Jackpotting, The Wrong Type of Jackpot
Brians Krebs reported on the first known ATM jackpotting attacks to occur in the U.S. on January 30, 2018. The attacks were not a surprise, as the ATM vendor Diebold/Nixdorf released a security alert ...
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CrossRAT, A new cross platform malware
A detailed security research report on the advanced persistent threat, Dark Caracal was published by Lookout and the Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF) on January 18, 2018. The report contained ...
Skygofree “Are You Being Watched?”
Kaspersky Labs released a technical document on January 16th, 2018 regarding the discovery of a powerful Android spyware, Skygofree. Having been continuously developed since the end of 2014 its ...
BlueBorne Able to Affect Amazon Echo and Google Home
Approximately two and a half months ago Armis, an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity research company, disclosed BlueBorne - Bluetooth implementation vulnerabilities that affected ...
Android Vulnerabilities Patched
Last week on November 6, Google released patches for several vulnerabilities with their Android devices as a part of their monthly bulletin system update. The patches released this month address ...
[caption id="attachment_6539" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Picture taken from freeCodeCamp[/caption] Google employees utilize an online tool called Google Issue Tracker, otherwise referred to ...
HomeHack: Hacking LG Smart Appliances
The rise of common appliance devices connected to the Internet, otherwise known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, have made people's lives convenient. They allow people the ability to control ...
Vulnerable BlackBerry Workspaces Server API
BlackBerry Workspaces Server is a system designed for system administrators to manage workspaces, devices, and users. A recent vulnerability with this service involves taking advantage of an ...
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a protocol that every computer uses to makes hard-to-remember Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, like 172.217.5.78, into something easier for a human to remember, ...
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) are firmware interfaces that interact with the Operating System (OS) and computer firmware in modern ...