Zero-day vulnerability is a flaw that hackers can exploit on the same day it’s identified, leaving zero days of warning for the unaware, unsuspecting victims. In the case of Microsoft Word Zero-Day vulnerability, hackers knew about it since at least Nov 2016. Forensics have detected traces linked to attacks on Russian targets in addition to … Read More.
It was only recently that a major hack took place that targeted Internet infrastructure in the US with one of the largest DDoS attack ever recorded. The root cause was tracked back to overlooked security vulnerabilities in hundreds of thousands of compromised connected video cameras. Similar IoT-enabled cameras and sensors are driving forward the Smart … Read More.
It’s 3 months since some of the NSA’s top-secret hacking tools were dumped for public inspection by person or persons unknown. Various commentators and experts voiced theories about the motive and perpetrator. People such as Edward Snowden and security experts pointed fingers at Russia almost immediately. The picture of the event has changed somewhat in … Read More.
Why is a well-known exploit kit that hit the headlines back in 2010 still just as deadly as we head into 2017? Spotify users were the latest victims of the Blackhole Exploit Kit. The ads that help pay for the free version of Spotify are delivered by third party ad servers. So are the majority … Read More.
Revenge hacking encompasses the expansive set of motivations behind cybercrime. Every victimized industry has seen some form of cyber-attack backed that links back to their own hostile actions or policies toward the attackers. Motives range from low profile disgruntled ex-employees to self-publicizing groups like Anonymous providing occasional media updates about their attacks on ISIS cybertargets … Read More.
In the midst of all the hype surrounding next-gen automobile capabilities featured on Tesla vehicles, the company receives its share of bad press when something goes wrong with a sci-fi Tesla feature. Last week was no different, when one Shanghai-based Internet security firm demonstrated vulnerabilities in the Tesla software and performed unauthorized remote control on … Read More.