TrickBot Mobile App Bypasses 2‐Factor Authentication for Net Banking Services

The malware authors behind TrickBot banking Trojan have developed a new Android app that can intercept one-time authorization codes sent to Internet banking customers via SMS or relatively more secure push notifications, and complete fraudulent transac… Continue reading TrickBot Mobile App Bypasses 2‐Factor Authentication for Net Banking Services

Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait

As the world comes to grips with the coronavirus pandemic, the situation has proven to be a blessing in disguise for threat actors, who’ve taken advantage of the opportunity to target victims with scams or malware campaigns.

Now, according to a new re… Continue reading Hackers Created Thousands of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Sites As Bait

Australian Hacker to Serve 3 Years in Prison for Insider Trading, Unauthorized Computer Access

A 42-year old Australian IT consultant is going to prison for three years on charges of “insider trading, unauthorized access to data with the intention to commit a serious offence (insider trading) and the alteration of electronic devices requir… Continue reading Australian Hacker to Serve 3 Years in Prison for Insider Trading, Unauthorized Computer Access

LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Author Gets 30-Months Prison Sentence

A 21-year-old Kentucky man who previously pleaded guilty to developing, marketing, and selling an infamous remote access trojan (RAT) called LuminosityLink has now been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

According to a press release published Monday by… Continue reading LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Author Gets 30-Months Prison Sentence

Creator of NanoCore RAT Pleads Guilty to Aiding CyberCriminals

A programmer who was arrested in March this year—not because he hacked someone, but because he created and distributed a remote access software that helped cyber criminals—has finally pleaded guilty.

Taylor Huddleston, 26, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of aiding and abetting computer intrusions for intentionally selling a remote access tool (RAT), called

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Russia proposes 10 Year in Prison Sentence for Hackers and Malware Authors

The Russian government has introduced a draft bill that proposes prison sentences as punishment for hackers and cyber criminals creating malicious software used in targeting critical Russian infrastructure, even if they have no part in actual cyber attacks.

The bill, published on the Russian government’s website on Wednesday, proposes amendments to the Russian Criminal Code and Criminal

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Tonight Mr. Robot is Going to Reveal ‘Dream Device For Hackers’

Mr. Robot is the rare show that provides a realistic depiction of hacks and vulnerabilities that are at the forefront of cyber security. This is the reason it’s been the most popular TV show of its kind.

Throughout season 1 and season 2, we have seen that connected devices are the entry point of choice of Elliot and fsociety to breach networks and traditional security controls.

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Leaked Exploits are Legit and Belong to NSA: Cisco, Fortinet and Snowden Docs Confirm

Last week, a group calling itself “The Shadow Brokers” published what it said was a set of NSA “cyber weapons,” including some working exploits for the Internet’s most crucial network infrastructure, apparently stolen from the agency’s Equation Group i… Continue reading Leaked Exploits are Legit and Belong to NSA: Cisco, Fortinet and Snowden Docs Confirm