Sextortionists Shift Scare Tactics to Include Legit Passwords
The scam emails offer, as proof of compromise, a password associated with the target’s online accounts. Continue reading Sextortionists Shift Scare Tactics to Include Legit Passwords
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Hacker Compromises Air Force Captain to Steal Sensitive Drone Info
The thief also had a second dataset, including the M1 Abrams maintenance manual, a tank platoon training course, a crew survival course and documentation on improvised explosive device (IED) mitigation tactics. Continue reading Hacker Compromises Air Force Captain to Steal Sensitive Drone Info
Cisco Patches High-Severity Bug in VoIP Phones
Cisco also patched three medium-security flaws in its network security offerings; and, it issued a fix for a high-severity bug in its platform for mobile operator routers, StarOS. Continue reading Cisco Patches High-Severity Bug in VoIP Phones
Ticketmaster Breach: Just One Part of a Wide-Ranging Campaign
A whopping 800 e-commerce sites around the world have been targeted by the Magecart criminal group so far, according to RiskIQ. Continue reading Ticketmaster Breach: Just One Part of a Wide-Ranging Campaign
Newsmaker Interview: Scott Helme on Securing the Web
Scott Helme, the well-known security researcher, international speaker and the founder of the securityheaders.com and report-uri.com free tools for web security, has devoted himself to improving the security environment of the internet for the past dec… Continue reading Newsmaker Interview: Scott Helme on Securing the Web
Fresh Spectre Variants Come to Light
The newly-discovered Spectre variants can be exploited to uncover confidential data via microarchitectural side channels in CPUs. Continue reading Fresh Spectre Variants Come to Light
Rewards Points Targeted by Teens in Hack of 500K Accounts
The two teens used the rewards points built up in the accounts to make purchases, before selling the account credentials on the Dark Web. Continue reading Rewards Points Targeted by Teens in Hack of 500K Accounts
Ticketmaster Chat Feature Leads to Credit-Card Breach
Name, address, email address, telephone number, payment details and Ticketmaster login details were potentially compromised for tens of thousands of customers. Continue reading Ticketmaster Chat Feature Leads to Credit-Card Breach
Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor, Sentenced to 5+ Years in Leak Case
A former National Security Agency contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to espionage, becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the Trump administration for leaking classified information. Continue reading Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor, Sentenced to 5+ Years in Leak Case
WebAssembly Changes Could Ruin Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches
The planned threading in shared memory update gives bad actors a way around the timer mitigations released by browser vendors. Continue reading WebAssembly Changes Could Ruin Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches