Cybercriminals Weaponizing Open-Source SSH-Snake Tool for Network Attacks

A recently open-sourced network mapping tool called SSH-Snake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities. "SSH-Snake is a self-modifying worm that leverages SSH credentials discovered on a compromised system to start spreading itself throughout the network," Sysdig...

NSO Group spyware found on iPhones of US State Department employees

iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees are said to have been hacked using the Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli technology company, NSO Group. Pegasus is a proprietary and sophisticated spyware capable of the remote surveillance of smartphones. The employees targeted by an...

Network access to Pakistan’s top fed agency FBR sold on Russian forum

By Waqas FBR has acknowledged the data breach and called it out as cyber-terrorism on Pakistan's independence day. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Network access to Pakistans top fed agency FBR sold on Russian forum...

British Schoolboy Who Hacked CIA Director Gets 2-Year Prison Term

The British teenager who managed to hack into the online accounts of several high-profile US government employees sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Kane Gamble, now 18, hacked into email accounts of former CIA director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper...

British Schoolboy Who Hacked CIA Director Gets 2-Year Prison Term

The British teenager who managed to hack into the online accounts of several high-profile US government employees sentenced to two years in prison on Friday. Kane Gamble, now 18, hacked into email accounts of former CIA director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper...

Researchers to Share Details of Cyber-Terrorists Targeting Indian Government Officials

The Potential threat, range from very narrow to very broad, posed by Cyber-Terrorism has provoked considerable alarm. Terrorists involved in Cyber Espionage and Operations aim at gaining access to Nation's critical infrastructure involving both Government as well as Private sectors. The Frequency...

Top 10 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2015

Fueled by cybercrime, cyber warfare, and cyber terrorism, the cost of cybersecurity and risk management will double in 2015. Thats the bad news. The good news is there will be a shift to cyber offense that will begin to stem the tide of cyber threats...

IRAN : US Is the source of Cyber Terrorism

An obscure group identifying itself as the Izz ad-din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters claimed responsibility for the first wave of attacks as retaliation for the amateurish Innocence of Muslims film that mocked the Islamic prophet Mohammed and sparked protests throughout the Middle East. Who's really...

Dominican Republic Police arrested 6 Anonymous hackers

Dominican Republic Police arrested 6 Anonymous hackers Dominican Republic Police has arrested six hackers , Milton Corniell David Jimenez Zerohack, Juan Rafael Leonardo Acosta Nmap, Cristian de la Rosa Jose de los Santos Mot, Robert Reynoso Delgado Frank-Ostia linked to Anonymous and accused by t...

Oxford University launches Cyber Security Centre

Oxford University launches Cyber Security Centre Cyber crime is not going away. As the world becomes ever more interconnected and dependent on networks, laptops and personal handheld devices, the opportunities are just too great. The personal information stored on such devices credit card...

CPLC Chief says 'Pakistan a safe heaven for cyber criminals'

CPLC Chief says 'Pakistan a safe heaven for cyber criminals' The cyber crimes of multiple kinds in Pakistan have increased by five times over the past four years. Pakistan Daily Times News today reported that, Citizen Police Liaison Committee CPLC Chief through a letter on Saturday, apprised the...

GMA-7 television networks website, twitter & Facebook hacked by D4RKB1T

GMA-7 television networks website , twitter & Facebook hacked by D4RKB1T The website of one of the leading television networks in the Philippines has been hacked by a username "D4RKB1T". GMA-7's website - gmanews.tv, its Facebook and Twitter accounts have been simultaneously hacked on Sunday...

Cyber terrorism among greatest challenges of today for India !

Your credit card number and its code is the new currency in contemporary world where thieves skim the money right from your banking account. It is the new world where the cyberspace poses threats along with its immense impact on how we live and conduct our day-to-day business - it is the topic of...

Losing the Echo Chamber in the Critical Infrastructure Security Debate

As an analyst, and now as a consultant, I raise issues of digital and physical security: let’s talk about them, in plain terms, and collectively move to do something. As a member of the security digerati, I think we should be helping people, and we have to either step up with a better way forward...

CBS 60 Minutes on Cyber Terrorism

Could hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world’s infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation’s military arsenal? Watch the CBS News 60 Minutes segment. Read the transcript...

Report: Cyberterror Not a Credible Threat

A new report by a Washington policy think tank dismisses out of hand the idea that terrorist groups are currently launching cyber attacks and says that the recent attacks against U.S. and South Korean networks were not damaging enough to be considered serious incidents.The report, written by Jame...

Taking a Page From Singapore's Cybersecurity Playbook

We could all learn a thing or two about developing an effective cyber security strategy from the government of Singapore. I was recently in Singapore to do a keynote for Singapore GovWare on the Changing State of the Endpoint and, while I was out there, I witnessed something interesting the...