Monthly Archives: May 2019

Remember those stolen ‘NSA exploits’ leaked online by the Shadow Brokers? The Chinese had them a year before

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Months before top-tier hacking tools, likely built by the NSA, were leaked to the public by a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers, the exploit code was apparently being used by Chinese state hackers to infiltrate systems.

This is according […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

Be wary of emails with links to … er, Google Drive? Is that right?

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Spammers are increasingly turning to common file-sharing and object storage services such as Google Drive and Microsoft Azure, in an attempt to evade ever-better corporate filters.

“Embedding links to trusted services helps attackers bypass traditional content filters, such as spam […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

‘Software delivered to Boeing’ now blamed for 737 MAX warning fiasco

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As the 737 MAX scandal rolls on, “software delivered to Boeing” has been blamed by the company for the malfunctioning of a safety display.

In a statement issued over the weekend, the American airliner manufacturer admitted that its software was not properly […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

Feds nab top exec on allegations he hacked a competitor, stole info… about school lunches?!

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After a year-long investigation, a top California exec has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly hacking into a competitor’s website and stealing their customer data in an effort to ruin their business.

There is an unusual twist, however: this […]

By |May 8th, 2019|Cyber News|

Israel Retaliates To A Cyber-Attack With Immediate Physical Action In A World First

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a physical attack on Hamas in immediate response to an alleged cyber-assault. The IDF hit a building in the Gaza Strip with an airstrike after claiming the site had been used by […]

By |May 6th, 2019|Cyber News|

White House issues Executive Order on cybersecurity, including hacker Hunger Games

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“A year after the White House eliminated the position of cybersecurity coordinator, President Donald Trump called for everyone else to do the opposite and push cybersecurity coordination through worker training and recruitment.”

“America built the internet and shared it with […]

By |May 6th, 2019|Cyber News|

Mystery Git ransomware appears to blank commits, demands Bitcoin to rescue code

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Programmers say they’ve been hit by ransomware that seemingly wipes their Git repositories’ commits and replaces them with a ransom note demanding Bitcoin.

An unusual high number of developers have griped online about the effects of the software nasty, with […]

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UK taxman falls foul of GDPR, agrees to wipe 5 million voice recordings used to make biometric IDs

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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, aka the tax collector, has agreed to delete five million voice recordings it used to create biometric IDs.

The Voice IDs were used to speed access to its phone line but were created before the implementation […]

By |May 6th, 2019|Cyber News|

Lab to tackle cyber crime on cards

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The city police are in the process of setting up an exclusive cyber crime lab to deal with crimes against women and children.

A senior police officer said, “We propose to implement various security measures for women and children under […]

By |May 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|

Europol takes down Wall Street market: No, the other cesspool of dark international financial skullduggery

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Three people have been arrested in Germany in connection with a dark net souk for drugs, dodgy documents and stolen data called the Wall Street Market.

Earlier this year Finnish customs and French police worked together to take down Silkkitie, […]

By |May 3rd, 2019|Cyber News|