Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyber abuse, hacking, and malware: The overall context of cyber psychology. In our “information age,” technology has improved the lives of many people in significant ways, while connecting the human family as never before on a global scale. Although the possibilities…
How a Russian hacker made $45,000 selling a zero-day Flash exploit to Hacking Team
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you’re a Moscow-based zero-day exploit seller, all you have to do is e-mail a spyware company like Hacking Team out of the blue. You can go from initial, unsolicited message to getting paid tens of thousands of dollars in just…
Hacking Team Hack Leaks Adobe Flash Zero-Day
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Adobe is reporting a critical vulnerability in its popular Flash Player. The software company on Tuesday revealed nearly all versions of the player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux are at risk. This zero-day vulnerability is especially critical, given Trend Micro’s March…
Hacking Team falls prey to hack attack. Why hackers get hacked.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An Italian cybersecurity firm was hacked on a grand scale late on Sunday evening. While the full extent of the hack is not yet known, the company has seen over 400 gigabytes of company information shared online over the weekend. The…
‘Hacking Team’ Hack Proves Governments Can Spy On Jailbroken iPhones
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Forget about voiding your warranty and potentially rendering your iPhone unusable if something goes wrong, Apple fans now have another reason to avoid jailbreakingtheir smartphones: Government agencies like the NSA have the ability to spy on jailbroken iPhones, and now we…
Hacking Team, Which Sells Surveillance Tech To Governments, Exposed By Major Hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans One of the technology world’s most notorious providers of surveillance and intrusion software has found itself on the wrong end of an embarrassing hack. A range of sensitive documents belonging to Italy-based Hacking Team, which is known for working with governments worldwide, appeared…
DUTCH ETHICAL HACKING PLATFORM PULLS $25 MILLION INVESTMENT
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dutch ethical hacking platform HackerOne has received a 25 million dollar – about 22,4 million euros – investment from New Enterprise Associates, VentureBeats reports. This money will be used to employ more hackers to find flaws in companies’ digital security systems…
Scientology Hacking Scandal! Two Leading Church Critics Were Hacking Victims, Dept. Of Justice Reveals — FBI Investigation Next?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two leading Scientology critics are calling upon the FBI and U.S. Attorneys office to investigate the church today after they were notified by the Department of Justice that they have been the victims of a hacker. Eric Saldarriaga, a private investigator…
The 3 Best Hacking Techniques To Create A Security Breach
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans I find that good, law-abiding citizens are fascinated by what I do. I’m a penetration tester, a.k.a. “white hat” or “ethical” hacker. In other words, companies hire me to break into their systems for a living to demonstrate where there are…
Car Hacking: Consumer Reports Calls On Members To Pressure Congress For New Mandatory Protections
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In an email blast to subscribers today filled with ominous warnings, Consumer Reports, the nation’s biggest consumer watchdog and advocacy organization, called on its members to write congress looking for more government-mandated security for car-based computer systems. Citing a report released…