Iran threat actor Charming Kitten has exfiltrated 2TB of victims’ data since 2018
Iran-sponsored ITG18 group may not be the most sophisticated state-sponsored threat actor out there. Yet, its techniques prove to be successful over and over again.During the Black Hat USA...
Critical vulnerabilities in Las Vegas casinos with thousands at the Black Hat conference
After a virtual-only that 2020 was, thousands flock to Las Vegas for the Black Hat conference. The cream of the infosec, however, should take note. Researchers claim to have...
When Hacking Competitions Are Used For National Advantage
Competitions for young hackers are increasingly commonplace. One of the most popular was held in the UK, with teams placed into a cyber-physical environment and tasked with breaching the...
Black Hat: Security Bugs Allow Takeover of Capsule Hotel Rooms
A researcher was able to remotely control the lights, bed and ventilation in “smart” hotel rooms via Nasnos vulnerabilities.
LAS VEGAS – A series of vulnerabilities in internet of things...
We COVID-Clicked on Garbage, Report Finds: Podcast
Were we work-from-home clicking zombies? Steganography attacks snagged three out of eight recipients. Nasty CAPTCHAs suckered 50 times more clicks during 2020.
Squawking pets, stir-crazy kids, Tiger King: Is...
Black Hat: Microsoft’s Patch for Windows Hello Bypass Bug is Faulty, Researchers Say
Researchers show how to circumvent Microsoft’s Windows Hello biometric authentication using a spoofed USB camera.
LAS VEGAS – Microsoft Windows 10 biometric user authentication systems Windows Hello can be...
Chinese government hackers attack Russian companies for the first time
The hacker group APT31, known for numerous attacks on government agencies in different countries, attacked Russian companies for the first time. According to Positive Technologies, in the first half...
