Security News

WikiLeaks Details CIA's Air-Gapped Network Hacking Tool (Security Week)
2017-06-23 07:20

WikiLeaks published several documents on Thursday detailing a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to hack air-gapped networks through USB drives. read more

Two British Men Arrested For Hacking Microsoft (The Hackers News)
2017-06-23 03:22

British police have arrested two men in the UK conspiring to hack into the computer networks of US tech giant Microsoft with plans to steal customers’ data from the software giant. The suspects —...

Brutal Kangaroo: CIA-developed Malware for Hacking Air-Gapped Networks Covertly (The Hackers News)
2017-06-22 04:29

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a tool suite – which is being used by the CIA for Microsoft Windows that targets "closed networks by air gap...

Week in review: Mac malware-as-a-Service, CIA hacking routers, top tech for infosec (Help Net Security)
2017-06-19 01:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: End-to-end email encryption with no central point of attack A seamless, easy-to-use, and secure end-to-end encrypted...

Wikileaks Alleges Years of CIA D-Link and Linksys Router Hacking Via ‘Cherry Blossom’ Program (Threatpost)
2017-06-16 19:36

The latest dump from Wikileaks alleges the CIA installed custom router firmware on unsuspecting targets in order to spy on internet activity.

CIA Router Hacking Tool Exposed by WikiLeaks (Security Week)
2017-06-16 08:02

Documents published by WikiLeaks on Thursday provide details on a tool allegedly used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to hack routers and access points. read more

25-Year-Old Hacker Pleads Guilty to Hacking U.S. Military Satellite Phone System (The Hackers News)
2017-06-16 01:43

A British computer hacker who allegedly hacked a United States Department of Defense satellite system in 2014 and accessed the personal information of hundreds of military personnel has pleaded...

US Government Warns of North Korean Hacking (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-15 13:03

Technical Alert Highlights Signs of Compromise Across SectorsThe U.S. government on Wednesday issued its most direct and technically detailed advisory about North Korea's hacking activity to date,...

Wikileaks Unveils 'Cherry Blossom' — CIA's Wireless Router Hacking Framework (The Hackers News)
2017-06-15 08:14

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a framework – which is being used by the CIA for monitoring the Internet activity of the targeted systems by...

Facing limits of remote hacking, Army cybers up the battlefield (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-13 10:45

Army prepares for a less friendly electronic battlespace, embeds cyber in units.