Security News

HandBrake malware attack led to theft of Panic apps’ source code (Help Net Security)
2017-05-18 18:04

Oregon-based software company Panic Inc. has announced that some of the source code for their offerings has been stolen, and they are being blackmailed by the attackers. Panic develops a string of...

WikiLeaks Reveals 'Marble' Source Code that CIA Used to Frame Russia and China (The Hackers News)
2017-03-31 11:59

WikiLeaks published hundreds of more files from the Vault 7 series today which, it claims, show how CIA can mask its hacking attacks to make it look like it came from other countries, including...

NukeBot Banking Trojan Source Code Leaked Online by Author (Threatpost)
2017-03-30 18:21

The author behind the banking Trojan NukeBot released source code for the malware earlier this month in an apparent effort to regain the trust of the cybercrime community.

Mirai Bots More Than Double Since Source Code Release (Threatpost)
2016-10-19 13:00

Level 3 Communications said the Mirai botnet has recruited close to 500,000 IoT devices since the malware’s source code was released.

Leaked: Source code for Mirai IoT DDoS botnet (Help Net Security)
2016-10-03 15:02

IoT-powered DDoS attacks are on the rise, and the situation is poised to become even worse now that the source code for the Mirai malware has been made public. Reporter Brian Krebs, whose website...

Source Code Released for Mirai DDoS Malware (Threatpost)
2016-10-03 14:58

An attacker known as Anna-senpai released source code for the Mirai malware, which was used in a 620 Gbps DDoS attack against Krebs on Security.