Monthly Archives: August 2017

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Researchers hack Tesla firmware again, this time in Model X

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Credits: SEC MAG

Security researchers from Keen Security Lab spotted another set of critical vulnerabilities in a Tesla, this time on the Model X, which allowed them to remotely manipulate the vehicle.

Last year, the researchers were the first to crack the Tesla CAN Bus to achieve […]

By |August 2nd, 2017|Cyber News|

A HACKER TURNED AN AMAZON ECHO INTO A ‘WIRETAP’

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Credits: WIRED

EVERY GOOD PARANOIAC sees an always-listening device like an Amazon Echo as a potential spy sitting in plain sight. Now one security researcher has shown exactly how fine the line is between countertop computer and surveillance tool. With just a few […]

By |August 2nd, 2017|Cyber News|

Email prankster tricks US cyber security officials at White House into believing that he was Jared Kushner

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Credits: CNN

Senior officials at the White House were tricked by a self-described UK-based “email prankster” and made at least one cyber security official believe that he was Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

The prankster managed to present himself as White House senior adviser Kushner, former […]

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Cyber crime sleuths in Delhi to track fraudster

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Credits: TOI

About a fortnight after the racket of duping people by reissuing their sim cards surfaced, a team of cybercrime cell is camping in Delhi to nab the kingpin of the scam.

The team has been on the trail of Jamir, who […]

By |August 2nd, 2017|Cyber News|

Scottish Government hit by two ransomware cyber attacks

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Credits: inews

The Scottish Government has been hit by two separate “ransomware” cyber attacks in the past year, with hackers targeting official computers and

seeking to extort money, i has learnt. The attempted attacks were of a similar type to the WannaCry virus which […]

By |August 2nd, 2017|Cyber News|

Cyber cell raids Reliance Indore BCM Heights office

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Credits: TOI

To get more information on the modus operandi of the operatives involved in selling call data record (CDR) of mobile phones, cyber cell on Tuesday raided the office of the arrested accused and seized his belongings.

Cyber cell police on Tuesday […]

By |August 2nd, 2017|Uncategorized|

‘Game of Thrones’ script leaked as HBO faces major cyber hack

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Credits: NY Times

Episodes of several HBO shows and a script for next week’s episode of “Game of Thrones” have reportedly been leaked online in a major cyber attack on the network after hackers breached the system and stole 1.5 terabytes of […]

By |August 1st, 2017|Cyber News|

BrickerBot Dev Claims Cyber-Attack That Affected Over 60,000 Indian Modems

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Credit: BleepingComputer

The author of the BrickerBot malware has claimed a cyber-attack that took place in various Indian states and has caused over 60,000 modems and routers to lose Internet connectivity.

The incident affected modems and routers belonging to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited […]

By |August 1st, 2017|Cyber News|

Hackers claim ‘breach’ of cyber firm FireEye

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Unknown hackers have dumped information online, purportedly coming from a breach of Mandiant, a subsidiary of cybersecurity firm FireEye.

In a post to the website Pastebin, the individuals claimed to have breached the “infrastructure” of Mandiant, a cyber forensics subsidiary. In the […]

By |August 1st, 2017|Cyber News|

Indonesia to deport 153 Chinese for $450 million cyber scam

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Indonesia will deport 153 Chinese nationals arrested for alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar cyber fraud ring targeting wealthy businessmen and politicians in China, police said Tuesday, August 1.

The syndicate, who ran their operation from abroad to avoid detection by Chinese officials but […]

By |August 1st, 2017|Cyber News|