It’s been just two months since researcher Karsten Nohl demonstrated an attack he called BadUSB to a standing-room-only crowd at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, showing that it’s possible to corrupt any USB device with insidious, undetectable […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
State Department wants ideas from public to control loose nukes
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The U.S. Department of State is looking to the public for a few good ideas on how to control “loose nukes,” or uncontrolled nuclear weapons and materials, to keep them from falling into the wrong hands. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post…
Cyberworm Loose on FB?
Facebook Sept. 22, 2011: A revamped profile page is just one of a series of interface changes Facebook rolled out at its f8 developer conference. The infamous “Ramnit” computer worm has taken on a new life as a piece of financial malware, and it’s currently spreading through Facebook and scooping…
Say What?! Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis’ Accused Celeb Hacker Let Loose
Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com; Paul Morigi/WireImage It was just this morning that we reported on the infamous celeb hacker—who is known for releasing some intimate photos of Scarlett Johansson (and a lot of other starlets) to the world—being arrested by the FBI. Christopher Chaney was charged with hacking into celebrity email accounts…
Nastier DroidDreamLight malware on the loose
A new variant of the DroidDreamLight malware targeting devices that run Google’s Android operating system has been discovered, this time with potentially the ability to quietly install and uninstall packages. Computer security firm Trend Micro said the new variant, found in a China-based third-party application store, is disguised as battery-monitoring…
