Some of the country’s most prestigious law firms were hacked last summer, but it’s still unclear as to which data was taken. Investigators are still searching to see if there was confidential data that might have been stolen. Stolen data would probably be used for insider trading. The affected firms include the affluent Cravath Swaine … Read more
A data breach happened at Verizon Enterprise Solutions. The violation which involves theft and resale of customer data was discovered by security firm KrebsOnSecurity. Verizon Enterprise Solutions is usually the one which is called when there are breaches in other companies, so this must be a big blow for them. A prominent member of the … Read more
American online users face a growing new threat to the privacy that they have been fighting so hard for as a new report indicates that phone and cable Internet Service Providers have merged to target users with data-driven personalized advertising. Leading Internet companies are part of the group too, as they extend and expand the … Read more
The popular hacktivist group, Anonymous, says they have attacked NASA systems and servers in a bid to stop and air out all the cover ups and government-backed censorship. A part of the group attacked the systems because they believe the agency has been hiding something. The two groups, New World Hacking and AnonCorrupt claimed that … Read more
Denmark’s version of the US CIA, the PET, has revealed plans to create a “hacker academy” with the purpose of training black hat hackers for offensive and defensive purposes. The program is scheduled to start on the 1st of August 2016, with a training program which includes three modules which are spread across four and … Read more
The annual two-day security contest, Pwn2Own, was held at the CanSecWest security conference. The event which has been on the calendar since 2007, took place in Vancouver, British Columbia on the 16th and 17th of this month. Major browsers, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, were all successfully exploited by hackers who were vying … Read more
Hacking is evolving and is now targeting more and more industries in the world. This is according to the FBI and the U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which issued a bulletin warning of the increasing vulnerabilities to hacking that motor vehicles now face. They issued the warning on Thursday. The bulletin mentioned that “The … Read more
Reports indicate that most of the ransomware attacks that were suffered in the United States have probably come from Chinese trained professionals. Ransomware a very popular malware, which is used by most hackers nowadays, is a type of cyber-attack that allows hackers to infiltrate a device, encrypt files that the user or owner might need … Read more
GhostShell, who also goes by other names like DeadMellox, has reportedly doxed himself. Doxing is an act of publishing or revealing relevant documents and the storyline about someone. GhostShell claims he started his hacktivism days in January of 2012, as he began attacking his government. This was probably due to the deteriorating situation in Romania … Read more
Researchers have proven that a gadget connected to the internet and then connected to your car is not as safe as you thought it might have been. Researchers proved last summer when a Corvette’s brakes were hacked via cellular enabled insurance dongle attached to the sports car’s dashboard. However, another hacker has revealed that these … Read more