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Remote denial of service vulnerability exposes BIND servers

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BIND operators released new versions of the DNS protocol software overnight to patch a critical vulnerability which can be exploited for use in denial-of-service cyberattacks.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 30, 2015

Group that hacked Anthem shared weaponized 0-days with rival attackers

An attack in early 2014 on Anthem, the No. 2 US health insurer, was by most measuring sticks a historic hack, leading to the biggest healthcare data breach ever. New evidence unearthed by researchers from security firm Symantec, however, shows it was business as usual for the hacking group, which over the past three years has carried out more than a dozen similar attacks.

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Jul 29, 2015

Hacked Opinions: Vulnerability disclosure

Arbor Networks' Sam Curry talks about disclosure, bounty programs, and vulnerability marketing with CSO, in the first of a series of topical discussions with industry leaders and experts.

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Jul 28, 2015

Stagefright: Just how scary is it for Android users?

If your smartphone or tablet vendor doesn't fix the Stagefright security hole, this text-message based malware can be really scary. But you can protect yourself from it with a few simple steps.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 28, 2015

Lifelock Once Again Failed at Its One Job: Protecting Data

Customers who hired the infamous ID theft-protection firm Lifelock to monitor their identities after their data was stolen in a breach were in for a surprise. It turns out Lifelock failed to properly secure their data.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 22, 2015

Black Hat For Beginners: 4 Tips

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But for newbies, these helpful hints will make sure you get the most out of the Black Hat USA experience.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 20, 2015

Anonymous At War With Denver Police (Again)

Anonymous is at it again, this time in response to the recent disputed police killing of Paul Castaway, a Denver resident and member of the Lakota Indian tribe.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 17, 2015

'Morpho' group goes after corporate IP

Symantec has identified a group of cybercriminals, whom they've named "Morpho," as targeting corporate intellectual property for financial gains, with Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft among those hit. "Attackers going after intellectual property is not that usual," said Vikram Thakur, senior manager at Symantec.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 14, 2015

Millions more Americans hit by government personnel data hack

Data breaches at the U.S. government's personnel management agency by hackers, with suspicions centering on China, involves millions more people than previously estimated, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 10, 2015

Hacking Team claims terrorists can now use its tools

Hacking Team has warned that a devastating data breach it suffered will allow its spying tools to be used by criminals and terrorists.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 09, 2015

Think your website isn

Many companies, including leading corporations and financial institutions, think that a website is just a

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 08, 2015

Hacking Team data theft culprit exposed

The cyberattacker who stole 400GB in corporate data belonging to spyware firm Hacking Team has come forward. Hacking Team has not had a good week. The Milan, Italy-based company, known for selling surveillance and spyware tools to government agencies and private companies, experienced a data breach over the weekend which led to the alleged theft of 400GB of corporate data.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 07, 2015

Hacking Team hacked, attackers claim 400GB in dumped data

On Sunday, while most of Twitter was watching the Women's World Cup

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 05, 2015

Workarounds, kludges, and hacks that will improve your life

Life would be simpler if every piece of technology we dealt with worked in an obvious and straightforward way. Life would also be a lot duller.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 02, 2015

Pen testing tool or exploit? 6 samples of ways hackers get in

Attackers use the same tools in attacks that pen testers use to test. Six sample vulnerabilities and exploits.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 29, 2015

Cybercriminal Group Using Zeus and SpyEye Dismantled by European Forces

Individuals in Ukraine were arrested by European law enforcement last week in a joint operation that targeted members of a group suspected of developing, distributing and using Zeus and SpyEye banking malware.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 25, 2015

It gets worse: Two Federal OPM hacks affected up to 18 million

CNN is reporting that the personal data of 18 million current, former, and prospective federal employees was stolen in the cyberattack that targeted the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 24, 2015

Top 10 botnet targets in the U.S. and worldwide

Every day, the security team at network services provider Level 3 Communications monitors approximately 1.3 billion security events; mitigates roughly 22 distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks; and removes, on average, one control and command (C2) server network.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 19, 2015

10 terrifying extreme hacks

Any device with a computer chip can be hacked, but not all hacks are created equal. In fact, in a world where tens of millions of computers are compromised by malware every year and nearly every company's network is owned, truly innovative or thought-provoking hacks are few and far between.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 18, 2015

'600 Million' Samsung Mobiles Vulnerable To Keyboard Cracking Attack

Given everything that

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Jun 18, 2015

Linux Hacks & Cracks - Page 25

U.S. Investigation into China-Backed Telecom Companies Hack: The Role & Risks of Encryption Backdoors

FASTCash Linux Malware: A New Cybercrime Menace Targeting Payment Switch Systems

The Infiltration of Supply Chain Attacks in Open-Source Software Management