Collaborate Disseminate
Receive any strange SMS text messages recently? If you live in the US, there’s a small chance you might have received an SMS with the following text in the last few days from someone called ‘j3ws3r on Twitter’: I’m here to warn the masses about SMS ema… Continue reading Hackers exploit SMS gateways to text millions of US numbers
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T-Series – PewDiePie Battle Takes an Ugly Turn- PewDiePie Fans Launching PewDiePie ransomware to Get Followers. The battle between T-Series and PewDiePie for the top slot on YouTube is getting more fierce and dramatic day by day. Where T… Continue reading PewDiePie ransomware forcing users to subscribe him on YouTube
The first month of 2019 was a relatively slow month for cyber security in comparison with the steady stream of cyber attacks and breaches throughout 2018. On Saturday 26th January, car services and repair outfit Kwik Fit told customers its IT sys… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for January 2019
Last week hackers allegedly compromised an admin’s Steam account and used it to spawn planes, tanks, and whales in Atlas. Continue reading PewDiePie-spammers and whale-flingers exploit hole in Atlas game
This week on CYBER, Motherboard talks about how a PewDiePie superfan and hacker was burned by YouTubers. Continue reading How the PewDiePie Printer Hacks Turned Toxic
UPnP — in a perfect world it would have been the answer to many connectivity headaches as we add more devices to our home networks. But in practice it the cause of a lot of headaches when it comes to keeping those networks secure.
It’s likely that many Hackaday readers provide some form of technical support to relatives or friends. We’ll help sort out Mom’s desktop and email gripes, and we’ll set up her new router and lock it down as best we can to minimise the chance of the bad guys causing her problems. Probably one of the first …read more
Continue reading UPnP, Vulnerability As A Feature That Just Won’t Die
Hijacking smart TV’s to promote PewDiePie, hackers attempt to sell stolen 9/11 documents, turning your house into a DOOM level with a Roomba, and hopefully you’re over that New Year’s hangover, because there’san Adobe PDF ap… Continue reading PewDiePie, DOOM Roomba, and 9/11 – Paul’s Security Weekly #588
“Well, here I am, burned and roasted, awaiting my maybe-coming end,” HackerGiraffe wrote. Continue reading Hacker Promoting PewDiePie Stops Hacking Because They’re Getting Harassed
The same hacking duo behind the recent “PewDiePie” printer hacks are back – this time with publicly exposed Chromecast, Google Home and smart TV systems as their targets. Continue reading Hackers Hijack Smart TVs to Promote PewDiePie
A pair of hackers has launched a campaign that displays rogue messages on people’s smart TVs encouraging them to subscribe to a popular YouTube channel. The attack doesn’t seem to be malicious and is part of a larger campaign to promote Pe… Continue reading Hackers Hijack Chromecast Devices and Smart TVs via Exposed UPnP