Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans By sending SMS messages to an OBD2 dongle connected to the dashboard of a Corvette, the researchers were able to pass commands to the car’s CAN bus, which controls a slew of critical functions, including the car’s brakes. Less than a…
Car hack reveals peril on the road to Internet of Things
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LAS VEGAS, Aug 9 — A software glitch that allows hackers to commandeer a Jeep Cherokee while on the move is just a glimpse of dangers on the road ahead for the Internet of Things. The ability to seize data from…
Chinese hack of US national security details revealed days after Russian hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The ongoing saga of successful foreign hack attacks on government databases continued Monday with news of another break-in allegedly perpetrated by China. Just days after the reported spear-phishing attack on the Pentagon’s joint staff email system, which exposed some 4,000 civilian…
Carphone Warehouse Hack: How Can You Protect Yourself?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans NEWS ANALYSIS: The security industry explains how consumers and businesses can protect themselves from this hack and against future data breaches Over the weekend, Carphone Warehouse admitted the personal details of up to 2.4 million customers could be in the hands…
U.S. suspects Russia in hack of Pentagon computer network
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. military officials said Thursday that they suspect Russian hackers infiltrated an unclassified Pentagon e-mail system used by employees of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the latest in a series of state-sponsored attacks on sensitive U.S. government computer networks. The electronic…
BlackBerry Ltd Prepares For More Cyber-Threats With Medical Hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) took the stage to demonstrate the way in which a terrorist could access an infusion pump inside a hospital and give patients a lethal morphine dose. The demonstration was held in New York City, during the global security…
Five Men Charged in Connection with JPMorgan Hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Four men in Florida and Israel were recently arrested in connection with last year’s massive data breach at JPMorgan Chase, and a fifth man was charged but remains at large, The New York Times reports. According to the Times, the breach…
Anonymous claims responsibility for Census Bureau hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Online hacking group Anonymous is taking responsibility for breaching U.S. Census Bureau databases and posting what looks like personally identifiable information on various federal and state government employees. In a tweet Wednesday, the collective posted a link to a website that…
Vehicle hack could have military implications
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As military vehicles become increasingly dependent on electronics and computers, much as are commercial cars and trucks, program managers must take cybersecurity needs into account. A recent experience documented in Wired makes the potential risks chillingly clear. Vehicle electronics, or vetronics,…
Fiat-Chrysler recalls 1.4 million vehicles in wake of hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans We were waiting for the other shoe to drop, and here it is: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced it is voluntarily recalling 1.4 million vehicles across its various brands and model lines, in the wake of the discovery of a…