GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers

Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to hack users with malicious web pages—especially if they visit banking sites—an… Continue reading GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers

16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time

An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple’s private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure files has avoided conviction and will not serve time in prison.

An Australian Children’s Court has give… Continue reading 16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time

Cybersecurity Researchers Spotted First-Ever UEFI Rootkit in the Wild

Cybersecurity researchers at ESET have unveiled what they claim to be the first-ever UEFI rootkit being used in the wild, allowing hackers to implant persistent malware on the targeted computers that could survive a complete hard-drive wipe.

Dubbed Lo… Continue reading Cybersecurity Researchers Spotted First-Ever UEFI Rootkit in the Wild

VPNFilter Router Malware Adds 7 New Network Exploitation Modules

Security researchers have discovered even more dangerous capabilities in VPNFilter—the highly sophisticated multi-stage malware that infected 500,000 routers worldwide in May this year, making it much more widespread and sophisticated than earlier.

At… Continue reading VPNFilter Router Malware Adds 7 New Network Exploitation Modules

ex-NSA Hacker Discloses macOS Mojave 10.14 Zero-Day Vulnerability

The same day Apple released its latest macOS Mojave operating system, a security researcher demonstrated a potential way to bypass new privacy implementations in macOS using just a few lines of code and access sensitive user data.

On Monday, Apple sta… Continue reading ex-NSA Hacker Discloses macOS Mojave 10.14 Zero-Day Vulnerability

SHEIN-Fashion Shopping Site Suffers Data Breach Affecting 6.5 Million Users

U.S. online fashion retailer SHEIN has admitted that the company has suffered a significant data breach after unknown hackers stole personally identifiable information (PII) of almost 6.5 million customers.

Based in North Brunswick and founded in 2008… Continue reading SHEIN-Fashion Shopping Site Suffers Data Breach Affecting 6.5 Million Users