Hackers Exploiting DLink Routers to Redirect Users to Fake Brazilian Banks
Attackers are targeting DLink DSL modem routers in Brazil and exploiting them to change the DNS settings to a DNS server under the attacker’s control. This then allows them to redirect users attempting to connect to their online banks to fake banking websites that steal the…
How to Hack WiFi Password Easily Using New Attack On WPA
Looking for how to hack WiFi password OR WiFi hacking software? Well, a security researcher has revealed a new WiFi hacking technique that makes it easier for hackers to crack WiFi passwords of most modern routers. Discovered by the lead developer of the popular password-cracking tool…
Reddit Hacked – Emails, Passwords, Private Messages Stolen
Another day, another significant data breach. This time the victim is Reddit… seems someone is really pissed off with Reddit’s account ban policy or bias moderators. Reddit social media network today announced that it suffered a security breach in June that exposed some of its users’ data,…
SamSam Ransomware Attacks Extorted Nearly $6 Million
Ransomware has become a multimillion-dollar black market business for cybercriminals, and SamSam being a great example. New research revealed that the SamSam ransomware had extorted nearly $6 million from its victims since December 2015, when the cyber gang behind the ransomware started distributing the malware…
Dixons Carphone Data Breach Affects 10 Million Customers
Dixons Carphone’s 2017 data breach was worse than initially anticipated. In an announcement on Monday, Dixons Carphone, one of the largest consumer electronics and telecommunication retailers in Europe, admitted that the breach affected around 10 million customers, up from an initial estimate of 1.2 million…
Boys Town Healthcare Data Breach Exposed Personal Details of Patients
Another day, Another data breach! This time-sensitive and personal data of hundreds of thousands of people at Boys Town National Research Hospital have been exposed in what appears to be the largest ever reported breach by a pediatric care provider or children’s hospital. According to…
New Spectre attack enables secrets to be leaked over a network
It’s no longer necessary to run attacker code on the victim system. When the Spectre and Meltdown attacks were disclosed earlier this year, the initial exploits required an attacker to be able to run code of their choosing on a victim system. This made browsers vulnerable, as…
Leafminer cyber espionage group targets Middle East
Hackers belonging an Iran-linked APT group tracked as ‘Leafminer’ have targeted government and various organizations in the Middle East. An Iran-linked APT group tracked as ‘Leafminer’ has targeted government and businesses in the Middle. According to the experts from Symantec, the Leafminer group has been active at least since early 2017….
Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M
Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 million total. Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. According to…
Attacks on Oracle WebLogic Servers Detected After Publication of PoC Code
Oracle WebLogic servers are under attack from hackers who are trying to take over vulnerable installations that have not received a recent patch for a critical vulnerability. The security bug at the heart of these hacking attempts is CVE-2018-2893, a vulnerability in a component of the…
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