Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Sun newspaper said it had been contacted by a purported hacker using the pseudonym “Crafty Cockney” on an encrypted messaging service and sent sample photos showing Middleton being fitted for a wedding dress in advance of her planned 2017 The…
Yahoo confirms massive hack of 500 million accounts, blames “state actor”
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo has confirmed the mother of all data breaches — 500 million user accounts compromised back in late 2014 — and is laying blame on a “state-sponsored actor.” The stolen data may have included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, The…
$100 store-bought kit can help anyone hack into iPhone passcodes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Technique known as NAND mirroring, which focuses on bypassing limit on password retry attempts, can be used to break into any model up to the 6 The FBI paid more than $1.3m to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5C, The…
Why hackers hack: Is it all about the money?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A simple question with a complex answer, according to HackerOne research. You get what you pay for in the cybersecurity industry, but bug bounty programs are not just about the money, according to new research. In today’s world, where data The…
Why Apple Needed 10 Days to Fix a Scary iPhone Hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans What Apple had to do. Apple has a terrific reputation when it comes to security. That’s why it was such a shock to learn last month that hackers found a way to break in to the company’s famous iPhones, and The…
Israeli spyware firm NSO Group charges governments $650,000 to hack 10 iPhones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans We read news and outrage related to the government snooping on its citizens’ computers and smartphones to access their data without their authorization through backdoor, every now and then. And, to encash the opportunity, there are several digital surveillance firms The…
Grand Theft Auto forum shut down after hack exposes up to 200,000 user details
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Up to 200,000 users of a Grand Theft Auto fan site have had their personal details exposed online after the website’s online forum was breached by hackers last month by exploiting security flaws in a piece of software called vBulletin.
When Hackers Hack Each Other—A Staged Affair in the French Underground?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This past July, we published a blog post on a new illegal gambling system known as “French Dark Bets (FDB).” FDB is run and hosted by one of the biggest French underground marketplace, the French Dark Net (FDN). This betting The…
Colorado Springs school superintendent the apparent victim of graphic Twitter hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An apparent hacking of a school superintendent’s Twitter account Wednesday caused a pornographic video to appear on his Twitter page. After Academy School District 20’s front office received a complaint from a parent about an inappropriate image on Superintendent Mark The…
Vietnam debates OTP safety following $22,300 bank account hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A recent incident involving a state-bank cardholder who had VND500 million (US$22,300) in her ATM account withdrawn overnight has become a case study as to whether an OTP, or a one-time password, in Internet banking is really safe. Hoang Thi The…
