Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Verizon is said to have threatened to go to court to get out of the deal if it is not repriced. Yahoo YHOO -6.11% came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers on Thursday after disclosing the The post Verizon…
Hack of Saudi Arabia Exposes Middle East Cybersecurity Flaws
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans More than a year after a drowned Syrian toddler washed up on a beach in Turkey, the tiny refugee’s body, captured in a photograph that shocked the world, reappeared on computer screens across Saudi Arabia — this time as a The…
Three Indians hack Dubai businessman’s bank account, steal 1 million dirhams
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Three Indian men have been accused of stealing 1 million dirhams by hacking into a Dubai businessman’s mobile banking application after obtaining a duplicate SIM card using forged papers. The Indian trio, who have not been named — a 38-year-old The…
New York Wants Donald Trump to Introduce Laws Forcing Apple to Hack iPhones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Many believed that the San Bernardino iPhone saga ended when the FBI eventually managed to break into the device with help from an undisclosed group of hackers, but Apple is still facing problems for refusing to help authorities hack phones The…
Private Companies Shouldn’t Be The Ones Crying ‘State-Sponsored Hack!’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If the U.S. government doesn’t start officially attributing cyberattacks, it risks losing control of the narrative and evolving legal norms. In the presidential debate last week, Hillary Clinton cited Russia’s responsibility for the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The…
Drama on the Underground Hacking Scene as Black Hats Hack Each Other
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The black hat hacker known as Peace, or Peace_of_Mind, has breached and defaced one of its rival’s websites over the weekend following several incidents that can be categorized as “hacker drama.” Both hackers are quite notorious on underground hacking forums, The…
Michelle Obama Passport Appears Online in Apparent Hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The White House said it was looking into a cyber breach on Thursday. WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday it was looking into a cyber breach after what appeared to be a scan of first lady Michelle Obama’s The…
From hacking to helping: UT Dallas students improve the city during Hack Week
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The city of Richardson enlisted help from college students this week to help improve the community. Sponsored by State Farm, students from University of Texas at Dallas are competing in the inaugural Hack Week competition, through which participants develop solutions The…
DarkNet Hackers ‘DarkOverlord’ Hack WestPark Capital Bank for Ransom
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans THE DARKOVERLORD HACKERS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY ACTIVE ON THE DARKNET MARKETPLACES HAVE NOW HACKED WESTPARK CAPITAL INVESTMENT BANK AND DEMANDED RANSOM OR ELSE DATA WILL BE LEAKED. Recently, a Californian investment bank, WestPark Capital came under a threat when it The…
15 Second Password Hack, Mr. Robot Style – Hak5 2101
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Pilfering Passwords with the USB Rubber Ducky Can you social engineer your target into plugging in a USB drive? How about distracting ’em for the briefest of moments? 15 seconds of physical access and a USB Rubber Ducky is all The…