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Thieves Somehow Stole 100 Car2Go Cars in Chicago
The company says it was not a “hack,” but Chicago police say that some of the carsharing cars may still be unaccounted for.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv8dw/thieves-steal-100-car2go-cars-chicago…
Cyberspies Hijacked the Internet Domains of Entire Countries
Trailrunner7 shares a report: The discovery of a new, sophisticated team of hackers spying on dozens of government targets is never good news. But one team of cyberspies has pulled off that scale of espionage with a rare and troubling trick, exploiting a weak link in the internet’s cybersecurity that experts have warned about for years: DNS hijacking, a technique…
TicTocTrack Smartwatch Flaws Can Be Abused To Track Kids
secwatcher shares a report from Threatpost: A popular smartwatch that allows parents to track their children’s whereabouts, TicTocTrack, has been discovered to be riddled with security issues that could allow hackers to track and call children. Researchers at Pen Test Partners revealed vulnerabilities in the watch (sold in Australia) on Monday, which could enable hackers to track children’s location, spoof…
Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Malware, Which Can Physically Damage Critical Infrastructure
Security researchers say they have found a new victim of the destructive malware, which targets critical infrastructure, known as Triton or Trisis. On Thursday, security firm FireEye revealed that it was hired to respond to a breach at an undisclosed critical infrastructure facility, and that the hackers used Triton, a type of malware that had… Continue reading Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Malware, Which Can Physically Damage Critical Infrastructure
Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Hackers
Security researchers say they have found a new victim of the hacking group behind the potentially destructive malware, which targets critical infrastructure, known as Triton or Trisis. On Thursday, security firm FireEye revealed that it was hired to respond to a breach at an undisclosed critical infrastructure facility, and that the hackers were the same… Continue reading Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Hackers
Researchers Find New Victim of Critical Infrastructure Hackers Behind ‘Triton’ Malware
A security firm has discovered a new victim of the infamous hacking group that targeted critical infrastructure with destructive malware. 
How the ‘New York Times’ Protects its Journalists From Hackers and Spies
Hackers have been targeting journalists, and their organizations, for years. In 2012, The New York Times revealed that Chinese government hackers had broken into some of its systems and the email accounts of some of their reporters and editors. Since then, there have been several other cases of hacks or attempted hacks against journalists in… Continue reading How the ‘New York Times’ Protects its Journalists From Hackers and Spies
Why The ASUS Supply Chain Hack Is a Big Deal
Last week, Motherboard revealed that hackers had broken into the servers that belong to ASUS, the Taiwanese computer giant. Once inside, the hackers pushed out a malicious update signed with a legitimate digital certificate to thousands of ASUS customers. Kaspersky Lab, which discovered the attack, estimates that around 500,000 people received this update. The hackers,… Continue reading Why The ASUS Supply Chain Hack Is a Big Deal