Hackers Publish List of Phished Discord Credentials
Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:30:02 +0000
The small list of around 2,500 login details acts a reminder to stay vigilant and use two-factor authentication.
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No, You Don’t Need a Burner Phone at a Hacking Conference
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:23:16 +0000
Every year, infosec Twitter debates whether people should bring a burner phone to conferences like Def Con or Black Hat. Here’s why we think you don’t need to worry about that.
Read moreResearchers Easily Trick Cylance’s AI-Based Antivirus Into Thinking Malware Is ‘Goodware’
Credit to Author: Kim Zetter| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:58:26 +0000
By taking strings from an online gaming program and appending them to malicious files, researchers were able to trick Cylance’s AI-based antivirus engine into thinking programs like WannaCry and other malware are benign.
Read moreThe One Company I Gave My Address To Won’t Delete It
Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:43:04 +0000
I get packages delivered to friends and don’t have my name on my doorbell. But all of my work may have been undermined by a cheap mattress.
Read moreThe Connection Between a Deadly Gunfight and Phone Location Data
Credit to Author: Motherboard Staff| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:29:10 +0000
In the span of six seconds and 20 gunshots and three dead bodies hit the ground of a Nissan dealership in Texas. And somebody was tracking one of their cell phones remotely.
Read moreThe Most Clever ‘Zip Bomb’ Ever Made Explodes a 46MB File to 4.5 Petabytes
Credit to Author: Ernie Smith| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:00:19 +0000
Files so deeply compressed that they’re effectively malware have been around for decades—and a researcher just unveiled a brand-new Zip bomb that explodes a 46-megabyte file to 4.5 petabytes of data.
Read moreSomeone Is Spamming and Breaking a Core Component of PGP’s Ecosystem
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:29:27 +0000
A new wave of spamming attacks on a core component of PGP’s ecosystem has highlighted a fundamental weakness in the whole ecosystem.
Read moreStuxnet, American Sanctions, and Cyberwar Are Legitimizing Iranian Internet Controls
Credit to Author: Mahsa Alimardani| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:27:06 +0000
The anxiety about cyberattacks and the perceived need for greater control in the wake of American economic sanctions has led to a loss of internet freedom in Iran.
Read moreHackers Hijacked VR Chatrooms to Manipulate Users’ Reality
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:35:39 +0000
Security researchers found critical vulnerabilities in three different virtual reality applications that would have allowed hackers to take control of victims’ computers.
Read moreSenator Warren Says Key FCC Cybersecurity Advisory Council Panders to Industry
Credit to Author: Karl Bode| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:18:22 +0000
Key panels intended to advise the FCC are increasingly stocked with industry insiders, resulting in policies that leave consumers and common sense behind.
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