Suspected MegalodonHTTP DDoS botnet author arrested
2016-01-15
Security firm Damballa says that when computer crime cops in Norway arrested five men last month in a joint operation with Europol, one of them was the creator of theRead More →
The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead
2016-01-14
NOT SO LONG ago, the Silk Road was not only a bustling black market for drugs but a living representation of every cryptoanarchist’s dream: a trusted trading ground on theRead More →
STEAL YOUR WI-FI KEY FROM YOUR DOORBELL? IOT WTF!
2016-01-14
The Ring is a Wi-Fi doorbell that connects to your home Wi-Fi. It’s a really cool device that allows you to answer callers from your mobile phone, even when you’reRead More →
In Silk Road Appeal, Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Focuses on Corrupt Feds
2016-01-13
IT’S BEEN NEARLY a year since a jury determined that Ross Ulbricht had created and run the anonymous black market for drugs known as the Silk Road, a conviction thatRead More →
Black Hat SEO Campaign Leverages SQL Injections to Boost Search Rankings
2016-01-13
A new type of black hat SEO campaign has been uncovered in the last few months by Akamai’s experts, who have observed that an attacker is using SQL injection flawsRead More →
SSH Backdoor Identified in Fortinet Firewalls
2016-01-13
Fortinet’s FortiOS operating system, deployed on the company’s FortiGate firewall networking equipment includes an SSH backdoor on versions from the 4.x series up to and including 4.3.16, and the 5.xRead More →
Experts warn Neutrino and RIG exploit kit activity spike
2016-01-12
Security experts at Heimdal Security are warning a spike in cyber attacks leveraging the popular Neutrino and RIG exploit kit. Cyber criminals always exploit new opportunities and users’ bad habits, nowRead More →
Trochilus RAT Evades Antivirus Detection, Used for Cyber-Espionage in South-East Asia
2016-01-12
A new type of RAT (Remote Access Trojan) has been discovered in use against governments and civil society organizations in South-East Asia, the Arbor Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT)Read More →
Say “Cyber” again—Ars cringes through CSI: Cyber
2016-01-12
CBS endangered cyber-procedural: Plane hacking! Software defined radio! White noise! OMG!. There are lots of cringeworthy technology moments on television, especially when the words “hacking” and “cyber” are introduced into theRead More →
Smartwatches Can Be Used to Spy on Your Card’s PIN Code
2016-01-12
Wearable devices can be used as motion-based keyloggers. French student and software engineer, Tony Beltramelli, has published his master thesis called Deep-Spying: Spying using Smartwatch and Deep Learning, in which heRead More →
