How a crook could have taken over your Facebook pages
2015-08-28
It’s the third bug of the year for Facebook bounty hunter Laxman Muthiyah. At the start of 2015 he noticed that if you could view a photo album on Facebook,Read More →
Huddersfield teen among six arrested over cyber attack by notorious hacking group
2015-08-28
Six teenagers, including an 18-year-old from West Yorkshire, have been arrested on suspicion of launching cyber attacks using a service created by a notorious hacking group which previously targeted XboxRead More →
Zero-Day, Angler kit exploits help drive up malvertising by 325%
2015-08-28
A massive uptick in malvertising has taken place over the last few years and is becoming so popular that it may become the top technique used for drive by attacks,Read More →
BitTorrent kills bug that turns networks into a website-slaying weapon
2015-08-28
Reflective technique would let attacker amplify traffic and flood targets. BitTorrent has fixed a flaw in its technology that quietly turns file-sharing networks into weapons capable of blasting websites andRead More →
AutoIt Used in Targeted Attacks to Move RATs
2015-08-27
Hackers, months ago, revived macros as an attack vector to primarily hide banking malware spread by spam campaigns. Not be left out, some targeted attacks kicked off by convincing phishingRead More →
Dolphin and Mercury Android browsers have major vulnerabilities
2015-08-27
Major vulnerabilities have been detected in Dolphin and Mercury Android browsers that could have provided cybercriminals with the opportunity to launch zero-day attacks. This is considered to be a notableRead More →
Concerns new Tor weakness is being exploited prompt dark market shutdown
2015-08-27
Agora dark market suspends operations after finding “suspicious activity.” A dark market website that relies on the Tor privacy network to keep its operators anonymous is temporarily shutting down amidRead More →
Malware menaces poison ads as Google, Yahoo! look away
2015-08-27
Booming attack vector offers mass malware distribution, stealthy targeting. Feature Online advertising has become an increasingly potent threat to end-user security on the internet. More hackers than ever are targetingRead More →
Patched Ins0mnia Vulnerability Keeps Malicious iOS Apps Hidden
2015-08-27
Apple’s monster security update of Aug. 13 included a patch for an iOS vulnerability that could beacon out location data and other personal information from a device, even if aRead More →
High-heeled hacker builds pen-test kit into her skyscraper shoes
2015-08-26
Social engineering with very obvious assets blinds you to techno-toolkit. MILDLY NSFW A Chinese hardware hacker has hidden a penetration-testing toolkit into her high-heeled shoes. The Wi-Fi-popping platforms were forged inRead More →
