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Inside the 2014 hack of a Saudi embassy
According to documents seen by CSO, an unknown attacker took control of the official email account of the Saudi embassy in The Netherlands and demanded a ransom of $50 million for ISIS.
Sharks and phishers are circling, looking to snag a bite
Security professionals need to work together to come up with effective threat strategies, better training and intelligence alert systems in effort to keep phishing attacks at a minimum.
What are the security implications of Elon Musk's Neuralink?
Wacky science fiction has come to life with Elon Musk’s latest idea: chips implanted in human heads that talk to smart devices. What could possibly go wrong?
Stealing money in the digital age: The dark industry of trafficking financial data
Cybercriminal gangs dealing in credit card and other financial data have refined their tools and changed their ideology for more profitable attacks.
11 top DEF CON and Black Hat talks of all time
Hacker summer camp in Vegas is almost upon us again. Here are some of the best talks of all time. Will this year's talks measure up to these legends?
Lack of trust will doom crytpocurrency
Loss of crypto coins through hacks, fake trading and volatility destroy trust in cryptocurrency, but those aren't its only problems.
What is a botnet? When armies of infected IoT devices attack
A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices that an attacker has compromised. Commonly used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, botnets can also take advantage of their collective computing power to send large...
Rowhammer variant RAMBleed allows attackers to steal secrets from RAM
Unlike Rowhammer, which only allows for data corruption, the newly discovered RAMBleed vulnerability provides a way to grab data such as encryption keys from memory.
From phish to network compromise in two hours: How Carbanak operates
Cybercriminal group Carbanak has stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions. Here's a detailed analysis by Bitdefender of an attack on one bank.
10 penetration testing tools the pros use
Penetration testing is a simulated cyber attack where professional ethical hackers break into corporate networks to find weaknesses ... before attackers do.
Phishing attacks that bypass 2-factor authentication are now easier to execute
Researchers released two tools--Muraen and NecroBrowser--that automate phishing attacks that can bypass 2FA. Most defenses won't stop them.
2016 election hacking in Florida: Russian emails, hidden tracks
The Mueller Report says the Russians planted malware on at least one Florida county system, and Florida's governor announces that two counties were hacked in 2016. Experts believe the problem could be bigger.
How to implement and use the MITRE ATT&CK framework
The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a popular template for building detection and response programs. Here's what you'll find in its knowledgebase and how you can apply it to your environment.
Julian Assange arrested: Hero of transparency and privacy, or villain against nations?
Just because you can take something doesn’t mean you should...or that it’s the right thing to do.
How threat intelligence sharing can improve the security posture of whole industries
UBS and industry peers conduct joint cyber war games to improve security posture and incident response of the whole sector.
9 top hacker movies and TV shows of all time
Movies and TV shows have long influenced how lawmakers and society think about information security. We all have our personal favorite we're obsessed with. What's yours?
What is Metasploit? And how to use this popular hacking tool
Metasploit is a widely used penetration testing tool that makes hacking way easier than it used to be. It has become an indispensable tool for both red team and blue team.
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Hackers use Slack to hide malware communications
A watering hole attack used Slack for its command-and-control communications to avoid network and endpoint detection.
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