shop...

Week in review: Android Oreo security, hacking robots, DDoS attacks on the rise (Help Net Security)
2017-08-28 01:46

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: Judge limits DOJ’s search of anti-Trump website data On Thursday, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge...

Chinese National Charged With U.S. Hacking (Security Week)
2017-08-25 13:36

The FBI has charged a Chinese national with using malicious software widely linked to a devastating hack of government databases that saw the personal information of millions of federal workers...

Hacking Boom Years: Endpoint Security Market to Skyrocket (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-25 12:18

Expect More Vendors, More Growth, Forrester PredictsThe never-ending stream of bad information security news is fueling a virtual gold rush for companies offering protection. A new report from...

US Navy Collisions: Don't Bet on Hacking (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-24 15:33

Human Error Remains Most Likely Explanation, Experts SayCrew error - not hacking - remains the most likely explanation for this week's deadly collision between a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer...

Researchers Demo Remote Hacking of Industrial Cobots (Security Week)
2017-08-22 20:03

Researchers at security firm IOActive have shown how a remote attacker can hack an industrial collaborative robot, or cobot, and modify its safety settings, which could result in physical harm to...