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Hacker takes control of Ohio couple's baby monitor and screams 'bad things'

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The parents of a 10-month-old baby in Ohio were left reeling when an unknown hacker took control of the infant

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Apr 28, 2014

Internet Explorer bug used by hackers to attack U.S. firms

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised computer users to consider using alternatives to Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser until the company fixes a security flaw that hackers have used to launch attacks.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 28, 2014

The Hackers Who Recovered NASA

Sitting incongruously among the hangars and laboratories of NASA

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 25, 2014

Top hacker says US spies on Australia

One of the world

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 25, 2014

Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner hacked with glue mould

The researchers fooled the new handset using a mould made out of glue. The fingerprint sensor on Samsung's Galaxy S5 handset has been hacked less than a week after the device went on sale.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 16, 2014

Hackers From China Waste Little Time in Exploiting Heartbleed

For those who don't feel the urgency to install the latest security fixes for their computers, take note: Just a day after Heartbleed was revealed, attacks from a computer in China were launched.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 15, 2014

Hackers Lurking in Vents and Soda Machines

Unable to breach the computer network at a big oil company, hackers infected with malware the online menu of a Chinese restaurant that was popular with employees. When the workers browsed the menu, they inadvertently downloaded code that gave the attackers a foothold in the business

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 09, 2014

#OpIsrael: Anonymous attacks hundreds of Israeli websites

Hundreds of websites of Israeli ministries and organizations came under attack by Anonymous early Monday as part of the hacktivist group's anti-Israel operation, dubbed #OpIsrael.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 07, 2014

Forget Stealing Credit Cards, Now Hackers Just Straight-Up Blackmail You

While hackers tried to get rich by stealing millions of credit cards from Target, other cybercriminals have quietly tried another method to make a quick buck: Asking companies to pay them to go away.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 01, 2014

Feds want an expanded ability to hack criminal suspects

The United States Department of Justice wants to broaden its ability to hack criminal suspects

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 28, 2014

Hosting company describes security scare aimed at Bitcoin accounts

On Sunday morning, Nate Daiger, one of the owners of a small Los Angeles-based hosting company Chunk Host, received an odd email on his phone.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 27, 2014

Hackers text ATMs for cash via Windows XP flaws

Despite early warnings, pleading and even financial lures to upgrade systems from the Windows XP operating system, many of our core services are still running on the soon to be retired system.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 26, 2014

Ancient Linux servers: The blighted slum houses of the Internet

The Cisco blog post has been updated to change a key finding Ars reported in the following post. Contrary to Cisco's earlier reporting, the update says not all the servers compromised in the attack were running Linux version 2.6. "We have not identified the initial exploit vector for the stage zero URIs," the update stated.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 25, 2014

The Linux security spell is broken

I've been dipping into the coming-technology-overlord-no-more-freedom-apocalypse well quite a bit in recent weeks, so for a change, we'll leave that robot rabbit alone today. Instead, let's turn our attention to the mythical unicorn known as the totally secure Linux server.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 21, 2014

PHP bug allowing site hijacking still menaces Internet 22 months on

A vulnerability that allows attackers to take control of websites running older versions of the PHP scripting language continues to threaten the Internet almost two years after security researchers first warned that attackers could use it to remotely execute malicious code on vulnerable servers.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 20, 2014

Hacker crashes Google Play -- twice

New Android apps and updates were blocked from appearing in Google's Play Store on Monday, after a hacker attacked Google's app publishing system.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 19, 2014

Ukrainian hackers claim takedown of NATO Web sites

Pro-Russian Ukrainian hackers claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that took down several NATO Web sites amid rising tensions over military incursions into the Crimean peninsula.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 17, 2014

200M consumer records exposed in Experian security lapse

Smooth words and a fake identity gave one man the power to compromise millions of private financial records belonging to US consumers. An ongoing investigation has revealed that a Vietnamese man posing as a private investigator was able to dupe Experian in to compromising data which could equate to millions of customer records.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 11, 2014

Anonymous hackers uncover alleged proof of MtGox fraud from site

Following the MtGox Bitcoin exchange losing millions to a hack and filing for bankruptcy, anonymous attackers took over the personal blog and reddit account of MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles on Sunday. After seizing control, the hackers posted (Pastebin) a message to the two spaces detailing their findings and the reasoning behind the attack.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 10, 2014

Report: Half of all exploits target Java

Once upon a time, Microsoft was the favorite target of malware developers. As Microsoft improved the defenses in its software, though, cybercrooks moved on to easier pickings. Adobe was a prime target for a while, but Adobe followed Microsoft's lead and made its software more secure as well.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 06, 2014

Linux Hacks & Cracks - Page 34

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