Russian programmer Pyotr Levashov, accused by US prosecutors of being the mastermind behind a large bot net has been extradited to the US from Spain and will appear in court Friday. In a statement Friday, the US Justice Department said Levashov is “alleged to have controlled and operated the Kelihos botnet which was used to […]
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‘Jacobs letter’ unsealed, accuses Uber of spying, hacking
Waymo’s lawsuit against Uber for allegedly stealing technology for self-driving cars hasn’t gone to trial yet, because the judge received a letter from the Department of Justice suggesting Uber withheld crucial evidence. That letter, with some redactions, is now available for all to read and it’s not good news for Uber. It was written by […]
APT 34 Is an Iran-Linked Hacking Group That Probes Critical Infrastructure
A new Iran-linked hacking group called APT 34 has been spotted lurking in the networks of financial, energy, telecom, and chemical companies. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a29c226eb4788232f94220e/master/pass/IranHack-AP_17263471255869.jpg Feed: All Latest
The US Should Modernize Election Systems to Prevent Hacking
Opinion: Two senators from opposing parties argue that voting machines should be considered critical infrastructure, and funded accordingly. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a1f0573086acc084e3b366f/master/pass/Voting-FA-621812982.jpg Feed: All Latest
Security firm was front for advanced Chinese hacking operation, Feds say
(credit: Renato Ganoza) Three men who worked for an Internet security firm in China have been indicted on federal charges for hacking into at least three multinational corporations. The malware they used has been tied to the Chinese government. Wu Yingzhuo, Dong Hao, and Xia Lei face federal charges that they conspired to steal hundreds […]
U.S. government shares North Korean hacking campaign details
(Reuters) — The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a technical alert about cyber attacks it said are sponsored by the North Korean government that have targeted the aerospace, telecommunications and financial industries since 2016. The alert, from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, said North Korean hackers were using a type of malware known […]
China Tests the Limits of Its US Hacking Truce
As the Trump administration reups an anti-hacking agreement with China, security researchers say China is inching its toes up to that red line. https://media.wired.com/photos/59f7bfb63d11fb4d893335a2/master/pass/China-US-Cybersecurity-h_14982283.jpg Feed: All Latest
Never Stop Hacking, Slashing, And Hopping In Knight Terrors
Knight Terrors‘s heroic knight armor has no time for your faffing about, keeping up constant forward momentum as it tries to cut down every demon, skeleton, zombie, and horror in its path down a seemingly-endless haunted road. Knight Terrors is a procedurally-generated endless runner, keeping players rushing forward into an infinite stream of new traps […]
Feds warn energy, aviation companies of hacking threats
Hackers have been targeting the nuclear, energy, aviation, water and critical manufacturing industries since May, according to Reuters. It’s even serious enough for Homeland Security and the FBI to email firms most at risk of attacks, warning them that a group of cyberspies had already succeeded in infiltrating some of their peers’ networks, including at […]
Germany finds no evidence to back reports of Kasperksy software being used for hacking
Published time: 11 Oct, 2017 17:14 There is no evidence to prove media reports that alleged “Russian hackers” used Kaspersky Lab software to spy on US government agencies and officials, the German federal cyber agency (BSI) told Reuters in an emailed statement. “There are no plans to warn against the use of Kaspersky products since […]
