Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:42:26 +0000

This invasive malware isn’t just for phones—it can target your PC, too. But a new batch of algorithms aims to weed out this threat.

A New Tractor Jailbreak Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:31:54 +0000

A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company’s farm equipment.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:33:31 +0000

The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000

An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:34:00 +0000

The popular video meeting app makes it easy to keep the software up to date—but it also introduced vulnerabilities.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:09:27 +0000

The State Department organization has called for people to share details about five key members of the hacking group.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 17:28:34 +0000

The Zero Day Initiative has found a concerning uptick in security updates that fail to fix vulnerabilities.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 21:38:35 +0000

Before the flagship phone ever landed in users’ hands, the security team thoroughly hacked it by finding bugs and developing exploits.