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A teenage boy from Australia has pleaded guilty to hacking into Apple’s network and downloading internal files, according to reports. The 16-year-old accessed 90 gigabytes worth of files, breaking into the system many times over the course of a year Read More …
The FBI has warned banks that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a “highly choreographed, global fraud scheme known as an ‘ATM cash-out’.” The threat, reported by Krebs On Security cybersecurity blog, will apparently see criminals hacking a bank or payment Read More …
In a probable quest to build a botnet, someone is hacking Instagram accounts, deleting handles, avatars and personal details, and linking them to a new email address. An Instagram hack is spreading across the internet, with increasing numbers of victims Read More …
Your Mac computer running the Apple’s latest High Sierra operating system can be hacked by tweaking just two lines of code, a researcher demonstrated at the Def Con security conference on Sunday. Patrick Wardle, an ex-NSA hacker and now Chief Read More …
In recent years there has been more attention paid to the security of medical devices; however, there has been little security research done on the unique protocols used by these devices. Many of the insulin pumps, heart monitors and other Read More …
In 2016, US Cyber Command (CYBERCOM), a part of the military tasked with conducting offensive cyber operations, hacked internet infrastructure used by the so-called Islamic State. Now, redacted versions of formerly Top Secret and other classified documents obtained by Motherboard Read More …
A team of security researchers has discovered a new Spectre attack that can be launched over the network, unlike all other Spectre variants that require some form of local code execution on the target system. Dubbed “NetSpectre,” the new remote Read More …
India-linked highly targeted mobile malware campaign, first unveiled two weeks ago, has been found to be part of a broader campaign targeting multiple platforms, including windows devices and possibly Android as well. As reported in our previous article, earlier this month researchers Read More …
Hi everybody, Jordan Robertson here. I cover cybersecurity in Washington, D.C. Today’s newsletter is about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment this week of 12 Russian military officers for allegedly orchestrating the hacks of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The indictment, which I encourage you to Read More …
Criminals have been caught selling codes to access an airport’s security systems on the dark web for just £7 ($10), according to a new investigation. The stolen passwords could allow anyone to access the airport’s remote desktop protocol (RDP). This allows employees Read More …
