Apple Execs Chose to Keep a Hack of 128 Million iPhones Quiet
In September 2015, Apple managers had a dilemma on their hands: should, or should they not notify 128 million iPhone users of what remains …
Hacks
The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware
For years, the cybersecurity industry has warned that state-sponsored hackers could shut down large swathes of US energy infrastructure in …
iPhone Hack Allegedly Used to Spy on China’s Uyghurs
Qixun Zhao has emphatically denied involvement, telling MIT Technology Review that he couldn’t remember who came into possession of the …
Hundreds of Millions of Dell Systems Vulnerable to Hack Due to Driver Bug
The cybersecurity researchers have detected a set of five high-severity flaws in hundred of millions of Dell’s firmware update. The set …
Massive DDoS Attack Disrupts Belgium Parliament
Belgian ISP Belnet has restored its service after a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack earlier this week that cut off …
Your Old Phone Number Can Be Used to Hack You, Study Finds
The study found there were up to eight different attacks that could then be used to exploit phone number recycling, including personal …
How to Protect Your IoT Device from Security Hacks or Breaches
Devices connect via the net. For instance, a thermostat is receiving info about area temperature level and changes it as …
Scripps Health Cyberattack Causes Widespread Hospital Outages
Scripps Health, a hospital network based in San Diego, was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, forcing some critical-care patients to be …
A Tale of Two Hacks: From SolarWinds to Microsoft Exchange
The past four months have exposed two high-profile attacks, which both had pundits declaring them the “worst-ever” and …
WeSteal: A Cryptocurrency-Stealing Tool That Does Just That
The developer of the WeSteal cryptocurrency stealer can’t be bothered with fancy talk: they say flat-out that it’s “the leading way …
Cellebrite Pushes Update After Signal Owner Hacks Device
The announcement did not specifically say whether the addressed vulnerability is one and the same as the one disclosed by Marlinspike. It …
VPN Hacks Are a Slow-Motion Disaster
This year has seen no shortage of blockbuster hacks, from the SolarWinds supply chain meltdown to China’s blitz against Microsoft …