Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Two different groups of researchers found another speculative execution attack that can steal all the data a CPU touches.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 16:05:52 +0000

All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn’t even have to pick up the phone.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 00:02:14 +0000

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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 18:24:04 +0000

Researchers have discovered a way to break one of Cisco’s most critical security features, which puts countless networks at potential risk.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 17:30:28 +0000

For years, China was rumored to be behind the health insurance company’s massive data breach, but now the Justice Department is noticeably silent on the hackers’ motives and affiliation.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 17:20:08 +0000

One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges got hit, as thieves nabbed $40 million of bitcoin—along with user two-factor codes and API tokens.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 06:15:59 +0000

How a “secret” hackable bug found by the NSA was used over by Chinese, North Korean, and Russian hackers to wreak havoc.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 23:10:03 +0000

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