Security News

Symantec Connects 40 Cyber Attacks to CIA Hacking Tools Exposed by Wikileaks (The Hackers News)
2017-04-10 11:37

Security researchers have confirmed that the alleged CIA hacking tools recently exposed by WikiLeaks have been used against at least 40 governments and private organizations across 16 countries....

Shadow Brokers Releases the Rest of their NSA Hacking Tools (Schneier on Security)
2017-04-10 10:51

Last August, an unknown group called the Shadow Brokers released a bunch of NSA tools to the public. The common guesses were that the tools were discovered on an external staging server, and that...

Shadow Brokers Group Releases More Stolen NSA Hacking Tools & Exploits (The Hackers News)
2017-04-08 11:01

Remember The Shadow Brokers? They are back. A hackers group that previously claimed to have stolen a bunch of hacking tools (malware, zero-day exploits, and implants) created by the NSA and gained...

Use of digital privacy tools increased in wake of Trump’s ascent to power (Help Net Security)
2017-04-05 20:22

Since Edward Snowden’s revelations about the extent of global online and communications surveillance, the issue of privacy of online browsing habits and digital correspondence (both email and IM)...

15 new ransomware decryption tools added to No More Ransom (Help Net Security)
2017-04-05 13:00

Nine months after the launch of the No More Ransom (NMR) project, an ever-growing number of law enforcement and private partners have joined the initiative, allowing more victims of ransomware to...

No More Ransom — 15 New Ransomware Decryption Tools Available for Free (The Hackers News)
2017-04-05 10:55

No More Ransom, so is the Ransomware Threat. Launched less than a year ago, the No More Ransom (NMR) project has increased its capacity with new partners and new decryption tools added to its now...

Google, Jigsaw Partner on Free Tools to Secure Elections (Threatpost)
2017-03-22 19:38

Jigsaw and Google said they would offer a free suite of security tools aimed at securing political elections.