Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Scammers are taking advantage of default calendar settings to try to trick users into clicking malicious links.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:05:12 +0000

In a strangely public product announcement, the phone-cracking firm revealed a powerful new device.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:16:53 +0000

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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The same hackers behind a potentially lethal 2017 oil refinery cyberattack are now sniffing at US electrical utility targets.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:46:22 +0000

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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:42:03 +0000

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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 22:43:38 +0000

In compromising a Customs and Border Protection subcontractor, hackers make off with photos of travelers and license plates.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Yet again, a bug in Apple’s safeguards against “synthetic clicks” allows hackers to slip past Mojave’s security restrictions on apps.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000

A researcher found the 20-year-old flaw by drawing on tricks from a childhood spent tinkering with his parents’ Mac Performa.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0000

An 18-year-old security researcher made headlines earlier this year with KeySteal, a macOS hack. Now he’s showing the world how it worked.