Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:30:00 +0000

The flaw would have given attackers an avenue for crashing the app—every time a user opened an infected group thread.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:21:40 +0000

A new wave of reports about the home surveillance cameras getting hijacked by creeps is painfully familiar.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 23:08:28 +0000

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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000

A new attack called Plundervolt gives attackers access to the sensitive data stored in a processor’s secure enclave.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:20:15 +0000

The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:40:04 +0000

Rich Communication Services promises to be the new standard for texting. Thanks to sloppy implementation, it’s also a security mess.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:02:13 +0000

Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again.