This $10 Device Can Clone RFID-equipped Access Cards Easily

Are you the one who simply punch your wallet against a reader to get into your office? Then surely your office is using Radio-Frequency Identification RFID cards to manage building access and security. However, these most common access control systems are incredibly easy to hack — and now more th...

New Version of Stoned Bootkit Said to Bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot

A security researcher who has in the past has created low-level rootkits capable of staying resident on an infected machine after reboots, said he has now accomplished the same feat on Windows 8, which hasn’t even hit the shelves yet. Peter Kleissner said he has created a new version of his Stone...

Researchers To Demonstrate Tor Network Hijack Method

Researchers at the Hackers To Hackers Conference in Brazil will detail a method of hijacking the TOR anonymity network, potentially putting its users at risk, while The Tor Project accuses one of the researchers of irresponsible disclosure. The presentation combines work done by Eric Filiol of th...