PLC Hacking - More Commonplace Than You Might Think
Wasn't certain where to drop this but... woke up to a coworker texting me the attached photo. Luckily they renamed the PLC to "GAZA" and didn't actually do too much damage.
LinkedIn under attack, malicious hackers seize accounts
Security researchers have identified that a widespread LinkedIn hacking campaign has seen many users locked out of their accounts worldwide.
Want to pwn a satellite? Turns out it's surprisingly easy
A study into the feasibility of hacking low-Earth orbit satellites has revealed that it's worryingly easy to do. In a presentation at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Johannes Willbold, a PhD student at Germany's Ruhr University Bochum, explained he had been investigating the security of satellites. He studied three types of orbital machinery and found that many were utterly defenseless against remote takeover because they lack the most basic security systems.
Researchers watched 100 hours of hackers hacking honeypot computers
Imagine being able to sit behind a hacker and observe them take control of a computer and play around with it. That’s pretty much what two security researchers did thanks to a large network of computers set up as a honeypot for hackers. The researchers deployed several Windows servers deliberately exposed on the internet, set up with Remote Desktop Protocol, or RDP, meaning that hackers could remotely control the compromised servers as if they were regular users, being able to type and click around.
The untold history of today’s Russian-speaking hackers
Clop, a Russian-speaking hacking group specialising in ransomware, has its own website. Yes, this is a thing — criminals openly encouraging their victims to negotiate a ransom for the return of their data as though it were a legitimate commercial deal.
Chinese hackers breached U.S. and European government email through Microsoft bug
A Chinese hacking group exploited a bug in Microsoft’s cloud email service to spy on two-dozen organizations, including some government agencies, the tech giant said late Tuesday.
Millions of Gigabyte Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor | WIRED
Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say.
Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say | TechCrunch
Researchers found malware developed by QuaDream, a little-known government spyware maker, which was used against journalists and politicians.
Credit Suisse breach spills info of high-net-worth clients
Credit Suisse is telling its clients that sensitive personal information including social security identification and contact details has been compromised.
Mercenary spyware hacked iPhone victims with rogue calendar invites, researchers say | TechCrunch
Researchers found malware developed by QuaDream, a little-known government spyware maker, which was used against journalists and politicians.
Credit Suisse breach spills info of high-net-worth clients
Credit Suisse is telling its clients that sensitive personal information including social security identification and contact details has been compromised.