MAL-2025-8790 Malicious code in @malware-test-metre-meins-rifle-mikes/test-mlw3-metre-meins-rifle-mikes (npm)

The package @malware-test-metre-meins-rifle-mikes/test-mlw3-metre-meins-rifle-mikes was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-36116 Malicious code in test-mlw2-rifle-tolts-farls-faded (npm)

The package test-mlw2-rifle-tolts-farls-faded was found to contain malicious code...

Would-be hitman busted after being fooled by parody website

A member of the Air National Guard is facing federal charges after applying for a job online as an assassin. According to a Justice Department press release, Josiah Ernesto Garcia from Hermitage, Tennessee, was arrested by an undercover federal agent at a park on April 12, 2023. The FBI affidavit...

U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company called Pushwoosh, which claims to be based in the United States. But that story omitted an important...

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso Discuss the Rifle Hack, Stagefright, OwnStar, and Black Hat 2015

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the hacked sniper rifle, the huge Android bug in Stagefright, Samy Kamkar’s OwnStar device, and the joy and pain of next week’s Black Hat conference. Download: digitalunderground215.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

Researchers Hack TrackingPoint Rifle's Precision Targeting System

TrackingPoint rifles are state-of-the-art precision hunting and sniper rifles that come equipped with a networked tracking scope that’s accessible via Wi-Fi, and comes complete with USB ports and a mobile app. It’s almost foolproof shooting, albeit at a $13,000 price tag. And the security of all ...