Security News

WikiLeaks Details Mac OS X Hacking Tools Used by CIA (Security Week)
2017-07-28 12:13

The latest round of documents published by WikiLeaks as part of a leak dubbed by the organization “Vault 7” describes several tools allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to...

3 New CIA-developed Hacking Tools For MacOS & Linux Exposed (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 09:19

WikiLeaks has just published a new set of classified documents linked to another CIA project, dubbed 'Imperial,' which reveals details of at least three CIA-developed hacking tools and implants...

Hacking a Segway (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-21 11:23

The Segway has a mobile app. It is hackable: While analyzing the communication between the app and the Segway scooter itself, Kilbride noticed that a user PIN number meant to protect the Bluetooth...

How Microsoft Cleverly Cracks Down On "Fancy Bear" Hacking Group (The Hackers News)
2017-07-21 01:53

What could be the best way to take over and disrupt cyber espionage campaigns? Hacking them back? Probably not. At least not when it's Microsoft, who is continuously trying to protect its users...

Tor Launches Bug Bounty Program — Get Paid for Hacking! (The Hackers News)
2017-07-20 11:15

With the growing number of cyber attacks and breaches, a significant number of companies and organisations have started Bug Bounty programs for encouraging hackers, bug hunters and researchers to...

Critical Code Injection Flaw In Gnome File Manager Leaves Linux Users Open to Hacking (The Hackers News)
2017-07-20 03:54

A security researcher has discovered a code injection vulnerability in the thumbnail handler component of GNOME Files file manager that could allow hackers to execute malicious code on targeted...

Two Iranians charged with hacking, stealing US missile design software (Help Net Security)
2017-07-19 15:55

Two Iranians are accused of hacking of a US software company and the theft of missile design software restricted from export from the US without a license. Mohammed Reza Rezakhah, 39 and Mohammed...

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