Researchers on Friday said that Poland’s electric grid was targeted by wiper malware, likely unleashed by Russia state hackers, in […]
Tag: Security
Ring is now able to verify whether video footage has been altered
Video cameras were supposed to offer security and peace of mind, but then along came video editing and AI, and […]
ShinyHunters group leaks millions of alleged records from SoundCloud, Crunchbase and Betterment
The infamous hacking group ShinyHunters has released to the dark web millions of data records claimed to have been stolen […]
Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure “intact mental health”
The project developer for one of the Internet’s most popular networking tools is scrapping its vulnerability reward program after being […]
Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job
“When I was a black hat hacker, I was isolated and paranoid,” he wrote. “Working with the good guys, being […]
Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
WHEN PRIVATE LINKS MAKE PUBLIC LEAKS Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data. Websites that authenticate […]
Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours
Microsoft released NTLMv1 in the 1980s with the release of OS/2. In 1999, cryptanalyst Bruce Schneier and Mudge published research […]
Why I’m withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity
The New York Times has published new details about a purported cyberattack that unnamed US officials claim plunged parts of […]
Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack
Pairing Bluetooth devices can be a pain, but Google Fast Pair makes it almost seamless. Unfortunately, it may also leave […]
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot
Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in its Copilot AI assistant that allowed hackers to pluck a host of sensitive user […]