Radioactivity monitoring and warning system hacked, disabled by attackers

The Spanish police arrested two people under the accusation of tampering with the Red de Alerta a la Radiactividad RAR. The RAR is part of the Spanish national security systems and in use to monitor gamma radiation levels across the country. The network is managed, operated and maintained by the...

Mitsubishi Hack May Have Yielded Defense, Nuke Secrets

A report claims the recent hack of Japanese Defense Contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries may have led to the theft of sensitive data related to weapons systems and nuclear reactors. The report, on the Website of The Asahi Shimbun, cites unnamed sources as saying that malware planted on servers...

Security Stories We Wish Had Been April Fool's Jokes

There’s a grand tradition in the security community of clever, cerebral and sometimes downright inane April Fool’s pranks. They often take the form of fake news stories about viruses, world-ending attacks or something involving Bruce Schneier and Chuck Norris. But the security world is bizarre...