Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Samsung Electronics has said its mobile payment system is safe after a hacking attack against its US-based subsidiary LoopPay. An article in the New York Times on Wednesday said the hacking incident had occurred against LoopPay’s network in March. LoopPay, acquired…
British spies tapping ‘Smurf’ tech to hack phones claims Snowden
Snowden claims British agencies are spying on your phone using programme codenamed ‘Smurfs’ Fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday claimed that British spies are are tapping into our telephones and can even switch them on and off remotely as a way of keeping track of our every move….
Does China’s government hack US companies to Rob secrets?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is making his first official visit to the US. It takes place against a background of accusations flung by both the US and China over state-backed hacking. On Monday this week, a US national security…
5.6M fingerprints stolen in US personnel data hack: government
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers who stole security clearance data on millions of Defense Department and other U.S. government employees got away with about 5.6 million fingerprint records, some 4.5 million more than initially reported, the government said on Wednesday. During an ongoing analysis of…
Does China’s government hack US companies to steal secrets?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is making his first official visit to the US. It takes place against a background of accusations flung by both the US and China over state-backed hacking. On Monday this week, a US national security…
Hack Brief: Mobile Manager’s Security Hole Would Let Hackers Wipe Phones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS for mobile phones are supposed to make it easy for companies to wipe a device clean if it gets lost or stolen. But a vulnerability discovered in a popular remote management system used by thousands of businesses to…
85 legitimate iPhone apps that were infected with malware in the big App Store hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Apple fans have been criticizing Android for years, fighting back against “walled garden” claims by suggesting that Android’s open nature makes it far more susceptible to hacks and malware. This is indeed often the case, but if you thinkApple’s closed iOS…
Kid cyber conferences allow them to “Go hack yourself”
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans “My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.” – Kevin Mitnick “A white-hat hacker is someone who enjoys thinking of innovative new ways to make, break and use anything to create a better world.” – Nico…
Chinese computer hack attacks slow ahead of Obama summit: experts
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Major intrusions by Chinese hackers of U.S. companies’ computer systems appear to have slowed in recent months, private-sector experts say, ahead of a meeting between China’s president and President Barack Obama with cyber security on the agenda. Three senior executives at…
Hackers exploit ‘Security flaw’ in iOS App to hack WeChat
WeChat hacked through ‘security flaw’ in iOS App, no user data or money stolen The popular messaging app, WeChat, which has over 600 million users was hacked through a security flaw said Tencent on Friday. However, it has been patched since then. After a preliminary investigation, the company said that no…