October 9, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Columbus Day” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 9, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: How North Korea's nuclear...

Report Claims Russia Stole NSA Tools Using Kaspersky Software

By Uzair Amir The Wall Street Journal has reported that Russian government-sponsored hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Report Claims Russia Stole NSA Tools Using Kaspersky Software...

‘Dark Overlord’ Hackers Leak Student Data After Sending Death Threats

By Waqas On October 2nd, an unknown group sent death threats to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ‘Dark Overlord’ Hackers Leak Student Data After Sending Death Threats...

Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA -- This Time with Kaspersky's Help

The Wall Street Journal has a bombshell of a story. Yet another NSA contractor took classified documents home with him. Yet another Russian intelligence operation stole copies of those documents. The twist this time is that the Russians identified the documents because the contractor had Kaspersk...

U.S. Believes Russian Spies Used Kaspersky Antivirus to Steal NSA Secrets

Do you know—United States Government has banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky antivirus software over spying fear? Though there's no solid evidence yet available, an article published by WSJ claims that the Russian state-sponsored hackers stole highly classified NSA documents from a...

Hackers can identify if you are using sex toys and exploit them

By Carolina Smart Sex Toys Can Be Switched On/Off and Exploited Remotely This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers can identify if you are using sex toys and exploit them...

Smartphones of NATO Soldiers Compromised By Russian Hackers

By Waqas North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is universally famous as NATO, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Smartphones of NATO Soldiers Compromised By Russian Hackers...

Latin American ATM Thieves Turning to Hacking

MADRID—ATM jackpotting is hardly a novelty act in Latin America where criminals are more than ever connecting with hackers to figure out how to more efficiently steal money from an automated teller than, say, by using a stick of dynamite. No, it’s not uncommon to hear about thefts in Brazil,...

South Korea Blames North Korean Hackers For Stealing Bitcoin

By Waqas North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers Attacked Four Virtual Currency Exchanges in This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: South Korea Blames North Korean Hackers For Stealing Bitcoin...

Breach at Sonic Drive-In May Have Impacted Millions of Credit, Debit Cards

Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with nearly 3,600 locations across 45 U.S. states, has acknowledged a breach affecting an unknown number of store payment systems. The ongoing breach may have led to a fire sale on millions of stolen credit and debit card accounts that are now being peddled in...

Deloitte Hacked — Cyber Attack Exposes Clients' Emails

Another day, another data breach. This time one of the world's "big four" accountancy firms has fallen victim to a sophisticated cyber attack. Global tax and auditing firm Deloitte has confirmed the company had suffered a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of confidential information,...

Mass-Scale Ransomware Attacks Providing Hackers the Ability to Earn Quick Money

During the past six months, the Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit TAU analyzed more than 1,000 ransomware samples, categorizing them into 150 families, and found the following: Attackers are looking to make quick, easy money with unsophisticated malware combined with sophisticated delivery method...

OurMine hacks video hosting service Vevo; leaks 3.12TB data online

By Waqas Vevo Becomes Victim of Targeted Data Breach OurMine Hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OurMine hacks video hosting service Vevo; leaks 3.12TB data online...

Hacking Voice Assistant Systems with Inaudible Voice Commands

Turns out that all the major voice assistants -- Siri, Google Now, Samsung S Voice, Huawei HiVoice, Cortana and Alexa -- listen at audio frequencies the human ear can't hear. Hackers can hijack those systems with inaudible commands that their owners can't hear. News articles...

A week in security (September 4 – September 10)

Last week, we looked into expired domain names being used for malvertising, delved into dubious Facebook apps, and checked out Chinese seminar scams. We also explained the whys and wherefores of false positives, explained what Google is doing with HTTPs, warned you away from a fake DHS email, and...

Hackers Can Remotely Access Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump

By Waqas Another day, another set of critical vulnerabilities in wireless medical This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Can Remotely Access Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Equifax Data Breach: Steps You should Take to Protect Yourself

Equifax has suffered one of the largest data breaches in history that has left highly sensitive data of as many as 143 million people—that's nearly half of the US population—in the hands of hackers. Based on the company's investigation, some unknown hackers managed to exploit a security flaw on t...

Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $11 Million from Canadian University

By Carolina A couple of weeks ago on August 23rd in Edmonton, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $11 Million from Canadian University...

Hackers Have Reportedly Infiltrated The US Power Grids

By Waqas The IT Security firm Symantec revealed on Wednesday that hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Have Reportedly Infiltrated The US Power Grids...