Tag Archives: hacking

Cybersecurity experts say the west has failed to learn lessons from Ukraine

Enlarge / Viktor Zhora from Ukraine’s information protection service, says cyber has become a major component of hybrid warfare. Dragonflypd.com/Black Hat reader comments 21 with Viktor Zhora, the public face of Ukraine’s success against Russian cyberattacks, received a hero’s welcome earlier this month on stage at Black Hat, the world’s biggest cybersecurity gathering, in Las… Read More »

Unlimited miles and nights: Vulnerability found in rewards programs

reader comments 17 with Travel rewards programs like those offered by airlines and hotels tout the specific perks of joining their club over others. Under the hood, though, the digital infrastructure for many of these programs—including Delta SkyMiles, United MileagePlus, Hilton Honors, and Marriott Bonvoy—is built on the same platform. The backend comes from the… Read More »

US senator blasts Microsoft for “negligent cybersecurity practices”

Getty Images reader comments 47 with A US senator is calling on the Justice Department to hold Microsoft responsible for “negligent cybersecurity practices” that enabled Chinese espionage hackers to steal hundreds of thousands of emails from cloud customers, including officials in the US Departments of State and Commerce. “Holding Microsoft responsible for its negligence will… Read More »

Fears grow of deepfake ID scams following Progress hack

Enlarge / The number of deepfakes used in scams in just the first three months of 2023 outstripped all of 2022. FT Montage/Getty Images reader comments 18 with When Progress Corp, the Massachusetts-based maker of business software, revealed its file transfer system had been compromised this month, the issue quickly gathered global significance. A Russian-speaking… Read More »

Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They’re mostly nonsense

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 246 with Federal authorities, tech pundits, and news outlets want you to be on the lookout for a scary cyberattack that can hack your phone when you do nothing more than plug it into a public charging station. These warnings of “juice jacking,” as the threat has come… Read More »

Pro-Russian hackers target elected US officials supporting Ukraine

Enlarge / Locked out. reader comments 30 with Share this story Threat actors aligned with Russia and Belarus are targeting elected US officials supporting Ukraine, using attacks that attempt to compromise their email accounts, researchers from security firm Proofpoint said. The campaign, which also targets officials of European nations, uses malicious JavaScript that’s customized for… Read More »

Hackers drain bitcoin ATMs of $1.5 million by exploiting 0-day bug

Enlarge / A BATM sold by General Bytes. General Bytes reader comments 68 with Share this story Hackers drained millions of dollars in digital coins from cryptocurrency ATMs by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability, leaving customers on the hook for losses that can’t be reversed, the kiosk manufacturer has revealed. The heist targeted ATMs sold by… Read More »

A widespread logic controller flaw raises the specter of Stuxnet

reader comments 24 with 0 posters participating Share this story In 2009, the computer worm Stuxnet crippled hundreds of centrifuges inside Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant by targeting the software running on the facility’s industrial computers, known as programmable logic controllers. The exploited PLCs were made by the automation giant Siemens and were all models… Read More »

Hackers discover that vulnerabilities are rife in the auto industry

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 115 with 0 posters participating Share this story If you purchased a new car in the past few years, chances are good that it contains at least one embedded modem, which it uses to offer some connected services. The benefits, we’ve been told, are numerous and include convenience… Read More »

Kremlin-backed hackers targeted a “large” petroleum refinery in a NATO nation

Enlarge / Fawley Oil Refinery on a bright day. Getty Images reader comments 43 with 0 posters participating Share this story One of the Kremlin’s most active hacking groups targeting Ukraine recently tried to hack a large petroleum refining company located in a NATO country. The attack is a sign that the group is expanding… Read More »