Google got accidentally DDoSed by an unnamed European network carrier, sending its cloud service offline on the old continent for about an hour. The incident occurred last Monday, but itRead More →
The Chinese Government says it has arrested the hackers responsible for breaching the Office of Personnel Management database (OPM). The Chinese government has arrested hackers accused of breaking into theRead More →
This report is the continuation of “#root via SMS”, a research made by the SCADA Strangelove team in 2014. It was devoted to telecommunications equipment vulnerabilities with modem flaws onlyRead More →
The UK’s digital spy agency, GCHQ, has admitted for the first time in court that it hacks computers, smartphones, and networks in the UK and abroad. GCHQ’s use of hacking —Read More →
Twice in the past year, security researchers have found and reported critical vulnerabilities in Modbus gateways built by Advantech that are used to connect serial devices in industrial control environmentsRead More →
Microsoft has started to offer potentially unwanted application (PUA) protection in its anti-malware products for enterprise firms. The news means that businesses will finally have an easy way of removingRead More →
Attackers can bypass authentication and access patient data. CERT/CC sounded the alarm on users of the Cardio Server ECG Management System, a broad-scope healthcare data management system used in many medicalRead More →
China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on the computers at the Bureau of Meteorology, which has compromised sensitive systems across the Federal Government. Multiple official sources haveRead More →
Apparently tech support scams never get old. But they have gotten more aggressive, according to a Symantec blog post penned by researcher Deepak Singh. “We’ve recently seen many instances where attackersRead More →
Hackers have targeted three Greek banks for a third time in five days, demanding a ransom from each lender of 20,000 bitcoin (€7m), according to Greek police and the country’sRead More →
