Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans “Many criminal and adversaries use hacking techniques to do bad things, but at the same time many of the hackers that are here think we are a national resource and something to be cultivated, not feared,” Bryan Fite, organizer of the…
Malaysia arrests hacker for stealing U.S. security data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Kosovar man living in Malaysia who accessed the personal data of more than 1,300 government and military employees, and passed that data onto the Islamic State, has been arrested in Malaysia on U.S. charges, the Department of Justice announced Thursday….
Colleges Should Offer Courses in Cyber Security: Ankit Fadia
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The level of awareness in India about hacking is very low and more colleges need to offer courses in cyber security, Ankit Fadia, one of the brand ambassadors for prime minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ programme, has said. Fadia, who calls…
LoopPay hackers sought intellectual property, breach adds to mobile payment security challenges
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LoopPay, the technology acquired by Samsung in its bid to differentiate itself from Apple Pay, was reportedly breached months ago by a Chinese hacking group looking to replicate its technology, Samsung has confirmed. The LoopPay network is physically separate from Samsung…
Verizon pushes out security update to the Motorola DROID Turbo
With carriers working on beefing up the security of Android handsets, Motorola DROID Turbo users have been receiving a security update from Verizon over the weekend. Ever since the deadly Stagefright vulnerability was outed in July, carriers have been scrambling to send out updates to prevent hackers from taking control…
Hacker slams Danske Bank for alleged security failure
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Denmark’s Danske Bank has been named and shamed by a white hat hacker for allegedly leaking confidential customer data in the form of session cookies on its public website. IT consultant Sijmen Ruwhof says he found the vulnerability within minutes of…
Valpo talk to shed light on cyberpunk hacking, security
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A talk in Valparaiso will focus on cyberpunk hacking and security. Duneland Innovators, an initiative by the Crown Point-based marketing firm Mystic Waters Media, invited Cameron Banga to speak at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Figure 8 Brewing at 150 S. Washington…
Cyber Security Threat 2015: Crowdfunding Site Patreon Targeted by Hackers; Large Amount of User Data Leaked Online
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Patreon, the crowdfunding site designed for artists and creators, was recently targeted in a massive cyber attack. The data breach led to around 15GB of users’ information being stolen by the hackers and leaked online. The attack on the site was…
Don’t expect HTC to promise monthly security updates says company executive Jason Mackenzie
With rival smartphone manufacturers like LG and Samsung promising monthly security updates along with Google (for its Nexus devices), HTC Americas president Jason Mackenzie sent out a tweet yesterday that called such updates “unrealistic.” The monthly updates were a response to the Stagefright vulnerability, which first started getting noticed in…
Android 6.0 Marshmallow will show your device’s “security patch level”
Timely software updates have always been a troublesome topic when talking about Android, especially considering the confusion added with some security updates coming as part of Google Play services rather than the Android OS. However, Google has a new plan with Android 6.0 Marshmallow to make security patches more visible…