Techno News

13.12.2017
Annually around 1% of all websites get hacked
University of California San Diego researcher created a “breach meter”

12.12.2017
1.4 billion stolen credentials found on dark web
Enormous archive unites data of 252 large breaches

12.12.2017
Handgun safe was opened without autogenous welding
Manufacturers of the safe didn’t pay enough attention to cyber security

11.12.2017
New dangerous vulnerability discovered in Android
Digital signature doesn’t guarantee that the app is legitimate

11.12.2017
Psychology of bad passwords
Two thirds of all users often or even all the time use the same password for different websites

08.12.2017
Children’s toy was taught how to swear
Researchers have discovered another “smart” toy defenseless if attacked

08.12.2017
Electronic ghosts threaten with cyber war
Large-scale attack of the Cyber Caliphate is scheduled for today

07.12.2017
Leading cryptocurrency service NiceHash got hacked
Hackers managed to steal $66 million worth of Bitcoin

07.12.2017
Americans do not trust anyone with their personal data
Snowden is better than the NSA

06.12.2017
Hacker broke into prison computer system trying to save a friend
Cybercriminals tried to falsify data so that his friend could gain early release

06.12.2017
Data of 31 million Ai.Type users discovered in open access online
Creators of a popular virtual keyboard not only didn’t protect the server with a password, but also broke many of their own promises

05.12.2017
Hacker service Leakbase ceased its activities
The resource that sold stolen passwords redirects visitors to a webpage with legitimate information about mass leaks

05.12.2017
The downhill of Andromeda
One of the largest botnets was eliminated as a result of an international police operation

04.12.2017
Britain followed the USA and banned the Russian anti-virus as well
British government agencies are ordered to not use Kaspersky Lab protective solutions

04.12.2017
Servers of a company belonging to PayPal were hacked
PayPal service purchased a problematic company for $233 million

01.12.2017
Windows Defender Essentials – unknown beast
To solve nonexistent problems user is offered to buy nonexistent software

01.12.2017
Invisible miner
Computers might still be generating cryptocurrency even after the browser's window has been closed

29.11.2017
Vulnerability discovered in macOS High Sierra
Having physical access to a Mac computer it was possible to log in without a password

29.11.2017
US military secrets were not protected with a password
Secret project between NSA and the Army was stored on Amazon cloud with no protection whatsoever

28.11.2017
FBI didn’t notify US officials about cyber attacks
Only two out of 80 interviewed politicians, government employees and the military were notified in good time that they suffered hacker attacks