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How to browse the Internet safely at work
This Safer Internet Day, we teamed up with ethical hacking and web application security company Detectify to provide security tips for both workplace Internet users and web developers. This article is aimed at employees of all levels. If you’re a programmer looking to create secure websites, visi...
A week in security (January 28 – February 3)
Last week, we ran another in our interview with a malware hunter series, explained a FaceTime vulnerability, and took a deep dive into a new stealer. We also threw some light on a Houzz data breach, and what exactly happened between Apple and Facebook. Other cybersecurity news Kwik Fit hit by...
"Collection #1" Data Dump Hacker Identified
UPDATE Researchers say they have identified the threat actor behind the massive “Collection 1” data dump which exposed hundreds of millions of credentials on a hacking forum in January. Recorded Future researchers said this weekend that an individual using the monikor “C0rpz” has claimed as early...
Top 10 Best Antivirus software for 2019
By Zehra Ali Open the Internet and your screen will be flooded with hacking news and exploits carried out through the use of sophisticated techniques. It is not uncommon to land on news reports of millions of compromised Internet devices. These stories emerge not merely because of the hacker’s...
Hacking floating hotels. Cruise ship compromise on the high seas
Modern cruise ships have all the amenities of a large resort hotel. Prior to entering the infosec space, I spent 5 years working in hotels. My experience of the security of both hotels and shipping indicates that the mix is not a good one for security. What’s the difference between a hotel and a...
New malware found using Google Drive as its command-and-control server
Since most security tools also keep an eye on the network traffic to detect malicious IP addresses, attackers are increasingly adopting infrastructure of legitimate services in their attacks to hide their malicious activities. Cybersecurity researchers have now spotted a new malware attack campai...
Cyber-Jackpot: 773M Credentials Dumped on the Dark Web
UPDATE A database of breached emails totaling 773 million unique addresses has turned up on a popular underground hacking forum, giving cybercriminals one of the largest jackpots ever seen when it comes to account-compromise efforts. Troy Hunt was first alerted to the cache, which totals 87GB of...
Watch as hackers take over a construction crane
By Waqas Trend Micro Researchers Prove How Easy it is Hackers to Hack a Construction Crane and Cause Destruction. Hacking a crane at a construction site might seem to you like an impossible act from cybercriminals. It just appears so unbelievable. After all, what would they get by hacking a crane...
Ukrainian Police Arrest 6 Hackers Linked to DDoS and Financial Attacks
Ukrainian Police have this week busted out two separate groups of hackers involved in carrying out DDoS attacks against news agencies and stealing money from Ukrainian citizens, respectively. According to the authorities, the four suspected hackers they arrested last week, all aged from 26 to 30...
U.S. Issues Multiple Charges For 2016 SEC Hack
Two Ukrainains have been indicted in hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC in order to steal and sell non-public, confidential information from publicly-traded companies. The two have been charged as part of a large-scale conspiracy to hack the SEC’s computer systems and profit ...
Two Hackers Charged with Hacking SEC System in Stock-Trading Scheme
The U.S. authorities have charged two Ukrainian hackers for hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR filing system and stealing sensitive market-moving reports of companies before their public release. EDGAR, or Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, is an online...
Two Hackers Charged with Hacking SEC System in Stock-Trading Scheme
The U.S. authorities have charged two Ukrainian hackers for hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR filing system and stealing sensitive market-moving reports of companies before their public release. EDGAR, or Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, is an online...
A Worldwide Hacking Spree Uses DNS Trickery to Nab Data
Security researchers suspect that Iran has spent the last two years pilfering data from telecoms, governments, and more...
U.S. Government Shutdown Leaves Dozens of .Gov Websites Vulnerable
As the U.S. federal shutdown continues, dozens of U.S. government websites have been rendered either insecure or inaccessible due to expired transport layer security TLS certificates that have not been renewed. In fact, .gov websites are using more than 80 TLS certificates that have expired,...
The world’s southernmost security conference
When asked about his best race, Ayrton Senna replied that it was when he raced karting cars. For him it was the best because it was only for the sake of sports and free from commercial sponsoring and commercial interests. I have this same feeling about computer security conferences, because they...
20-Year-Old Man Arrested For Carrying Out Germany's Biggest Data Leak
German federal police have arrested a 20-year-old local student for stealing and publishing a massive trove of personal data of hundreds of politicians, journalists and other public figures last month. The young man, whose identity has not been revealed by the police, was arrested after police...
Tool-X - A Kali Linux Hacking Tool Installer
What is Tool-X ? Tool-X is a kali linux hacking Tool installer. Tool-X is Developed By Rajkumar Dusad. with the help of Tool-X you can install best hacking tools in Rooted or Non Rooted Android devices. In the Tool-X there are almost 240 hacking tools available for termux app and GNURoot Debian...
Thousands of Internet connected hot tubs vulnerable to remote attacks
By Waqas Weak security practices have rendered IoT devices vulnerable to hacking and all sorts of cyber-attacks. According to the research from a Buckinghamshire-based security group Pen Test Partners, hot tubs can also be hacked using an app simply because there isn’t any authentication process ...
2018’s Top hacks and data breaches
By Waqas The year 2018 is now a thing of the past yet it has established a memory that will haunt victims of biggest data breaches and hacking incidents for years. Today, we will be discussing some of the biggest data breaches and hacking incidents of 2018 which took users by storm. “2018 not onl...