It Takes Six Seconds To Guess A Visa Payment Card’s Information
Criminals have come up with some very creative ways to obtain credit card information over the past few years. Most of their attack vectors hinge on using social engineering, …
Tag: Hacking
US Tech Companies Will Have to Share Their Source Code with Chinese Authorities
December 5, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Information Security is a topic that has taken the spotlight in the technology sector. Companies and governments are becoming increasingly wary of their surroundings, but China has stepped up the …
Muni First Targeted By Ransomware, Now Faces Extortion Demand By Same Hackers
The big news over the weekend was how San Francisco’s municipal transit system has been affected by a major ransomware attack. Although most details remain hard to come by, …
Japanese Ministry of Defense Denies Military Network Hack Allegations
November 28, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Rumors are circulating in the media regarding a large-scale hack against the Japanese military computer network. Even though these rumors have not been officially confirmed, there appears to be …
Hackers May be Targeting Over 900,000 Deutsche Telekom Routers In Massive Attack
November 28, 2016
News, Technology
Deutsche Telekom is one of the largest internet service providers in the country. In a recent announcement, the company admitted nearly one million of their routers are suffering from …
Three Data Breach May Affect Over Six Million Customers
November 18, 2016
News, Security, Technology
A new data breach has affected British telecom provider Three. As sensitive customer information fell into the wrong hands, criminals attempted to execute scam attempts. Additionally, hacking attempts were …
US Government Ready to Strike Back Russia If They Interfere With Elections
November 6, 2016
News, Security, Technology
At the beginning of last month, and as a consequence of the DNC (Democratic National Party) hacks, news broke about a CIA plan to strike back on the Russians. …
Philips Hue Smart Bulbs Can Be Hacked From Over 200 Yards Away
November 4, 2016
News, Security, Technology
New generations of technology for the home environment are always packed with minor drawbacks. In some cases these devices also carry significant security weaknesses, which are only exposed at …
New Information Revealed By The Shadow Brokers Shows Has Government Officials Concerned
November 2, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Not too long ago The Shadow Brokers decided to make media headlines once again. Albeit there was a lot of confusion regarding their message at that time, the group …