Hackers

By andyraj

Technology, Security and Artificial Intelligence

Domestic Violence
PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners
VICE - Joseph Cox
The booming industry of spyware to spy on romantic partners doesn’t exist in a vacuum: Companies need financial and tech giants to process their payments and advertise their wares. This story is part When
South-east Asia
Separ Malware Uses Legit Executable Files to Target Credentials
threatpost.com
An ongoing phishing campaign is using malicious PDF documents to spread Separ malware and ultimately steal victims’ browser and email …
GitHub
GitHub Expands Rewards, Scope For Bug Bounty Program
threatpost.com
GitHub has bolstered its bug-bounty program with increased rewards, an expanded scope of products and the addition of legal “safe-harbor” terms …
Technology
Microsoft publishes security alert on IIS bug that causes 100% CPU usage spikes
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Microsoft releases updates to fix bug that froze systems when IIS handled malformed HTTP/2 requests. The Microsoft Security Response Center published …
Linux
The Insights into Linux Security You May Be Surprised About
ubuntupit.com
Linux has a strong reputation for being the most secure operating system on the market. It’s been like that for many years, and it doesn’t seem like …
San Francisco, CA
Circuit Secures the IoT Against Quantum Attack
ieee.org - Samuel K. Moore
MIT engineers design a system for IoT chips to do quantum-computer proof encryptionOne of the most frequently mentioned fears about future quantum …
Autos (Australia)
Hackers target Toyota Australia
drive.com.au
An attempted cyber attack has wreaked havoc on Toyota Australia overnight. The Aussie outpost has confirmed the attack was unsuccessful in a statement …
Technology
Cyber espionage warning: The most advanced hacking groups are getting more ambitious
ZDNet - Danny Palmer
The top 20 most notorious cyber espionage operations have increased their activity by a third in recent years - and are looking to conduct more …
Technology
POS firm says hackers planted malware on customer networks
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Nearly 140 bars, restaurants, and coffee shops all over the US have had POS systems infected with malware. North Country Business Products (NCBP), a …
Social Media
Hackers unleash social media worm after bug report ignored
sophos.com - by
What happens when you report a vulnerability to a website and it completely ignores your request, in spite of running a bug bounty program that’s …
Cyber-attacks
Hackers target democratic institutions in Europe, says Microsoft
DW News - DW English
Microsoft has accused Russian hacking group Fancy Bear of launching a series of recent attacks against think tanks in Europe. Cybersecurity is a …
If you think your deleted Twitter DMs are sliding into the trash, you’re wrong
sophos.com - by
You can’t erase your Twitter footsteps, it turns out: what goes into Twitter stays lodged in its guts for years. That’s because of a glitch that a bug …
China
Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken
theregister.co.uk - By Kieren McCarthy in San Francisco 19 Feb 2019 at 21:26
German is expected to snub US pressure to cut Huawei out of its next-generation 5G networks, rejecting claims that the Chinese manufacturer is a …
Deep Learning
Giving Neural Nets an Innate Brain-Like Structure Could Bolster Deep Learning
singularityhub.com - Shelly Fan
How many times have you heard the following idea? Deep learning, the machine learning technique that has taken the AI world by storm, is loosely …
Machine Learning
Detecting Trojan attacks against deep neural networks
helpnetsecurity.com - Zeljka Zorz, Managing EditorFebruary 19, 2019
A group of researchers with CSIRO’s Data61, the digital innovation arm of Australia’s national science agency, have been working on a system for run …
Personal Data
European standards body issues IoT security specs - Mobile World Live
mobileworldlive.com
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released what it described as the first globally-acceptable security standard for consumer …
Cyber-attacks
Why international law is failing to keep pace with technology in preventing cyber attacks
theconversation.com - Lorraine Finlay and Christian Payne
The prime minister’s announcement yesterday that a “sophisticated state actor” had hacked the computer networks of Australia’s major political …
Cybersecurity
Password Managers Can Be Vulnerable to Malware Attacks
PCMag - Michael Kan
Four popular password managers for Windows 10 can leak your login credentials to the PC's memory, making it possible for hackers to target and steal …
Technology
Rietspoof malware spreads via Facebook Messenger and Skype spam
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Avast researchers spot new malware spreading via instant messaging clients. Avast security researchers have discovered a new malware strain named …
Technology
Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked
MIT Technology Review - by Mike Orcutt
More and more security holes are appearing in cryptocurrency and smart contract platforms, and some are fundamental to the way they were built. Early …
Technology
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state
Associated Press - By YANAN WANG and DAKE KANG, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese database Victor Gevers found online was not just a collection of old personal details. It was a compilation of real-time data on more than 2.5 million people in western China,
Aadhaar
Indane leaked Aadhaar numbers: 6,700,000 Aadhaar numbers
medium.com
Elliot AldersonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Feb 18 On February 10, I received a very interesting private message on Twitter. There is “Aadhaar” and …
Free Tool
securityaffairs.co - Pierluigi Paganini
Cybersecurity expert Marco Ramilli shared another tool of his arsenal that extracts suspicious IPs from undesired connections, his HoneyPots. Hi …
Phishing
How To Sidestep Popular Social Scams
mcafee.com - Gary Davis
Each year, internet users lose billions of dollars to online scams, using clever ploys to trick us out of our information and money. By offering …
Technology
White hats spread VKontakte worm after social network doesn't pay bug bounty
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
VKontakte flooded with spam over Valentine's Day as part of a revenge prank. White hat hackers have flooded VKontakte (VK) with spam on Valentine's …
Authentication
Apple sued because two-factor authentication... oh, I give up
grahamcluley.com - Graham Cluley
Will someone please buy this guy an Android? Author: Published in Apple, iOS, Law & order, macOS 0 There are plenty of things worth getting really upset …
Technology
Windows 7 users: You need SHA-2 support or no Windows updates after July 2019
ZDNet - Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft will begin rolling out SHA-2 standalone updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 in March in preparation for its July 16 …
News
Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on U.S. Companies
The New York Times - By NICOLE PERLROTH
SAN FRANCISCO — Businesses and government agencies in the United States have been targeted in aggressive attacks by Iranian and Chinese hackers who security experts believe have been energized by President
Apps
Eight Cryptojacking Apps Booted From Microsoft Store
threatpost.com
Microsoft booted eight malicious apps from its official desktop and mobile app store after researchers found the programs surreptitiously mined for …