The U.S. Congress has been presented with a ‘what’s good for the goose is good for the gander’ option to hit back at Chinese companies that are hacking their American counterparts to pilfer data. The […]
Tag: Hacking
Google Is Upping Its Email Security Services To Foil Hackers
According to recent reports, email servers are becoming more secure, and the use of strong encryption practices are increasing. However, the news isn’t all good, as the number of internet attacks that change encrypted connections […]
Teenagers Prove How Easy It is To Hack CIA Boss’ AOL Email Account
A teenage hacker is claiming he infiltrated the AOL email account of CIA boss John Brennan and removed sensitive government files. He told the New York Times the hack was simple, as he used publicly […]
The FBI Is Investigating Hacking Of Dow Jones For Insider Trading Information
A U.S. investigation into a coordinated campaign of Russian hacking into the servers of Dow Jones, as well as those of multiple news organizations, has been going on for over a year according to insiders. […]
ISIS Has Been Trying To Hack America’s Energy Grid But Are Failing Terribly
The Islamic State is attacking the energy grid of the United States, but thankfully for Americans, they aren’t doing a very good job. Law enforcement officials in the United States revealed on Wednesday that ISIS […]
The FBI Uses Hacking To Get Around Encryption
While the FBI and other security agencies claim that encryption is preventing law enforcement officials from doing their jobs, they actually have a proven method to get around encryption. That method is good old-fashioned hacking. […]
U.S. Cyber Command Is Conducting A Massive Audit Of All Military Systems To Stop Chinese Hackers
The U.S. Cyber Command (USCC) is conducting a massive audit of all the military’s computer networks, weapons, and bases in order to create a list of vulnerabilities to cyber attack. Deputy commander Lt. Gen. Kevin […]
Hungarian TV Station Goes Off Air Following Migrant Kicking Incident
Kicking migrants does not make for good television. Just ask one Hungarian TV station that was taken off the air after their camerawoman kicked and tripped migrants who were fleeing from the police. As of […]
Getty Images Tries To Sue Famed Hacker Magazine Over Content It Has No Copyright Over
Notorious copyright troll Getty Images has once again been caught making illegitimate claims of copyright infringement. Yet unlike most small businesses and individual users it usually targets with its big lawyers the target this time […]
Hackers Find Yet Another Way To Take Control Of Most Modern Vehicles
New research has found that the laser ranging systems (lidar) used by a majority of self driving vehicles, as well as used for blind spot detection, to sense objects and obstacles can be hacked by […]
The United States Is About To Impose Sweeping Sanctions Against China For Cyber Attacks On U.S. Interests
The United States, in an unprecedented move, is preparing a comprehensive list of economic sanctions to be imposed against China for benefitting from its cyber theft of United States trade secrets. The sanctions are aimed […]
How The Car Is Becoming The New Favorite Target For Identity Stealing Hackers
As car manufacturers move to make their vehicles more and more e-interactive, experts say this opens their owners up to cyber criminals as hackers develop creative new ways to take control of their vehicles, snatching […]
Volkswagen Becomes Latest Vehicle Manufacturer To Be Hit By Car Hack Attacks
A big security flaw in VW automobiles has leaked through the company’s massive efforts to keep it under wraps, affecting brands Fiat, Audi, Ferrari, and others. The company joins Chrysler, GM, Mercedes and BMW in […]
Government Acknowledges China Is Spying On Personal Emails Of Top Officials
U.S. government officials have for the first time confirmed Chinese spying on senior U.S. intelligence officials. Chinese government hackers intercepted email exchanges of Obama administration officials in attacks that date back to at least 2010. […]
Whistleblowers Accuse Leading Anti-Virus Company Of Infecting Competitors
Two former employees of Kaspersky Lab, one of the largest online security companies in the world, have come forward with claims that the Moscow-based company used to mess with its competitors by purposely deceiving their […]
Mercedes, BMW Are Latest Vehicles Vulnerable To OwnStar Hack Attack
A device that takes control of cars and thought to only affect General Motors cars has evolved to include BMW, Mercedes and Chrysler motor vehicles. A Los Angeles based security analyst has come up with […]
Feds Bust Hedge Fund For Stealing Inside Information By Hacking Companies
In a first for the United States government, federal prosecutors have brought a criminal case against defendants alleging a securities fraud scheme involving illegally hacked inside information. Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York have charged nine […]
Researchers Find Robot Factory Workers Could Destroy Their Employers
At the Black Hat security conference held in Las Vegas this week, one of the hot topics was cyber-vulnerabilities of manufacturing and processing plants across the country. As more and more companies increasingly automate their […]
Cybercrime Kingpin Also Shown To Be Russian Spy
At the Black Hat Security Conference held in Las Vegas this month, a security firm has released new details on the illegal hacking activities of cybercrime kingpin Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, better known as Slavik. Dutch […]
Chrysler Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Vehicle Hacking
Chrysler is facing a lawsuit by vehicle owners that were affected by the 1.4 million vehicle recall last month, the largest recall in U.S. history. The recall was the result of a security flaw in […]
New York Magazine’s Website Taken Offline Hours After Bill Cosby Feature
In the latest twist in the recent Bill Cosby scandal, a prominent magazine’s website was taklen offline by hackers after running a story about the saga. Surprisingly, the Bill Cosby story was not the target […]
Automotive First: Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Jeeps Vulnerable To Hacking Attack
After heightened pressure from the U.S. government, Fiat Chrysler has recalled 1.4 million vehicles over eye popping system gaps which leave the vehicles exposed to hacking attacks. The news comes after just this week two […]
Thousands Of Chrysler Vehicles Are Now Vulnerable To Hack Attack
Is your car cyber secure? If it uses the standard Uconnect system, used by thousands of Chrysler vehicles, it’s not. Two hackers have developed a method to hack into a car’s system and take absolute […]
Ashley Madison Offers Free Profile Deletion As Hackers Continue Releasing User Info Of Adulterers
Extramarital fling seeking members of the dating site Ashley Madison who were hoping their adulterous ways would be kept secret are very nervous after the website was recently hacked. Although the owners of the U.S […]
Relationship Cheaters On Edge World Wide As Affairs Site Ashley Madison Hacked
Tens of thousands of relationship cheaters are especially nervous this morning as Ashley Madison, the eHarmony for adulterers, was revealed to have been hacked by a group that is now threatening to release users’ personal […]
Proposed Chinese Acquisition Of Chipmaker Micron Will Face Tough National Security Review
A bid by China’s largest computer chip maker to take over Micron, one of the largest American computer chip companies, has raised a large number of eyebrows in Washington. China’s offer to buy out the […]
Long Arm Of U.S. Justice On Display As German Hacker Gang Leader Sentenced
The leader of an international hacking gang that stole debit card details and withdrew more than $14 million in ATM withdrawals over just one weekend has been sent to prison for 50 months. A statement […]
SEC Chasing Sophisticated Insider Trading Hacking Group
A collection of hackers, known only as “FIN4,” are being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service under suspicion of hacking into corporate email accounts for confidential merger information, to be used for insider trading. The […]
What Is Our Government Telling Us? Federal Employee Data Breach Now Said To Compromise 18 Million Records
Word has leaked early Tuesday that the personal data of an estimated 18 million current, former and prospective federal employees was stolen by attackers in a cyber breach at the Office of Personnel Management, far […]
Polish Airline LOT Grounds Flights After Hack Attack
In the latest sign that hacking attacks are increasingly compromising safety systems, 1,400 passengers of Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines were stuck in Warsaw after the company discovered it was unable to file flight […]