Cisco kills leaked CIA 0-day that let attackers commandeer 318 switch models
Fix neutralizes attack code that was put into the wild in early March. Continue reading Cisco kills leaked CIA 0-day that let attackers commandeer 318 switch models
Category Archives: central intelligence agency
WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Tool ‘Scribbles’ For Document Tracking
The CIA is planting web beacons inside Microsoft Word documents to track whistleblowers, journalists and informants, according to WikiLeaks. Continue reading WikiLeaks Reveals CIA Tool ‘Scribbles’ For Document Tracking
Found in the wild: Vault7 hacking tools WikiLeaks says come from CIA
WikiLeaks dump identical to operation that has been hacking governments since 2011. Continue reading Found in the wild: Vault7 hacking tools WikiLeaks says come from CIA
WikiLeaks just dropped the CIA’s secret how-to for infecting Windows
Latest batch of documents details how CIA infects targets’ Windows-based computers. Continue reading WikiLeaks just dropped the CIA’s secret how-to for infecting Windows
Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerability Revealed in ‘Vault 7’ Data Dump
Cisco said an unpatched critical vulnerability exposed by WikiLeaks’ Vault 7 release of CIA documents could give an attacker full control of the targeted switches and routers. Continue reading Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerability Revealed in ‘Vault 7’ Data Dump
A simple command allows the CIA to commandeer 318 models of Cisco switches
Bug relies on telnet protocol used by hardware on internal networks. Continue reading A simple command allows the CIA to commandeer 318 models of Cisco switches
Four Men Charged With Hacking 500M Yahoo Accounts
The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four men accused of hacking into a half-billion Yahoo email accounts. Two of the men named in the indictments worked for a unit of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) that serves as the FBI’s point of contact in Moscow on cybercrime cases. Here’s a look at the accused, starting with a 22-year-old who apparently did not try to hide his tracks.
According to a press release put out by the Justice Department, among those indicted was Karim Baratov (a.k.a. Kay, Karim Taloverov), a Canadian and Kazakh national who lives in Canada. Baratov is accused of being hired by the two FSB officer defendants in this case — Dmitry Dokuchaev, 33, and Igor Sushchin, 43 — to hack into the email accounts of thousands of individuals.
According to a press release put out by the Justice Department, among those indicted was Karim Baratov (a.k.a. Kay, Karim Taloverov), a Canadian and Kazakh national who lives in Canada. Baratov is accused of being hired by the two FSB officer defendants in this case — Dmitry Dokuchaev, 33, and Igor Sushchin, 43 — to hack into the email accounts of thousands of individuals. Continue reading Four Men Charged With Hacking 500M Yahoo Accounts
WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools
WikiLeaks on Tuesday dropped one of its most explosive word bombs ever: A secret trove of documents apparently stolen from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detailing methods of hacking everything from smart phones and TVs to compromising Internet routers and computers. KrebsOnSecurity is still digesting much of this fascinating data cache, but here are some first impressions based on what I’ve seen so far. Continue reading WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools
WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools
WikiLeaks on Tuesday dropped one of its most explosive word bombs ever: A secret trove of documents apparently stolen from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detailing methods of hacking everything from smart phones and TVs to compromising Internet routers and computers. KrebsOnSecurity is still digesting much of this fascinating data cache, but here are some first impressions based on what I’ve seen so far. Continue reading WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools
After NSA hacking exposé, CIA staffers asked where Equation Group went wrong
CIA hackers wasted no time analyzing the blunders made by their NSA counterparts. Continue reading After NSA hacking exposé, CIA staffers asked where Equation Group went wrong