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Massive leak of US personal info shows up on hacking forum
By Jeff Butts published
Almost 2.7 billion records containing names, addresses, and even Social Security numbers of US residents has shown up as a free download on a popular hacking forum.
New Linux kernel attack slips past modern defenses
By Jeff Butts published
Despite the protections afforded by modern kernel defenses, a team of researchers has discovered a reliable way to carry out cross-cache attacks on Linux kernels.
Chinese hacker group StormBamboo successfully hijacked an ISP's automatic software updates with backdoor malware and bad Chrome extensions to breach a downstream target
By Christopher Harper published
Chinese hacker group StormBamboo exploit Windows and MacOS devices due to a critical security gap left by an undisclosed ISP.
Hackers hope to democratize laser-based processor hacking with $500 open-source tool
By Jeff Butts published
To help raise awareness of the threat of laser hacking techniques, security researchers plan to release the design for an ultra-inexpensive one to the public.
German gov summons China ambassador to complain about attack from 'state-controlled Chinese cyber criminals'
By Jowi Morales published
Germany's Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy has been hit by cyber espionage, and an in-depth investigation fingered Chinese state actors as those responsible for the attack.
Multi-platform spyware provider Spytech gets hacked, revealing global scale of operations and swaths of unencrypted victim data
By Christopher Harper published
A Spytech breach disclosed to TechCrunch prompts an exposé.
AI can snoop on your computer screen using signals leaking from HDMI cables
By Jeff Butts published
A research team in Uruguay has outlined how savvy and well-equipped hackers could intercept leaked signals from your monitor cable and snoop on your display.
Secretive network exploits GitHub to spread malware and phishing links from 3,000 shadow accounts
By Jeff Butts published
Cyber security researchers have identified a massive network of "ghost" accounts on GitHub proliferating malware and phishing links.
Patched Microsoft Defender flaw still being used to deliver information-stealing malware to vulnerable machines
By Jeff Butts published
Despite the security vulnerability being patched in February, hackers are still finding out-of-date servers and workstations to exploit the hole and steal data.
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