A hacker has targeted and released private data on German chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior German lawmakers and officials. The data was leaked from a Twitter account, since suspended, and included email addresses, phone numbers, photo IDs and other personal data on hundreds of senior political figures. According to a government spokesperson, there was […]
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Google sat on a Chromecast bug for years, now hackers could wreak havoc
Google was warned of a bug in its Chromecast media streaming stick years ago, but did not fix it. Now, hackers are exploiting the bug — and security researchers say things could get even worse. A hacker, known as Hacker Giraffe, has become the latest person to figure out how to trick Google’s media streamer […]
View More Google sat on a Chromecast bug for years, now hackers could wreak havocHackers are spreading Islamic State propaganda by hijacking dormant Twitter accounts
Hackers are using a decade-old flaw to target and hijack dormant Twitter accounts to spread terrorist propaganda, TechCrunch has learned. Many of the affected Twitter accounts appeared to be hijacked in recent days or weeks — some longer — after years of inactivity. A sudden shift in tone or the language used in tweets often […]
View More Hackers are spreading Islamic State propaganda by hijacking dormant Twitter accountsPersonal information of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors hacked
For North Korean defectors, this is a nightmare come to life.
Hackers stole the personal information of 997 North Korean defectors living in South Korea, the South Korean government reported Friday.
The identity of the hackers is still unknown….
Security flaws let anyone snoop on Guardzilla smart camera video recordings
A popular smart security system maker has ignored warnings from security researchers that its flagship device has several serious vulnerabilities, including allowing anyone access to the company’s central store of customer-uploaded video recordings. The researchers at 0DayAllDay found that Guardzilla’s top-selling indoor wireless security system contains a set of hardcoded keys that can be easily […]
View More Security flaws let anyone snoop on Guardzilla smart camera video recordingsMassive school district hack exposes 500,000 people—including students
Thousands of San Diego area students and teachers may be on Christmas break, but that didn’t stop the school district from announcing a major data hack Friday.
San Diego Unified School District, the second largest school district in California, said …
Twitter warned of phone country code leak two years ago — but did nothing, security researcher says
A security researcher found a bug in Twitter’s support form two years ago that exposed the country codes of phone numbers attached to user’s accounts. At the time, his bug report was closed as it did “not appear to present a significant security risk.” Twitter now says that the bug may have been abused by […]
View More Twitter warned of phone country code leak two years ago — but did nothing, security researcher saysNew malware pulls its instructions from code hidden in memes posted to Twitter
Security researchers said they’ve found a new kind of malware that takes its instructions from code hidden in memes posted to Twitter. The malware itself is relatively underwhelming: like most primitive remote access trojans (RATs), the malware quietly infects a vulnerable computer, takes screenshots and pulls other data from the affected system and sends it […]
View More New malware pulls its instructions from code hidden in memes posted to Twitter3D-printed heads let hackers – and cops – unlock your phone
There’s a lot you can make with a 3D printer: from prosthetics, corneas, and firearms — even an Olympic-standard luge. You can even 3D print a life-size replica of a human head — and not just for Hollywood. Forbes reporter Thomas Brewster commissioned a 3D printed model of his own head to test the face […]
View More 3D-printed heads let hackers – and cops – unlock your phoneFrance’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says emergency contact information database has been breached
The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in France has released a statement announcing that personal information has been stolen in a data breach. Around 540,000 records have been stolen — those records contained names, phone numbers and email addresses. Back in 2010, the Ministry created an emergency service called Ariane. If you’re traveling to […]
View More France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says emergency contact information database has been breachedEquifax breach was ‘entirely preventable’ had it used basic security measures, says House report
A House Oversight Committee report out Monday has concluded that Equifax’s security practices and policies were sub-par and its systems were old and out-of-date, and bothering with basic security measures — like patching vulnerable systems — could’ve prevented its massive data breach last year. It comes a little over a year after Equifax, one of […]
View More Equifax breach was ‘entirely preventable’ had it used basic security measures, says House reportChina is the lead suspect in the Marriott hack, report says
What’s worse: a massive financial crime, or a years-long international espionage operation?
China is emerging as the lead suspect in the Marriott security breach that affected 500 million customers, according to a new report from Reuters. Security in…