Ransomware attack hits Port of San Diego | Cyber Security
A cruise ship docked at the Port of San Diego. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Corbis via Getty Images The Port of San Diego is facing the storm surge of a…
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Social media influence campaigns undermine elections | Cyber Security
Online propaganda organized by nation-state actors like Russia, China and Iran is part of the reason sites like Twitter and Facebook suddenly…
Google Hacker Discloses New Linux Kernel Vulnerability and PoC Exploit | Cyber Security
A cybersecurity researcher with Google Project Zero has released the details, and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a high severity vulnerability…
Australian teen who hacked into Apple and stole 90 GB of files avoids jail | Cyber Security
An Australian teenager who hacked into Apple’s network on multiple occasions over several months and stole sensitive files has been told that he will…
How the dark web could hurt the midterm elections | Cyber Security
The dark web isn’t a place, it’s a network. Like the normal internet we use every day, the dark web is loaded with websites, wikis, e-commerce…
This simple scam is exposing politicians to hackers | Cyber Security
An email-based cyberattack is one of the simplest methods of hacking an election. In a typical phishing ploy, a hacker sends victims an email that…
Secret Service Warns of Surge in ATM ‘Wiretapping’ Attacks | Cyber Security
The U.S. Secret Service is warning financial institutions about a recent uptick in a form of ATM skimming that involves cutting cupcake-sized holes…
Pangu Hackers have Jailbroken iOS 12 on Apple’s New iPhone XS | Cyber Security
Bad news for Apple.
The Chinese hacking team Pangu is back and has once again surprised everyone with a jailbreak for iOS 12 running on the brand-new…
VPNFilter Router Malware Adds 7 New Network Exploitation Modules | Cyber Security
Security researchers have discovered even more dangerous capabilities in VPNFilter—the highly sophisticated multi-stage malware that infected…
16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time | Cyber Security
An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple’s private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure…