Google & UC San Diego researchers found that only 5 of 27 hacker-for-hire services actually launched attacks against their targets.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Rats leave the sinking ship as hackers’ forum gets hacked
The OGUsers forum, which trades in hijacked social accounts, has been hacked, its hard drives wiped, and its user database published online.
WordPress plugin sees second serious security bug in six weeks
Researchers have uncovered another serious bug in WP Live Chat that could lead to the mass compromise of websites.
Brave browser concerned that Client Hints could be abused for tracking
Privacy-focused browser Brave has criticised an industry proposal it says would make browser fingerprinting easier.
Bots rigged Russian finale of ‘The Voice Kids’ talent show
It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire’s daughter.
Google recalls Titan Bluetooth keys after finding security flaw
Google had egg on its face this week after it had to recall some of its Titan hardware security keys for being insecure.
Europol arrests end GozNym banking malware gang
Arrests in Europe and the US appear to have ended the cybercrime careers of the gang behind the GozNym banking malware.
Facebook restores disabled ‘View As’ feature used in 2018 breach
The feature still lets you see how others see you, but without leaking access tokens.
White label SOS panic buttons can be hacked via SMS
A Chinese white-label panic alarm used by elderly and vulnerable people can be remotely controlled by sending it simple SMS commands.
Feds hook ELECTRICFISH, new Windows malware from North Korea
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have identified a new strain of malware from North Korea, representing the latest in a long line of cyber attacks from the country