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From the crew behind the Sony Pictures hack comes Operation Interception: An aerospace cyber-attack thriller
2020-06-17 11:55

Threat intel researchers have uncovered a phishing and malware campaign that targeted "a large European aerospace company" and which was run by the same North Koreans behind the hack of Sony Pictures. While there are quite a few European aerospace firms, Slovakian infosec biz ESET was more concerned with the phishing 'n' malware campaign it detected on behalf of its unnamed client.

Sony releases two models of intelligent vision sensors with AI processing functionality
2020-05-15 01:00

Sony announced the upcoming release of two models of intelligent vision sensors, the first image sensors in the world to be equipped with AI processing functionality. Including AI processing functionality on the image sensor itself enables high-speed edge AI processing and extraction of only the necessary data, which, when using cloud services, reduces data transmission latency, minimizes any privacy concerns, and reduces power consumption and communication costs.

U.S. Sanctions North Korean Group Behind WannaCry, Sony Hacks
2019-09-16 15:51

Three North Korean threat groups have been sanctioned in the U.S. as part of a larger U.S. initiative against North Korea-linked malicious cyber activity.

Hacker Who Disrupted Sony Gaming Firm Gets Federal Prison
2019-07-04 12:28

A hacker who disrupted Sony Online Entertainment and other gaming companies has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. Twenty-three-year-old Austin Thompson of Utah received the...

Android-Based Sony Smart-TVs Open to Image Pilfering
2019-04-25 21:13

A pair of bugs would allow attackers to compromise the WiFi password of a TV and the multimedia stored inside it.

At least Sony offered a t-shirt, says macOS flaw finder: Bug bounties now for Macs if you want this 0-day, Apple
2019-02-07 01:41

Cupertino's tight-wads called out by fella who found password, private key leak Vid The bloke who found a password-spaffing bug in macOS says he won't divulge details on the flaw to Apple until...

I won't bother hunting and reporting more Sony zero-days, because all I'd get is a lousy t-shirt
2019-02-05 23:56

It's 2019. Should billion-dollar corps do better than offer swag for vulns? Analysis Hunting for exploitable security bugs in software is not an easy way to make a living, and vulnerability...

Hacker Who DDoSed Sony, EA and Steam Gaming Servers Pleads Guilty
2018-11-09 08:33

A 23-year-old hacker from Utah pleaded guilty this week to launching a series of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against multiple online services, websites, and online gaming companies between...

'DerpTroll' derps into plea deal, admits DDoS attacks on EA, Steam, Sony game servers
2018-11-08 10:52

Austin Thompson, 23, cops to $95,000 worth of damage The man accused over DDoS-bombing several online games hosts in 2013 and 2014 has entered a guilty plea under a deal with US authorities.…

Jailbroken PS4 seller sued by Sony
2018-10-11 13:36

The consoles allegedly sold on eBay by the California man were packed with over 60 pirated games.