Security News

Ack! A stranger's TV hijacked my Amazon account – and the web giant would do nothing about it for months
2019-10-31 20:48

Crook exploited security hole, went on spending spree with punter's bank account A fraudster exploited a bizarre weakness in Amazon's handling of customer devices to hijack a netizen's account and...

US, UK: Russian Hackers Hijacked Iranian Malware, Infrastructure
2019-10-21 11:44

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported on Monday that the Russia-linked threat group known as Turla has hijacked malware and...

Hackers Could Have Hijacked Trump Campaign Email Server
2019-10-18 12:25

The official campaign website of U.S. President Donald Trump exposed information that may have allowed hackers to intercept emails and send out emails on behalf of the Trump campaign. read more

If you're using Harbor as your container registry, bear in mind it can be hijacked with has_admin_role = True
2019-09-19 23:26

Patch now before miscreants sail off with your apps, data IT departments using the Harbor container registry will want to update the software ASAP, following Thursday's disclosure of a bug that...

Emotet Returns, Spreads via Hijacked Email Conversations
2019-09-18 15:30

Following a 4-month vacation, Emotet’s operators are back at it, borrowing a recently introduced spear-phishing technique to deliver their malware: hijacking legitimate email conversations. read more

Enjoy the holiday weekend America? Well-rested? Good. Supermicro server boards can be remotely hijacked
2019-09-03 10:00

Virtual USB hub allows attackers to get into BMCs Tens of thousands of servers around the world are believed to be hosting a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to remotely commandeer them.…

Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming
2019-09-02 20:52

Federal prosecutors in California have filed criminal charges against four employees of Adconion Direct, an email advertising firm, alleging they unlawfully hijacked vast swaths of Internet...

Canonical GitHub Account Hijacked
2019-07-08 05:42

Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu operating system, confirmed over the weekend that one of its GitHub accounts was hacked. read more

Widely used medical infusion pump can be remotely hijacked
2019-06-17 10:05

These vulnerable infusion pumps can be remotely hacked to alter the delivery of IV fluids and medications such as painkillers or insulin.

ASUS Patches Hijacked System Update Utility
2019-03-27 13:32

ASUS says it has released a fix for the Live Update utility that threat actors abused in Operation ShadowHammer supply chain attack to deliver malware to hundreds of users.  read more