Security News

Hijacked Nest cam broadcasts bogus warning about incoming missiles
2019-01-23 10:45

A hacked Nest camera broadcast the fake warning about incoming North Korean missiles, sending a family into “five minutes of sheer terror.”

Thousands of Google Chromecast Devices Hijacked to Promote PewDiePie
2019-01-03 15:18

A group of hackers has hijacked tens of thousands of Google's Chromecast streaming dongles, Google Home smart speakers and smart TVs with built-in Chromecast technology in recent weeks by...

Who Hijacked Google's Web Traffic?
2018-11-13 09:03

Data Routes Through Russia, Nigeria and China, Raising Security ConcernsGoogle is investigating the unorthodox routing of traffic bound for its cloud services that instead traveled via internet...

StatCounter Analytics Code Hijacked to Steal Bitcoins from Cryptocurrency Users
2018-11-08 11:18

Late last week an unknown hacker or a group of hackers successfully targeted a cryptocurrency exchange with an aim to steal Bitcoins by compromising the web analytics service it was using. ESET...

Hackers demand ransom from hijacked Instagram influencers
2018-10-02 13:12

Hackers are taking over high-profile Instagram users’ accounts and holding them to ransom, revealed reports this week.

GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers
2018-10-01 13:03

Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to hack users with...

Woman hijacked CCTV cameras days before Trump inauguration
2018-09-25 10:13

The ransomware attack on DC's outdoor surveillance cameras came just a few days before the 2017 inauguration of President Trump.

Someone Hijacked MEGA Chrome Extension to Steal Users' Passwords
2018-09-05 09:18

Warning! If you are using Chrome browser extension from the MEGA file storage service, uninstall it right now. The official Chrome extension for the MEGA.nz cloud storage service had been...

Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hijacked for Eavesdropping
2018-09-04 18:34

Using a known vulnerability, the threat actor is listening to a variety of ports.

TSMC chip fab tools hit by virus, payment biz BGP hijacked, CCleaner gets weird – and more
2018-08-04 10:03

What else is gong on in infosec this week... Roundup This week we took a close look at Google security keys, bid adieu to Facebook's head security honcho, and had a few email credentials...