Security News

Two Iranians Charged in U.S. Over Hacking Defense Materials (Security Week)
2017-07-18 10:35

Two Iranians were indicted Monday in the United States with hacking a defense contractor and stealing sensitive software used to design bullets and warheads, according to the Justice Department. read more

Over 70,000 Memcached Servers Still Vulnerable to Remote Hacking (The Hackers News)
2017-07-18 08:52

Nothing in this world is fully secure, from our borders to cyberspace. I know vulnerabilities are bad, but the worst part comes in when people just don't care to apply patches on time. Late last...

Intel, Defense Bills Amended to Include Russian Hacking (Security Week)
2017-07-17 15:11

Intelligence and defense policy legislation passed last week shows that the United States government is increasingly concerned about cyberattacks, particularly attacks coming from Russia. read more

Telegram-Controlled Hacking Tool Targets SQL Injection at Scale (Threatpost)
2017-07-11 20:55

The Katyusha Scanner can find SQL injection bugs at scale, and is managed via the Telegram messenger on any smartphone.

SQLi Vulnerability Scanner Available on Hacking Forum at $500 (Security Week)
2017-07-11 17:49

A fully automated SQLi vulnerability scanner is available for purchase on a hacking forum for just $500, Recorded Future security researchers have discovered. read more

Hacking Spotify (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-11 13:22

Some of the ways artists are hacking the music-streaming service Spotify....

Pro-ISIS Hacking Group Continues Defacement Campaign (Security Week)
2017-06-29 19:29

Pro-ISIS hacking group Team System DZ is continuing its website defacement campaign. Over last weekend several websites in Ohio and Maryland were forced to shut down after messages threatening...

China Agrees to Fight Corporate Hacking in Canada (Security Week)
2017-06-27 12:52

China has pledged not to carry out state-sponsored cyberattacks against the intellectual property of Canadian firms, the two sides said Monday. The agreement was reached as part of ongoing...

German law enforcement gets new hacking powers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-26 15:34

On Thursday, the Bundestag has voted to accept a new amendment that will expand the German police’s hacking powers. The new amendment will allow them to use so-called “federal Trojans” to hack...

Obama reportedly ordered hacking operation targeting key Russian networks (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-23 20:51

Covert program draws on the NSA, CIA, and US Cyber Command.