Terrifying Camera App Flaw Left Millions of Android Phones Vulnerable to Spying
Even if you’re diligent about app permissions, sometimes you just can’t predict how or when a bad actor will abuse them. This time around, a…
Phineas Fisher Offers $100,000 Bounty To Hack Banks And Oil Companies
An infamous vigilante hacker known for their hits on surveillance companies is launching a new kind of bug bounty to reward hacktivists who do public…
Ransomware: Still Going Strong 30 Years On
Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the first-ever ransomware attack, and according to new research, this particular form of malware is still going strong.…
DDoS Kingpin Gets 13 Months, Massive Fine
A US court has sentenced the operator of a massive DDoS service to 13 months in prison. Sergiy Usatyuk, 21, from Orland Park, IL was…
Thousands Of Hacked Disney+ Accounts Are Already For Sale
Hackers didn’t waste any time and have started hijacking Disney+ user accounts hours after the service launched. Many of these accounts are now being offered…
Chrome, Edge, Safari hacked at elite Chinese hacking contest
China’s top hackers have gathered this weekend in the city of Chengdu to compete in the Tianfu Cup, the country’s top hacking competition. Over the…
‘Unknown Fund’ to Donate $75M in Bitcoin to Crypto, Anonymity-Focused Startups
An anonymous organization dubbed “Unknown Fund” is planning to give away $75 million in Bitcoin (BTC) to startups that are focused on anonymity and the…
Facebook bug shows camera activated in background during app use
When you’re scrolling through Facebook’s app, the social network could be using your camera, concerned users have found. Multiple people have found and reported that their iPhone cameras were…
Dark Web Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Using Cryptocurrency to Launder More Than $19 Million
Hugh Brian Haney pled guilty in Manhattan federal court last week to money laundering charges, based on the proceeds of a narcotics trafficking operation that…
How firewall automation can help prevent breaches caused by wrong configurations
A majority of IT staffers polled by firewall management service FireMon said they still use manual processes to manage changes. Firewalls are a critical form…