Hacking

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

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

Hackers abuse BitBucket to infect 500K+ hosts with arsenal of malware

Threat actors are abusing the Bitbucket code hosting service to host seven types of malware that has already claimed more…

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

The city of Racine was offline following a ransomware attack

The city of Racine joins to the long string of US municipalities that were hit with ransomware attack, it was…

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

NCA arrested six men in UK over Malta Bank Cyber-Heist

Last week NCA arrested six individuals in the United Kingdom because they are suspected to be involved in a Malta…

6 years ago

Sudo CVE-2019-18634 flaw allows Non-Privileged Linux and macOS Users run commands as Root

Apple researcher discovered an important vulnerability (CVE-2019-18634) in 'sudo' utility that allows non-privileged Linux and macOS users to run commands…

6 years ago

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