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FBI Hacked into 8,000 Computers in 120 Countries Using A Single Warrant

jeudi 24 novembre 2016 à 11:00
The FBI hacked into more than 8,000 computers in 120 different countries with just a single warrant during an investigation into a dark web child pornography website, according to a newly published court filings. This FBI's mass hacking campaign is related to the high-profile child pornography Playpen case and represents the largest law enforcement hacking campaign known to date. The warrant

Your Headphones Can Spy On You — Even If You Have Disabled Microphone

mercredi 23 novembre 2016 à 19:08
Have you considered the possibility that someone could be watching you through your webcam? Or Listening to all your conversations through your laptop’s microphone? Even a bit of thought about this probability could make you feel incredibly creepy. But most people think that they have a solution to these major issues i.e. simply covering their laptop’s webcam and microphone with tape, just

NTP DoS Exploit Released — Update Your Servers to Patch 10 Flaws

mercredi 23 novembre 2016 à 10:49
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) has been publically released that could allow anyone to crash a server with just a single maliciously crafted packet. The vulnerability has been patched by the Network Time Foundation with the release of NTP 4.2.8p9, which includes a total of 40 security patches, bug fixes, and

Hackers Steal Millions From European ATMs Using Malware That Spit Out Cash

mardi 22 novembre 2016 à 09:53
ATM hackers who long relied on tactics of stealing payment card numbers and online banking credentials to steal millions are now targeting the bank itself to steal cash directly from the machines. Earlier this year, a gang of cyber criminals infected several ATMs with malware in Taiwan and Thailand that caused the machines to spit out millions in cash, and the gang members then stood in front

Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn for more than $600 Million

mardi 22 novembre 2016 à 09:17
Yes, Oracle just bought the DNS provider company that brought down the Internet last month. Business software vendor Oracle announced on Monday that it is buying cloud-based Internet performance and Domain Name System (DNS) provider Dyn. Dyn is the same company that was hit by a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack by the Mirai botnet last month which knocked the entire