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A well-known cryptographic attack could be used by hackers to log into Web applications used by millions of users, according to two security experts who plan to discuss the issue at an upcoming security conference.
Spammers and the botnet operators they're allied with are continuing to adapt their techniques to evade security technologies, and now are using what amount to disposable domains for their activities. A new report shows that the spammers are buying dozens of domains at a time and moving from one to another as often as several times a day to prevent shutdowns.
A hacker claims to have cracked the Skype
Thirty-eight defendants from across the United States have been charged with participating in a multimillion-dollar black market travel agent ring that used the stolen identities of thousands of victims to purchase airline tickets for customers.
The hacker group known as iPhone Dev-Team apparently is close to unlocking iPhone 4 in order to run unofficial apps and to use other GSM cellular networks besides AT&T.
Security weaknesses in the hugely popular file-sharing Web site thepiratebay.org have exposed the user names, e-mail and Internet addresses of more than 4 million Pirate Bay users, according to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity.com.
In a twist of fate that copyright owners are sure to snicker at, The Pirate Bay has been hacked and the info bandits made off with user information.
Delivery notices from the post office, messages from out-of-touch friends and headlines from seasonal sporting events look innocent enough when they arrive in emailform.
More than 53,000 people, who did business with the University of Hawaii at Manoa parking office's data base from 1998-2009, are being notified by mail that they may be affected by a computer security breach.
Hackers apparently used cross-site scripting attacks to prank YouTube users over the weekend, injecting pop-ups and redirecting viewers to pornographic websites. Google says it's identified and fixed the vulnerability. "Preventing XSS attacks requires a lot of code review and, generally, outside consultants to help," explained ESET's Randy Abrams.
This is an interesting new attack, I saw a live demo of it a while back here: Tabnabbing: A New Type of Phishing Attack. All you need to do is let the page load, then browse to another tab for 5 seconds or more and you
Hacker groups hit several top websites on US Independence Day, but it remains unclear if the malicious efforts were co-ordinated or not, according to US reports.
According to reports, many online users are almost always attacked from the hacked websites of legitimate providers. Previously a majority of surfers used to assume that malware was only found on sex sites and other shady websites, but these days all you need to do is visit your favourite newspaper to come under attack.
Hackers breached a pair of file servers containing personal information belonging to more than 4,000 University of Maine students who have sought mental health services from the campus counseling center, school officials said Tuesday.
The web sites of more than a whopping 200 Australian organisations were hijacked and vandalised in a spate of hacks last week. In the largest single attack, a hacker gained administrative access to the Direct Admin server management system used by a hosting provider, who Computerworld Australia will not name, and suspended 159 accounts rendering their web sites inaccessible to the public.
A security expert has identified flaws in the design of some automated teller machines that make them vulnerable to hackers, who could make the ubiquitous cash dispensers spit out their cash holdings.
London. Home of Buckingham Palace, double decker buses and an e-mail sent from Covington's Kelly Ronning telling her friends that someone had stole her cash while vacationing in the English capital.
The Metropolitan Police's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested two teenagers in an international cybercrime investigation. The two males, aged 17 and 18, are being held in a central London police station.
A hacker took over more than 100 computers and used them to extort sexually explicit videos from women and teenage girls by threatening to release their personal data, federal prosecutors charged Tuesday.
Reports are coming in of a systematic hack of Twitter accounts
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