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A 31-year-old Vietnamese man has been jailed for a hacking attack that compromised the computer network of Perth International Airport, and reportedly resulted in the theft of building plans and sensitive security protocols. Alistair MacGibbon, cyberse… Continue reading Australian airport hack was “a near miss” says government’s cybersecurity expert
It’s time to patch your Microsoft and Adobe software again against vulnerabilities
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading It’s time to patch your Microsoft and Adobe software again against vulnerabilities
Researcher Michael Myng was trying to work out how to control the backlight on an HP laptop keyboard. What he found was something rather troubling.
Continue reading HP’s second laptop keylogger in less than a year
Bulgarian police say criminals planted of malware on customs’ computer networks to slip shipments through without paying tax… but what happened to the Bitcoins?
Continue reading Is Bulgaria sitting on $3.5 BILLION worth of Bitcoin seized from criminals?
Really, there’s nothing to worry about…
Continue reading Four hours after being taught the rules of chess, AlphaZero became the strongest player the world has ever seen
31 million users of an Android keyboard app have had their email addresses, phone numbers, and precise location exposed through the sheer carelessness of the app’s developer.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Oops! This Android keyboard app accidentally leaked 31 million users’ personal details
Why you should check your Airbnb for hidden cameras, a hacker attempts a different kind of jailbreak, and British MPs prove that they really are clueless when it comes to cybersecurity.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #056: Peeping Toms, prison hacks, and parliamentary passwords
A new IoT botnet has quietly hijacked more than 100,000 routers, readying them for paralysing distributed denial-of-service attacks against websites.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.
Continue reading Satori botnet rears its head, exploiting IoT vulnerabilities
“If they can’t cope with a few naked bums, then frankly that’s quite sad.”
Continue reading Naked rowers calendar hit by denial-of-service attack following Russia ‘ban’
In an audacious attack, a hacker attempted to get his friend released from prison early.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading How a hack almost sprung a prisoner out of jail