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Idaho Inmates Hack Tablets for Extra Credits

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Hundreds of tech-savvy inmates at several Idaho correctional facilities have been caught exploiting a software vulnerability on their state-funded tablets to artificially increase account balances.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 30, 2018

Russian Hacking Campaign Targeted US Utilities

By penetrating the networks of downline vendors, Russian hackers gained access to a reportedly secure, isolated network, allowing them to eventually reach the control rooms of US utilities, according to the Wall Street Journal.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 29, 2018

ICO hacked: Hackers steal $8 million from KICKICO Blockchain network

Another day, another ICO hacked. This time, KICKICO, an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) project that lets users conduct ICOs, pre-ICOs, crowdfunding and crowdinvesting campaigns have suffered a security breach and as a result, hackers have stolen more than 70 million KickCoins which is around $7.7 million.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 28, 2018

Virginian Bank Robbed Twice in Eight Months

The perils of phishing emails and cyber-insurance were laid bare this week after news emerged of an American bank that fell victim to hackers twice within eight months and is suing its provider for failing to cover the losses.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 26, 2018

DHS Officials: Hundreds of US Utility Victims Infiltrated by Russian Hackers

The US Department of Homeland Security, which earlier this year warned of Russian nation-state hacking teams targeting energy and other critical infrastructure organizations, in a briefing this week provided more details on the attack campaign.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 25, 2018

Campaign's Election Data Exposed in Virginia

A Virginia-based political campaign and robocalling company Robocent left hundreds of thousands of voter records on a public, exposed and unprotected Amazon S3 bucket. This year has already seen a lineup of attempted attacks on local elections and campaigns, but this news comes less than a week after the indictment of 12 Russian officials for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 23, 2018

Key takeaways from Singapore healthcare data breach

This week, Singapore is reminded again that no matter how much we talk about how highly aware we are about the importance of cybersecurity and how we must put stronger focus on securing our systems, that our seemingly highly-focused highly-secured infrastructures will be breached.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 21, 2018

IoT hacker builds Huawei-based botnet, enslaves 18,000 devices in one day

How long does it take to build a botnet? Not long, if you consider Anarchy's 18,000-device-strong creation, brought to life in only 24 hours.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 20, 2018

Millions of Health Records at Risk Following LabCorp Suspected Breach

LabCorp, a healthcare diagnostics company, has shut down its systems after a suspected network breach, which could have put millions of health records at risk.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 19, 2018

US Vote-Counting Computers Had Flaw, Allowed Hackers Access

In the US, vote-counting computers used in government elections contained a security vulnerability which could have been used to affect election results. The systems, which were sold by Elections Systems & Software (ES&S), contained remote-access software and were sold between 2000 and 2006, with some machines still being used as late as 2011.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 18, 2018

Major International Airport System Access Sold for $10 on Dark Web

Dark Web marketplaces are troves of illicit products and data: stolen credentials, credit card numbers, and, as researchers recently discovered, remote desktop protocol (RDP) access to the security and building automation systems of a major international airport – for the cheap price of $10.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 15, 2018

Australia's Airport Security Threatened by Hack

Aviation Security Identity Cards (ASICs) are intended to prevent criminals and terrorists from gaining access to restricted areas in airports, as well as to airplanes, but Australian-based Aviation ID, a company that issues ASICs, has been hacked.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 14, 2018

Russian intelligence officers indicted in DNC hacking

Twelve Russians have been indicted by a grand jury in the special counsel probe for alleged hacking during the 2016 election, including for hacking emails of the Democratic National Committee, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced Friday.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 14, 2018

Timehop Reveals More Personal Data Was Breached

Breached online firm Timehop has revealed more details about a security incident which affected 21 million people, which will be an interesting test case for GDPR regulators.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 13, 2018

Not All Hacks Are Created Equal

Hacks, breaches and security intrusions are in the headlines on a day-to-day basis, but these hacks aren’t all created equal. According to new analysis from HackerOne, the kind of intrusion differs by industry and breach type.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 12, 2018

Hacker Exploits 2-Year Old Router Issue To Steal Sensitive US Military Data

Sensitive US military documents, including training materials for the MQ-9A Reaper drone and an operations manual for the M1 Abrams tank, were recently available for sale on the Dark Web.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 12, 2018

Stolen Taiwanese Certs Used in Malware Campaign

Security researchers have discovered yet another cyber-attack campaign using stolen certificates to circumvent traditional security tools.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 11, 2018

Ticketmaster breach was part of a larger credit card skimming effort, analysis shows

A recent breach at Ticketmaster was just "the tip of the iceberg" of a wider, massive credit card skimming operation, new research has found.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 10, 2018

The Worst Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 So Far

Looking back at the first six months of 2018, there haven't been as many government leaks and global ransomware attacks as there were by this time last year, but that's pretty much where the good news ends.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 09, 2018

Timehop Breach Hits 21 Million Customers

Social media aggregation site Timehop has revealed a major breach of customers’ personal information affecting 21 million users.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 09, 2018

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