April 19, 2019
Via: Security AffairsA cyber attack hit the Weather Channel and forced it off the air for at least 90 minutes. The broadcaster confirmed via Twitter that the incident is the result of a cyber attack, it claims that the problems were caused […]
Hacker, Network security, Threats & Malware
April 16, 2019
Via: Security WeekEcuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions since stripping Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of political asylum. Patricio Real, Ecuador’s deputy minister for information and communication technologies, said the attacks, which […]
April 4, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityAccording to the world’s leading IR professionals, increasingly sophisticated attacks involving instances of “island hopping,” counter incident response (IR), and lateral movement within a network are quickly becoming the new normal. Carbon Black’s 100+ IR partners conducted more than 500 […]
April 3, 2019
Via: Security AffairsCrooks are utilizing hidden “well-known” directories of HTTPS sites running WordPress and Joomla websites to store and serve malicious payloads. Hacked websites were used for several malicious purposes, experts observed compromised WordPress and Joomla websites serving Shade/Troldesh ransomware, coin miners, […]
April 1, 2019
Via: CSO OnlineA honeypot is a trap that an IT pro lays for a malicious hacker, hoping that they’ll interact with it in a way that provides useful intelligence. It’s one of the oldest security measures in IT, but beware: luring hackers […]
March 25, 2019
Via: Security AffairsOn March 12th, at around 2:30 a.m. in two towns in Texas (the DeSoto and Lancaster areas) hackers took control of the emergency tornado alarms causing the panic among residents. The alarms repeatedly went on and off until 4:00 a.m., […]
March 18, 2019
Via: Security AffairsDemocratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke, when teenager, was a member of the popular Cult of the Dead Cow hacker group. According to a report published by Reuters on Friday, the Texas Democrat that is entering the race for president, when […]
March 14, 2019
Via: Security WeekCyberattacks from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly sophisticated and, until recently, were done with little concern for the consequences, the top Pentagon cyber leaders told a congressional committee on Wednesday. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. […]
March 14, 2019
Via: Security AffairsSecurity researcher Simon Scannell from RIPS Technologies has discovered a new CSRF vulnerability in WordPress, that could potentially lead to remote code execution attacks. The flaw is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) that resides in the comment section of WordPress […]
Hacker, Mobile security, Vulnerabilities
March 11, 2019
Via: Security WeekSerious vulnerabilities found in high-end car alarms could have been exploited to remotely hack millions of vehicles, including to track them, immobilize them and spy on their owners. Researchers at UK-based penetration testing and cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners have […]
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