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. […]
Tag: InfoSec
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 […]
The Next Wave Of Cyber Attacks Will See Data Carefully Changed Instead Of Stolen Or Destroyed
The biggest threat of cyber attacks faced by the United States is not stolen data but rather data that has been manipulated according to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. In written testimony to […]
UN Creates Guidelines For Cyberwar But Leaves Many Issues Unaddressed
The United Nations is working to eliminate dangerous activity in cyberspace and cyber attacks by making the laws involving internet usage by state actors clearer. The Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security (GGE) has […]
U.S. Now Eying Criminal Charges Against State Sponsored Chinese Hackers
President Barack Obama’s administration is poised to make both financial sanctions and criminal indictments against Chinese citizens for cybercrime activity barely a few days before Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington. The measures seek […]
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 […]
Hacker Claims To Have Hillary Clinton’s Deleted Emails And Promises To Sell Them To Highest Bidder
A hacker has put emails allegedly belonging to Hillary Clinton during her time as Secretary of State on sale for a not insignificant amount of money. The hacker has offered the emails of the Democratic […]
Uber Just Poached Two Leading Car Hackers To Help Secure Its Self Driving Cars
Two engineers who showed they could remotely hack into vehicles have been hired by taxi hailing service Uber. In its latest round of recruiting, Uber has been recruiting aggressively as it seeks to beef up […]
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 […]
Inspector General’s Report Finds Caroline Kennedy Used Personal Email To Conduct State Department Business
According to a new State Department report, Caroline Kennedy, the United States ambassador to Japan, used a personal email account to conduct official business, just as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did. The revelations raise […]
Court Rules FTC Can Take Action Against Companies For Shoddy Cybersecurity Practices
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has the authority to bring down the hammer on companies that do not protect customer information, a court of appeal ruled on Monday. The United States Court of Appeals for […]
North Korean Internet Goes Down In Suspected Hack Attack As Tensions Continue To Rise
In the midst of escalating tensions between the two Koreas, North Korea’s Internet has gone offline twice in the past 12 hours. The Internet outages follow a series of moves and countermoves by North and […]
China Caught Turning Its Massive Cyber Spying Operation Against Regional Rival India
A sophisticated cyberespionage group, likely based in China, is capitalizing on India’s fragile cyberdefenses to burrow deep into the computer systems of government departments and educational institutions. The group has specifically been focusing on diplomatic information, according […]
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. […]
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 […]
NSA Grant To Secure Internet Of Things Raises Suspicious Eyebrows
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has received a $229,000 one year grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) to develop security for a “safer” Internet of Things (IoT). Although the official reason for […]
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 […]
Researcher Shows How Millions Of GM Vehicles Can Be Completely Taken Over By Hackers
A security researcher has followed up on a promise made days ago by posting a video demonstrating how he can locate, unlock and start any GM vehicle through his phone. The video, posted on YouTube, […]
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 […]
Study Finds Battery Level Can Be Used To Track Web Surfers
A new study by conducted by European privacy and security experts has shown that a little known feature of the HTML5 specification, called the battery status API (application programming interface), can be used to track […]
Hacked Federal Employees Swamp Identity Theft Protection Program
In the wake of the devastating hack of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), nearly 22 percent of the 4.2 million victims who had their personal information exposed subsequently enrolled with CSID, a company that […]
Chinese State Hackers Fingered In Attack On Health Insurer Anthem
Internet security firm Symantec says it has evidence which shows that Chinese state sponsored hackers stole data on 70 million clients of health insurance giant Anthem. Labeling the hackers the Black Vine group, Symantec said […]
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 […]