The U.S. government today announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), together with federal partners, launched a new website to combat the threat of ransomware.
Tag: hacking
If you have this popular app installed on your phone, consider this: Russia could track your every move – without even hacking your phone.
Widespread Twitter attack – here’s how it played out.
It was pretty clear from the start that the hack against Twitter was more than a simple security breach of a handful of user accounts. The smash and grab attack struck celebrities, politicians, and billionaires including Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kayne West, Binance and companies like Apple,…
New CallStranger exploit takes advantage of UPnP vulnerability in millions of routers, gaming systems, TVs, printers, and other Internet-connected attachable devices.
Researchers just announced the discovery of a UPnP vulnerability that impacts any UPnP device exposed on the Internet. The attack, called CallStranger (CVE-2020-12695), is being used for massive DDoS attacks , to exfiltrate data, and to scan ports from Internet-facing UPnP devices. How the CallStranger exploit works The attack takes advantage of a Callback header…
Guccifer 2.0 mistakenly reveals identity after accidentally dropping VPN connection – and yes, pigs can fly
News erupted this week proclaiming the enigmatic hacker, Guccifer 2.0, accidentally dropped his VPN connection, revealing his secret identity. According to Daily Beast, his true IP address was revealed while he visited a social media site – and it tracked directly to Russia’s GRU headquarters. That’s akin to Batman forgetting to put on his mask…
Here’s what a targeted Russian spear phishing attack looks like
Full text of ICA-2017-1 – Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections (with annotations)
The following was released to the general public on January 6, 2017 by the DNI (Director of National Intelligence). In short, the release accuses Russia of attempting to influence the US’s 2016 election using a persona known as Guccifer 2.0 to release stolen (hacked) documents via Wikileaks. Regular readers will not be surprised by the…