Items tagged with Hacking
The ongoing virtual cat-and-mouse game between the FBI and one of the world's most aggressive cybercrime collectives, ShinyHunters, might be coming to an end, thanks to the arrests of key members and seizure of the groups digital...
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Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a sneaky new variant of the MacSync malware, revealing a unique tactic where attackers exploit public Apple iCloud calendar events to secretly dump malicious payloads onto macOS...
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Security researchers in China have unveiled a side-channel attack technique capable of intercepting internal audio played through headphones and landline phones from tens of meters away using injected electromagnetic signals, even through...
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Federal law enforcement has dismantled a major Chinese state-sponsored cyber-espionage apparatus that targeted critical infrastructure and key government agencies across the United States for nearly eight years. It also makes us wonder...
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Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a malware downloader that targets Android-based automotive head units, marking the first documented case of malicious code explicitly engineered to compromise vehicle infotainment...
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A cyberattack on Georgia-based medical billing provider Medical Computer Business Services (MCBS) has exposed sensitive personal and health records of over 1.2 million individuals.
MCBS, an Augusta-headquartered company, which provides...
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A sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit, suspected to have originated within U.S. government-linked development circles, has surfaced in the wild as a weapon used by both foreign intelligence services and opportunistic cybercriminals. It's...
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Beware, a sneaky new variation of the homogaph phishing method is proving yet again that what you see isn't always what you get. Cybercriminals are using a nearly invisible typographical trick to impersonate Microsoft and Marriott websites...
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Talk about a monumental security lapse: American retail giant Target has found its proprietary source code exposed on the dark web, as current and former employees close to the matter confirm the authenticity of the nearly 900GB data leak...
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Phishing scammers are getting really good at obtaining your personal information via a sophisticated method called Browser-in-Browser (BitB). To wit, a surge of Facebook BitB attacks are hitting unwitting users, but here's how to detect...
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Update, 8/23/25, 1:45 PM ET: The company that makes the Flipper Zero has released a blog post in response to recent stories regarding stolen vehicles. The blog post states that, "the so-called hacker firmwares for Flipper Zero don’t add anything new — they just reuse techniques documented...
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Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, known for his moves on the court, has found himself in an entirely different kind of court facing accusations of being a ransomware negotiator. The 26-year-old, who once graced the...
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has had an impressive launch, quickly becoming one of the fastest-selling consoles of all time and currently on the path to continuing the success of its predecessor. However, the company is eager to avoid one...
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A recent campaign by 3AM ransomware actors found the team using more proactive techniques rather than simple opportunistic hacks by pretending to be IT support. Using a combination of email bombing and spoof IT support calls, unwitting...
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In a recent study, scientists sounded the alarm on the vulnerability of DNA data, particularly those obtained through next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS), against nefarious hackers. While no known bio-data breach has occurred in the real...
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Michael Scheuer and his legal team have entered a guilty plea for hacking Disney World's restaurant menu-creation software, altering allergen information, inserting swastikas, and changing wine regions to mass shooting locations. Among...
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Linux is a modern operating system that supports all of the latest technologies, but it's also a legacy-friendly system that dates back to 1991. If it's a computer, you can probably run Linux on it, except that, owing to its origins in...
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Large-scale data breaches are a dime a dozen nowadays, but that doesn't make them any less serious or consequential. Automaker Toyota faced yet another breach of its network, this time with around 240GB worth of files. The data reportedly...
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AT&T on Friday issued a notice saying it suffered a data breach that affects "nearly all" of its cellular customers (not to be confused with a separate AT&T data breach earlier this year). At last official count, AT&T said it serves around...
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Registered members of Cooler Master's Fanzone program should be on extra high alert for phishing attempts and other cyber shenanigans, like unusual (and otherwise unexpected) credit card charges. That's because a hacker purportedly managed...
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When you think of prison, you probably do not think of technology, and in fact, you may think of the lack thereof. However, a plethora of correctional facilities and inmates utilize technology, and not just that which is smuggled in. Laptops are great for educational, leisure, and other...
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It must be a Thursday, because there's been another major data breach that affects millions of consumers and may force you to change passwords. The target of the latest attack was Comcast, which has confirmed that online criminals ran...
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