Security News

Researchers Go Inside a Business Email Compromise Scam (Threatpost)
2016-08-04 14:00

Dell SecureWorks today published a report at Black Hat USA 2016 on a Nigerian Business Email Compromise scam called "wire-wire", or “waya-waya.”

Researchers Bypass Chip-and-Pin Protections at Black Hat (Threatpost)
2016-08-04 02:29

Researchers demonstrated how they can capture both Track 2 data and bypass chip and pin protections with a Raspberry Pi and infected pin pads at Black Hat.

Researchers continue hacking cars, and start on heavy vehicles (Help Net Security)
2016-08-03 21:29

When Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated a year ago how they can remotely exploit vulnerabilities in Chrysler’s 2014 Jeep Cherokee, and fiddle with its wipers, radio, motor and brakes...

Attributing Advanced Attacks Remains Challenge For Researchers (Threatpost)
2016-07-27 16:27

Kaspersky Lab researchers participated in a Reddit AMA, touching on topics such as attack attribution, critical infrastructure security, attacker and researcher tradecraft, and the shortage of...