Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The world’s richest nations have agreed for the first time to abstain, in principle, from hacking for commercial gain. At the G20 conference attended by countries including the US, China, Russia, France, and Germany, world leaders agreed that “no country should conduct…
$21mn contract to protect Chinese hacking victims broke gov’t rules, IG memo finds
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management found “significant deficiencies” in the process for hiring contractors to protect millions of federal employees whose personal information was accessed by hackers linked to China last year. “We determined that the [Office…
Researchers Get $10,000 for Hacking Google Server with Malicious XML
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A critical vulnerability has been uncovered in Google that could allow an attacker to access the internal files of Google’s production servers. Sounds ridiculous but has been proven by the security researchers from Detectify.The vulnerability resides in the Toolbar Button Gallery…
You Can Now Test Firefox OS On Android Without Hacking Your Phone
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Let’s say you want to give Firefox OS — the mobile operating system made by the same people who make the browser — a try. Until now, that’s meant one of two things: buying one of a small handful of early…
Ontario’s smart meters vulnerable to hacking and present a threat to the grid, New Democrat warns
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The so-called “smart” meters that track electricity usage on homes across Ontario are vulnerable to hacking and privacy breaches, an Ontario New Democrat is warning. Toronto Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns plans to table a private members bill to close the gaps…
U.S. Detects Flurry of Iranian Hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard military force hacked email and social-media accounts of Obama administration officials in recent weeks in attacks believed to be tied to the arrest in Tehran of an Iranian-American businessman, U.S. officials said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,…
Ex-NSA Head: Chinese Hacking is ‘The Greatest Transfer of Wealth in History’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Former National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command head Gen. Keith Alexander told Congress Tuesday it’s possible to stop China’s endless campaign of economic espionage and hacking with help from the private sector. “All they’re doing is stealing everything they can…
He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums into recruitment hotbeds and propaganda mechanisms. We need a security apparatus in the digital space to address this threat. Hackers are the face of this digital army.” The actor said he is bringing his whole team including scriptwriters of the show to observe and interact with the ethical hacker community. (Also Read: Tabu Has Shown Interest in 24, Says Director ) “From November 22, I will start shooting for 24. It will go on air in 2016. When an actor prepares for a role, we often start to live like the character. Some call it method acting. We meet real life people like the character and try to understand their nuances, their life,” he said. As per the summit’s website, speakers will share details of the espionage mission as well as hold sessions on hacking of cellular networks, medical devices in hospitals, using technical loopholes in them. The consortium claims to have discovered cyber espionage operation under which phones of Indian Army personnel, who had downloaded some mobile application related to news, had been compromised by hackers based in Pakistan. IIC CEO Jiten Jain has said that the findings were handed over to security agencies who promptly acted and sanitised the infected handset early this year.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans He is special guest at the Ground Zero Summit 2015 being organised by Indian Infosec Consortium – a group of ethical hackers. “Threat to national security has moved to the digital dimension. Terrorist organisations have turned social networks and online forums…
Facebook To Warn Users If Government Is Hacking Their Accounts
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Having been able to take steps in the past to assure that Facebook users’ rights haven’t been compromised, now the social network site is taking a step further by notifying users if a government entity is detected to be hacking or…
China’s Elite Hacking Unit Disappeared Inexplicably
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The company that helped uncover major online security breaches from China last year says exposing the hackers had the effect of shutting them down — at least temporarily. Last year, the New York Times reported on what it believed to be…