Simple Google Search Technique Employed By Hacker On NY Dam
IT has come to light that the suspect behind the talked-about hacking of the New York dam has been aided by a simple Google search technique to identify the vulnerable system. According to people...
View ArticleIRS still vulnerable to hackers: GAO
The IRS’s computers remain vulnerable to hackers, the government’s top auditor said Monday, saying changes were still needed months after the agency suffered a breach that saw hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleTrident software to be revised over hacking fears
Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent is to be updated to ensure it is safe from hackers. A spokesman for the US Navy, which is linked to the UK’s nuclear missile system, said a cyber-attack was now a...
View ArticleHackers Can Be Helpers
Hackers hack because they are skilled and curious. They often report what they find — despite sometimes facing legal threats — in order to help make people safer. Many hackers care deeply about the...
View ArticleNothing Like a Challenge to Bring Out the Hackers
The question implies that all hackers are bad guys or anarchists. In fact, some are patriots; many want to do good, not harm; and all of them love a puzzle. For the past 20 years, U.S. intelligence and...
View ArticleIt’s How Hackers Help That Matters
Hackers help the government all the time; it is how they do so, not whether they do so, that should be the subject of rigorous public debate. We all rely on secure systems every day, whether we realize...
View ArticleHackers Infiltrate Water Plant, Modify Chemical Levels
Hackers infiltrated the control system at a water treatment plant and managed to manipulate the level of chemicals being used at the facility, according to recent reports. The news comes from a report...
View ArticleHackers Seeking Insider Trading Information Breach US Law Firms
Information has surfaced about a series of attacks from last year that targeted two high-profile law firms. Authorities suspect the hackers were after insider trading to use on the stock market, The...
View ArticleMeet The iPhone Dream Team Hackers: FBI, Japanese Pinball Machine Maker,...
The San Bernardino iPhone has been unlocked by an unlikely team of hackers from the FBI, a Japanese manufacturing company, and an Israeli cybersecurity software firm. In an interview yesterday,...
View ArticleHackers can help plug security leaks
After cyber experts helped the FBI unlock an iPhone used by the San Bernardino gunman, The New York Times asks in its “Room for Debate” section whether the U.S. government should consult with hackers...
View ArticleUK law firms lose £85m to Friday hackers
The end of the working week is the preferred time to strike as this is when many housing deals complete and solicitors move their clients’ money. The targets are often smaller, high street law firms...
View Article20pc of Irish businesses have been held to ransom by hackers
Some 20pc of Irish businesses have fallen victim to ransomware attacks in the past year, where hackers have demanded payment for the return of sensitive data or access to their systems. However,...
View ArticleTurkish Hackers Take Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Online, Attacking Armenia
A group of Turkish hackers launched cyber-attacks on Armenian government websites, Turkish media reported Wednesday. ANKARA (Sputnik) — Hackers from Turkey have attacked Armenian government websites,...
View ArticleHackers use ransomware to hold computers hostage
(CNN) – A cyber epidemic is crippling businesses around the world. The tech world calls it ransomware, which is a type of malicious software that blocks access to a computer system until a payoff is...
View ArticleHacked-corporate-email-as-a-service costs just US$500 a seat!
Want to read a business rival’s email? Dell wonks say hacked-corporate-email-as-a-service operators can deliver for just US$500. That low, low, price is offered by one accomplished hacker on a popular...
View ArticleHackers For Hire: How Much Do ‘Professional’ Hacking Services Cost?
Do you have a competitor to your business that you want to bring down? Why not launch a distributed denial of service (DDos) attack on them to cripple their website? You may not have the technical...
View ArticleHackers targeting Netflix accounts in Tampa Bay
SARASOTA, FL (WFLA) — 8 On Your Side has learned hackers are targeting Netflix accounts in Tampa Bay, and making money by selling login information. Andrew Solum, a Netflix subscriber from Sarasota,...
View ArticleDecades-Old Specialized Equipment Makes Hospital a Prime Target for Hackers
(TNS) — For 10 days in February, the staff at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center had to treat patients the old-fashioned way with pen-and-paper forms, faxes and hand-delivered X-rays. Gone were many...
View ArticleMossack Fonseca files complaint with AG, founder blames hackers in Europe
On Tuesday, a co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian firm that experienced a massive breach of 11.5 million documents that revealed the practices the firm employed to help its ultra...
View ArticleAzerbaijani Hackers Hack Twitter Account of Russian Embassy in Armenia
ANTI–ARMENIA TEAM FROM AZERBAIJAN HACKS TWITTER ACCOUNT OF RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN ARMENIA A couple of days ago we reported about the ongoing cyber war between Armenian-Turkish groups while Azerbaijani...
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