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Russian Hackers Behind SolarWinds Cyberattack Also Breached US Nuclear Weapons Agency

Among half a dozen U.S. federal agencies, the networks of the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration were also compromised.

Dec 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

More Than 3 Million Users Installed Malware-Laced Chrome, Edge Extensions [LIST]

Internet security firm Avast found 28 extensions for Facebook, Vimeo, Instagram among others that contain malicious code.

Dec 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity Facebook

New Goontact 'Sextortion' Malware Infecting Thousands of Android and iOS Devices – Report

The malware can steal personal information including SMS, GPS location, photos and contacts that can be used for extortion and future phishing attacks.

Dec 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Israeli Researcher Turns RAM into Wi-Fi Card to Steal Data from Air-Gapped Computers

By planting malware on an air-gapped computer, hackers can convert electromagnetic signals of RAM modules to transfer data wirelessly.

Dec 16, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

China Allegedly Spying on Americans Through Caribbean Phone Networks - Report

By diverting signaling messages, China is allegedly tracking and intercepting calls of thousands of Americans, claims mobile network security expert Gary Miller.

Dec 15, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

APT32 Hacker Group Behind Wuhan Cyberattack Has Links to Vietnam IT Firm, Claims Facebook

The infamous APT32, also known as OceanLotus, is allegedly backed by the Vietnam government and has been tracked to a local IT firm.

Dec 11, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Facebook Cybersecurity Mark zuckerberg

Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Documents Hacked in Cyber-Attack at Europe's Medicine Regulator

The cyber-attack comes just a day before the EMA is due to update the European Parliament on the progress of the vaccine assessments.

Dec 10, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus Cybersecurity

FireEye Hacking: Russia in Crosshairs After Breach at Top US Cybersecurity Contractor

The hackers used sophisticated methods to conceal their identity and stole FireEye's cyber defense toolkits that could be used in future breaches.

Dec 9, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Millions of Smart Home Devices Vulnerable to Hacking, Report Says

Cybersecurity research firm Forescout found 33 vulnerabilities in smart home devices from 150 vendors that could affect millions of users.

Dec 8, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

NUS Study Shows Robot Vacuum Cleaners Can Be Hacked to Spy on People

By modifying LiDAR sensors on robot vacuum cleaners, hackers can use it for LidarPhone attack and listen to private conservation for extracting sensitive information

Dec 7, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity NUS

Chinese Phone Manufacturer Gionee Secretly Installed Malware in Over 20 Million Devices

A Chinese court found a Gionee subsidiary and its partner guilty of intentionally implanting malware secretly in Gionee phones to make money

Dec 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

25 Governments Using SS7 Spy Tool For Cellphone Location to Track Activists, Opponents

At least 25 countries including Australia are using the spy tool to track down human rights activists and political opponents anywhere in the world

Dec 2, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Hires Hackers to Prove 2020 US Election Was Rigged

Patrick Byrne's team of hackers and cyber sleuths would investigate Dominion voting machines and unearth evidence of voter fraud that cost Donald Trump the election

Nov 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Us election 2020 Cybersecurity

Hackers Target GoDaddy Employees to Break Into Multiple Cryptocurrency Service Providers

Using phishing scams on GoDaddy employees, hackers were able to gain control over multiple cryptocurrency customers including Liquid and NiceHash

Nov 22, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Dan Brown's 'Digital Fortress' Scenario Looms Large From AI-Powered Cyberattacks

With hackers slowly turning to artificial intelligence, cyberattacks would become sophisticated and difficult to prevent as per the report by the UNICRI and Europol

Nov 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity Artificial intelligence

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Cyber Security News - Latest Headlines, Top Stories, Breaking News - International Business Times

Russian Hackers Behind SolarWinds Cyberattack Also Breached US Nuclear Weapons Agency

More Than 3 Million Users Installed Malware-Laced Chrome, Edge Extensions [LIST]

New Goontact 'Sextortion' Malware Infecting Thousands of Android and iOS Devices – Report

Israeli Researcher Turns RAM into Wi-Fi Card to Steal Data from Air-Gapped Computers

China Allegedly Spying on Americans Through Caribbean Phone Networks - Report

APT32 Hacker Group Behind Wuhan Cyberattack Has Links to Vietnam IT Firm, Claims Facebook

Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Documents Hacked in Cyber-Attack at Europe's Medicine Regulator

FireEye Hacking: Russia in Crosshairs After Breach at Top US Cybersecurity Contractor

Millions of Smart Home Devices Vulnerable to Hacking, Report Says

NUS Study Shows Robot Vacuum Cleaners Can Be Hacked to Spy on People

Chinese Phone Manufacturer Gionee Secretly Installed Malware in Over 20 Million Devices

25 Governments Using SS7 Spy Tool For Cellphone Location to Track Activists, Opponents

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Hires Hackers to Prove 2020 US Election Was Rigged

Hackers Target GoDaddy Employees to Break Into Multiple Cryptocurrency Service Providers

Dan Brown's 'Digital Fortress' Scenario Looms Large From AI-Powered Cyberattacks

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

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