information security
Bug In Mac’s Default Text App Could Let Hackers Reveal Your IP Address
A security researcher found a bug that could have been exploited to reveal a target's IP address.
Feds Indict Kansas Man for Allegedly Hacking Into Water Supply
A 22-year old allegedly hacked into a Kansas public water system and shut it down.
Credit Card Hacking Forum Gets Hacked, Exposing 300,000 Hackers’ Accounts
Credit card hacking forum Carding Mafia is the latest victim of the age-old hackers on hackers crime.
Ransomwared Bank Tells Customers It Lost Their SSNs
A data breach that already hit bank employees just got much worse
Government Spyware Firm That Put Rogue Apps on Play Store Goes Bankrupt
A court just declared eSurv, a company that sold spyware to Italian cops, bankrupt.
Ransomware Gangs Are Starting to Hack Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers
After Chinese government hackers took the lead, cybercriminals are stepping in to try to monetize unpatched Exchange email servers: “This is poised to be pretty bad,” a Microsoft researcher said.
Researcher Publishes Code to Exploit Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities on Github
Microsoft-owned Github quickly deleted the code, which exploited vulnerabilities apparently used by Chinese hackers to break into a series of companies.
Giant Datacenter Fire Takes Down Government Hacking Infrastructure
A fire at a European datacenter has had some impact on the infrastructure used by several government and criminal hacking groups, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Ransomware Gang Fully Doxes Bank Employees in Extortion Attempt
Hackers posted the alleged names, social security numbers, and home addresses of several Flagstar Bank workers.
Apple Is Going to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks
Multiple exploit developers tell Motherboard an upcoming change in iOS could make zero-click exploits harder to pull off.
Hackers Are Starting to Code Malware Specifically for Apple’s M1 Computers
A security researcher found one of the first examples of malware written to run natively on Apple's M1 processors.
LastPass Free Accounts Will Now Work on Either Your Phone or Computer, Not Both
LastPass changed its price structure, forcing free users to choose between using computers or mobile devices.