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Car-Hacking Tool Turns Repair Shops Into Malware

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OVER THE LAST summer, the security research community has proven like never before that cars are vulnerable to hackers

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Oct 01, 2015

Storing secret crypto keys in the Amazon cloud? New attack can steal them

Piercing a key selling point of commercial cloud computing services, computer scientists have devised a hack that allows an attacker using Amazon's EC2 platform to steal the secret cryptographic keys of other users.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 29, 2015

New malware program infects ATMs, dispenses cash on command

Security researchers have discovered a new malware program that infects automated teller machines (ATMs) and allows attackers to extract cash on command. The program is dubbed GreenDispenser and was detected in Mexico. However, it's only a matter of time until similar attacks are adopted by cybercriminals in other countries, researchers from security firm Proofpoint said in a blog post.

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Sep 25, 2015

OPM Now Admits 5.6m Feds

When hackers steal your password, you change it. When hackers steal your fingerprints, they

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Sep 24, 2015

The Man Who Got No Whammies

On May 19, 1984, before a live studio audience for the game show Press Your Luck, a squirrely-looking, gray-bearded 35-year-old named Michael Larson leapt from behind his podium and squealed with joy.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 23, 2015

Inside Target Corp., Days After 2013 Breach

In December 2013, just days after a data breach exposed 40 million customer debit and credit card accounts, Target Corp. hired security experts at Verizon to probe its networks for weaknesses. The results of that confidential investigation

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Sep 21, 2015

Active malware campaign uses thousands of WordPress sites to infect visitors

Attackers have hijacked thousands of websites running the WordPress content management system and are using them to infect unsuspecting visitors with potent malware exploits, researchers said Thursday.

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Sep 18, 2015

Russian hacker pleads guilty in major US breach

A Russian hacker extradicted to the US earlier this year admitted his role in the largest hack in US history. The attack compromised more than 160 million credit card numbers, resulting in hundreds of millions of US dollars in losses.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 17, 2015

How to hack my Tesla

This post is just for my own notes. I'm buying a new car (arrives in October) and I need to gather up notes on how to hack it.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 16, 2015

Cisco routers found to be slaves of hackers

Security researchers from Mandiant, which is the computer forensic arm of U.S. security research firm FireEye have detected a real-world attack that has installed rogue firmware on business routers in four countries. It possibly allows cybercriminals to harvest huge amounts of data without being detected by existing cybersecurity defenses.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 16, 2015

Attackers forgo malware

To avoid detection, some hackers are ditching malware and living "off the land" -- using whatever tools are already available in the compromised systems, according to a new report from Dell SecureWorks. In fact, this has been the case for nearly all the intrusions analyzed by the Dell SecureWorks

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 14, 2015

TorrentLocker scum have better email lists than legit devs, telcos

Spammers deploying the TorrentLocker ransomware are so good at targeting victims that their poison emails hit the mark more frequently than those sent by legitimate software companies and professional marketers.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 09, 2015

Lizard Squad cyber-attackers disrupt National Crime Agency website

Cyber-attackers have taken down the website of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in apparent revenge for arrests made last week.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 01, 2015

CERT Warns of Hard-Coded Credentials in DSL SOHO Routers

DSL routers from a number of manufacturers contain hard-coded credentials that could allow a hacker to access the devices via telnet services and remotely control them.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 27, 2015

The irony: Ashley Madison plotted hacking rivals to stay ahead of the game

Ashley Madison may have had a taste of its own medicine this month, judging by a cache of leaked emails which suggest the CEO of the site encouraged the hacking of rival firms.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 25, 2015

Ashley Madison hackers publish compromised records

The group responsible for the Ashley Madison hack published the compromised records on Tuesday, delivering on the promise made when the hack was announced in July. The compromised records include account profile information, personal information, financial records, and more.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 19, 2015

Insider Trading Hacking Ring Exposes Security Shortcomings

Recently, an international hacking ring was discovered to have stolen more than $100 million. The sophisticated plan demonstrated ingenuity on the part of the attackers. They exploited a core vulnerability of the financial system in one of the digital age

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 19, 2015

Iranian hackers broke into what they thought was a Chevron gas pump

In the last few years, the so-called

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 16, 2015

OwnStar Wi-Fi attack now grabs BMW, Mercedes, and Chrysler cars

Remember OwnStar? Earlier this month, security researcher and NSA Playset contributor Samy Kamkar demonstrated a Wi-Fi based attack that allowed his device to intercept OnStar credentials from the RemoteLink mobile application

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 14, 2015

This Hacker

The next time you press your wireless key fob to unlock your car, if you find that it doesn

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 07, 2015

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