Chinese Hackers Bypassing Two-Factor Authentication

Interesting story of how a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is bypassing the RSA SecurID two-factor authentication system. How they did it remains unclear; although, the Fox-IT team has their theory. They said APT20 stole an RSA SecurID software token from a hacked system, which the Chinese...

Apple Bug bounty: Earn big backs for hacking iPhone & other products

By Waqas Hack iPhone and earn big bucks the right way. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple Bug bounty: Earn big backs for hacking iPhone & other products...

British Hacker Accused of Blackmailing healthcare Firms Extradited to U.S.

A British man suspected to be a member of 'The Dark Overlord ,' an infamous international hacking group, has finally been extradited to the United States after being held for over two years in the United Kingdom. Nathan Francis Wyatt , 39, appeared in federal court in St. Louis, Missouri, on...

ReconCobra - Complete Automated Pentest Framework For Information Gathering

ReconCobra Reconcobra is Foot printing software for Ultimate Information Gathering Kali, Parrot OS, Black Arch, Termux, Android Led TV Interface Software have 82 Options with full automation with powerful information gathering capability In-Action !https://blogger.googleuser...

Nuclear Bot Author Arrested in Sextortion Case

Last summer, a wave of sextortion emails began flooding inboxes around the world. The spammers behind this scheme claimed they'd hacked your computer and recorded videos of you watching porn, and promised to release the embarrassing footage to all your contacts unless a bitcoin demand was paid...

A week in security (December 9 – 15)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we cautioned readers against purchasing potentially privacy-invasive, cyber-insecure smart doorbells, warned about a new credit card skimmer vulnerability embedded within hundreds of fraudulent web sites selling supposedly name-brand shoes, and looked at the newest...

GitLab Doles Out Half a Million Bucks to White Hats

GitLab has awarded a total of $565,650 in security bug bounties to 171 researchers who reported valid vulnerabilities in the past year — and has announced the winners of its latest hacking contest. GitLab, which started out as a web-based Git repository manager before moving into the DevOps...

“The Smartest Lock Ever” KeyWe is Vulnerable to Hacking

By Waqas The smart lock from KeyWe is marketed as the “smartest” lock ever and sells at $155 on Amazon. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: "The Smartest Lock Ever” KeyWe is Vulnerable to Hacking...

New Zeppelin Ransomware Targeting Tech and Health Companies

A new variant of Vega ransomware family, dubbed Zeppelin, has recently been spotted in the wild targeting technology and healthcare companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. However, if you reside in Russia or some other ex-USSR countries like Ukraine, Belorussia, and Kazakhstan,...

Latest Microsoft Update Patches New Windows 0-Day Under Active Attack

With its latest and last Patch Tuesday for 2019, Microsoft is warning billions of its users of a new Windows zero-day vulnerability that attackers are actively exploiting in the wild in combination with a Chrome exploit to take remote control over vulnerable computers. Microsoft's December securi...

Voltage Hacking, Big Tech's 'Green' Data Score Card, and More News

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Hacking Hardware Password Managers: passwordsFAST

TL:DR Taking three hardware password managers I used them to: Learn the basics of hardware hacking Practice disassembling Perform chipset research Understand pinouts and protocols Read data off each device The passwordFast device uses different ways to store the data on a flash chip with a...

Facebook Sued Hong Kong Firm for Hacking Users and Ad Fraud Scheme

Following its efforts to take legal action against those misusing its social media platform, Facebook has now filed a new lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based advertising company and two Chinese individuals for allegedly abusing its ad platform to distribute malware and Ad fraud. Facebook filed the...

Hacking Hardware Password Managers: Royal Vault Password Keeper

TL;DR: Taking three hardware password managers I used them to: Learn the basics of hardware hacking Practice disassembling Perform chipset research Understand pinouts and protocols Read data off each device The royal password vault boards looked to be reused from a previous hardware device with...

Europol Shuts Down 'Imminent Monitor' RAT Operations With 13 Arrests

In a coordinated International law enforcement operation, Europol today announced to shut down the global organized cybercrime network behind Imminent Monitor RAT, yet another hacking tool that allows cybercriminals to gain complete control over a victim's computer remotely. The operation targete...

ThreatList: Healthcare Breaches Spike in October

October experienced a 44.44 percent month-over-month increase in healthcare data breaches, resulting in 661,830 healthcare records exposed or stolen during the month. That’s according to the Health and Human Services HHS Office for Civil Rights’ monthly report reported via HIPAA Journal. The...

This Week in Security News: Skimming and Phishing Scams Ahead of Black Friday and Polish Hacking Team Wins Capture the Flag Competition

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. This week, learn about recent skimming and phishing scams as we head into the holidays and how you can protect yourself and your organization. Also, re...

Kali Linux 2019.4 Release - Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Linux Distribution

We are incredibly excited to announce our fourth and final release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.4. 2019.4 includes some exciting new updates: A new default desktop environment, Xfce New GTK3 theme for Gnome and Xfce Introduction of “Kali Undercover” mode Kali Documentation has a new home and is now G...

Twitter Now Has Better Two-Factor Authentication, So Use It

A hacking bounty, right to repair, and more of the week's top security news...

Russian Hacker Behind NeverQuest Banking Malware Gets 4 Years in U.S. Prison

A Russian hacker who created and used Neverquest banking malware to steal money from victims' bank accounts has finally been sentenced to 4 years in prison by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov, 34, was arrested by Spanish...