Tag : hacking
Man Pleads Guilty To Leaking US Military Aircraft Blueprints
When it comes to security and privacy, there is little more protected than military details. As a result, the information is often protected by several layers of protection, and even if these are breached the chances…
FBI Hacking Case Judge Doesn’t Understand Computing
A US Judge, during a case regarding the FBI’s use of Network Investigative Technique (NIT) – effectively a form of hacking – was found to have little knowledge or understanding of the concepts being discussed. During…
John McAfee Explains How He’d Hack the Pentagon
John McAfee, paranoid billionaire hacker and future President of the USA, is at it again. Not content with boasting about how easy it would be for him to hack an iPhone, McAfee has decided to crank…
Pirates Identify Booty by Hacking Shipping Company
When people talk about “pirates” and “hacking” together, it usually refers to those who release versions of software with the digital rights management systems removed or disabled. In this case, it was different. Revealed as part…
Apple and FBI Go Before Congress In Privacy Talks
Apple vs the FBI has been and looks to be, one of the biggest legal debates of 2016 with large groups like Microsoft even speaking out in defence of the iPhone developer in their bid to stop…
GCHQ Hacking Deemed Legal by Tribunal
Today it has been announced that computer and smartphone hacks used by the intelligence agency GCHQ are legal according to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal. The inquiry was launched after the extents of the agency’s hacking was…
Innocent Tormail Users May be Victims of FBI Hacking
In 2013, the dark web email service Tormail was seized by the FBI and the contents of their servers taken with them. It was also suspected that the FBI had made use of a network investigative technique…
Is There a Connection Between ISIS and UK Government IP addresses?
Information has been both circulating and updating over the last 48 hours concerning a possible link “that a number of Islamic State supporters’ social media accounts are being run from internet addresses linked to IP addresses…
The Hilarious Relationship Movies and TV Have With Technology
We live in a world full of technology, that much is obvious, but when it comes to movies and TV, the actors live in a completely different dimension to conventional technology, one where almost none of…
FCC Speaks Out Regarding Router Hacking Laws
Back in September, the US Federal Communications Commission revealed proposals for new laws governing software requirements for Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices, the draft for which suggested that the government agency could outlaw router hacking,…
Anonymous to Start OpKKK
The internet is a place where lots can happen. People can have their details exposed, like those that were taken in the latest breaches at TalkTalk or they could have them misused in SWAT’ings. Some people believe…
Anonymous Attacks The Canadian Government and Leaks Classified Data
In the real world, the establishment counteracts instances of criminality by an extensive array of resources and a structured organisation. In cyberspace, groups such as Anonymous are organised, well versed in operational hacking activities and are…
Data from Hacked Bug Database used to Target Firefox Users
Using data and information obtained through another hack, hackers were able to target Mozilla Firefox users through vulnerabilities in the popular browser. What is most interesting about this whole debacle, however, was that the attackers first…
NCA Website Temporarily Taken Offline by Lizard Squad DDOS Revenge Attack
The National Crime Agency is a UK body which tackles online cyber attacks and recently arrested 6 people for using Lizard Squad’s DDOS tool. In an act of retaliation, the hacking group conducted a DDOS attack…
Ashley Madison Ex-CTO Hacked Competing Website
Adultery website, Ashley Madison is at the forefront of a hacking scandal despite reassurances about the site’s confidentiality. The data released includes information on members, their activity and the CEO’s e-mail correspondence. In an ironic twist, leaked…
Not Cool – Samsung Smart Fridge Flaw Makes Gmail Open to Attacks
Security research team, Pen Test Partners has uncovered a MiTM (man-in-the-middle) vulnerability during an IOT hacking challenge. The hack was achieved on a RF28HMELBSR smart fridge which contributes to Samsung’s Smart Home appliances line-up. In theory,…
Has a 14-Year-Old Hacker Enabled iOS 4.2.1 on an Apple Watch?
Billy Ellis is a 14-year-old designer and iOS developer with a keen interest in hacking. His latest project shows an Apple Watch booting into iOS 4.2.1 and displays the signature main menu. At first glance, the video…
DDOS Attacks Reach Record Numbers in Q2 2015
The State of the Internet report from Akamai has revealed an alarming statistic concerning the prevalence of DDOS attacks. Shockingly, there was a 7 percent increase compared to the last quarter and up 132 percent from the same…
Running Mac OS 6.0.1 On The Amiga 500 Computer
The perception among the tech industry is one of constant updating, but retro tech certainly has its place within fans minds if this fun hack is anything to go by. A Reddit and Imgur user by…
US Wont Regulate Hacking Software – For Now
We all know about hackers. They’ve been in the news a lot in the last few years, from the Xbox and Sony Christmas Day hacks to the large databases of customer details being hacked on a…
Hacking team and Boeing Built a Surveillance Drone
The hack of Hacking team was hilarious but serious at the same time, to contemplate a freelance company hell-bent on hacking any target for a variety of employers seemed, well not surprising, but certainly a disappointing…
Hackers Gain Access To Government Data On 21.5 Million People
Hackers stole crucial information on 21.5 million people in a cyber-attack carried out in June this year. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are responsible for 90% of federal background checks in the United States and…
Lizard Squad Hacker Convicted of 50,000 Counts of Computer Crime
A Finnish hacker, and member of the notorious Lizard Squad, has been found guilty of 50,700 charges of hacking, according to the nation’s newspaper, Kaleva. The hacker, 17-year-old Julius “zeekill” Kivimaki, was given a 2-year suspended…
Hackers Took Up Residence Inside Government PC for a Year!
I recently wrote an article which looked at the Cyber attack and subsequent theft of 4.2 million American Federal data of employees which was transferred from the Office of Personnel Management to an external source. At…
This Is Why New Software Comes With Old Flaws
You are probably wondering why we hear that legacy flaws are still present in new software. Well, the answer is simple. Developers have a habit of reusing old code for most of their projects and the…
Parental Spyware Firm Hacked by Blackmailers
Spy software firm MSpy has just found out what it feels like to have its privacy violated. Creator of various mobile spying software, the firm has been approached with predatory demands by blackmailers over customer information. However,…
UK Government Changes Law Covering Digital Surveillance
Edward Snowden exposed a world which some speculated, but few publically acknowledged. A world where every piece of information we send, be it through phone or computer, is monitored and recorded among thousands of others all…
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