Hacker exploits router zero-day vulnerability in efforts to build Mirai-like botnet
Just like the original Mirai attacks, this version traces back to the notorious HackForums.
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Bitcoin hype pushes hackers to stash their money in lesser-known cryptocurrencies
Lesser-known cryptocurrencies like Monero, Dash and ZCash are all the rage in the criminal underground.
Hackers could hijack internet-connected speakers to remotely play whatever they want
For now, it's just Rick Rolls. Yet the hack could be used for far more sinister purposes.
Romanian hackers allegedly carried out January D.C. police camera hack
The affidavit, filed by a U.S. Secret Service explains that hackers compromised computers attached to 123 percent of the city's 187 cameras with a broader plot to…
Lithuania bans Kaspersky software, citing potential national security threats
It's another setback for the embattled Russian cybersecurity company.
The Kaspersky Lab-U.S. government fight removed a miniscule amount of business
Kaspersky's business with the U.S. government wildly pales in comparison to its competitors.
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Opera adds cryptojacking defense to latest desktop browser
Opera's version 50 will be the first browser with an anti-cryptojacking feature baked in from the beginning.
Another cloud leak shows AWS can only do so much to protect data
Amazon Web Services has moved to help organizations easily safeguard their S3 buckets. What's it going to take to make organizations pay attention?
Bipartisan bill calls for more coordination between federal, state officials on election cybersecurity
Sens. James Lankford and Amy Klobuchar said that action on the legislation needs to come sooner, rather than later, given what federal officials saw during the 2016…
Chinese hackers tried to spy on U.S. think tanks to steal military strategy documents, CrowdStrike says
CrowdStrike says it has observed China-based actors try to break into the servers of six Western groups in October and November, marking an uptick in attacks originating…