Over 27,000 MongoDB Databases Held For Ransom Within A Week

The ransomware attacks on poorly secured MongoDB installations have doubled in just a day.

A hacker going by the handle Harak1r1 is accessing, copying and deleting unpatched or badly-configured MongoDB databases and then threatening administrators to … Continue reading Over 27,000 MongoDB Databases Held For Ransom Within A Week

Over 27,000 MongoDB Databases Held For Ransom Within A Week

The ransomware attacks on poorly secured MongoDB installations have doubled in just a day.

A hacker going by the handle Harak1r1 is accessing, copying and deleting unpatched or badly-configured MongoDB databases and then threatening administrators to … Continue reading Over 27,000 MongoDB Databases Held For Ransom Within A Week

Netgear launches Bug Bounty Program for Hacker; Offering up to $15,000 in Rewards

It might be the easiest bug bounty program ever.

Netgear launched on Thursday a bug bounty program to offer up to $15,000 in rewards to hackers who will find security flaws in its products.

Since criminals have taken aim at a rapidly growing threat s… Continue reading Netgear launches Bug Bounty Program for Hacker; Offering up to $15,000 in Rewards

Netgear launches Bug Bounty Program for Hacker; Offering up to $15,000 in Rewards

It might be the easiest bug bounty program ever.

Netgear launched on Thursday a bug bounty program to offer up to $15,000 in rewards to hackers who will find security flaws in its products.

Since criminals have taken aim at a rapidly growing threat s… Continue reading Netgear launches Bug Bounty Program for Hacker; Offering up to $15,000 in Rewards

Netgear launches Bug Bounty Program for Hacker; Offering up to $15,000 in Rewards

It might be the easiest bug bounty program ever.

Netgear launched on Thursday a bug bounty program to offer up to $15,000 in rewards to hackers who will find security flaws in its products.

Since criminals have taken aim at a rapidly growing threat s… Continue reading Netgear launches Bug Bounty Program for Hacker; Offering up to $15,000 in Rewards

Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Update: A hacker yesterday claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website running on Plone CMS, but it seems it wasn’t hacked using any zero-day vulnerability in Plone. We contacted Plone security team and updated this story (see below) with official stateme… Continue reading Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Update: A hacker yesterday claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website running on Plone CMS, but it seems it wasn’t hacked using any zero-day vulnerability in Plone. We contacted Plone security team and updated this story (see below) with official stateme… Continue reading Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $1150 — Highest in last 3 Years

What a good start of the New Year for those holding Bitcoins!

Web-based digital currency Bitcoin has passed $1,110 for the first time on the Bitstamp Price Index (BPI) since early November 2013.

Bitcoin broke the barrier on 1 January and now is tradi… Continue reading Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $1150 — Highest in last 3 Years

FTC sets $25,000 Prize for Automatic IoT Patch Management Solution

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced a “prize competition” for creating a software or hardware-based solution with the ability to auto-patch vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Today we are surrounded by a number of Internet-connec… Continue reading FTC sets $25,000 Prize for Automatic IoT Patch Management Solution

FTC sets $25,000 Prize for Automatic IoT Patch Management Solution

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced a “prize competition” for creating a software or hardware-based solution with the ability to auto-patch vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Today we are surrounded by a number of Internet-connec… Continue reading FTC sets $25,000 Prize for Automatic IoT Patch Management Solution