Hacking

Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten targets journalists, political and human rights activists

Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been targeting journalists, political and human rights activists in a new campaign. Researchers from…

6 years ago

cdpwn – Millions of devices at risk due to flaws in implementations of Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

A set of vulnerabilities in the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) exposes tens of millions of devices to the risk of…

6 years ago

Hacking Wi-Fi networks by exploiting a flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs

Check Point experts discovered a high-severity flaw in Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited to gain entry into a…

6 years ago

Microsoft detects 77,000 active web shells on a daily basis

Microsoft published an interesting report that investigates web shell attacks, the IT giant says it detects 77,000 active web shells…

6 years ago

Expert released PoC exploit code for unpatched backdoor in HiSilicon chips

Researcher published details about a backdoor mechanism he found in HiSilicon chips, but he did not report it to the…

6 years ago

Dropbox paid more than $1 Million via its bug bounty program

File hosting service company Dropbox paid out $1 million for vulnerabilities reported by researchers through its bug bounty program. Since…

6 years ago

Facebook fixed a WhatsApp bug that allowed hackers to access local file system

Facebook addressed a critical issue in WhatsApp that would have allowed attackers to read files from a user's local file…

6 years ago

Using 99 mobile phones to create a fake traffic jam in Google Maps

A German artist demonstrated how using a simple trick it is possible to deceive Google Maps and create a virtual…

6 years ago

Toll Group shuts down some online systems after ransomware attack

The Australian transportation and logistics giant Toll Group has suffered a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down part…

6 years ago

Hackers abused Twitter API to match usernames to phone numbers

Twitter discloses a security incident involving third-parties that exploited its official API to match phone numbers with Twitter usernames. On December 24,…

6 years ago

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