DoJ Looking for Victims of ‘Quantum Stresser’ DDoS Service
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked victims of the Quantum Stresser DDoS-for-hire service, whose operator was recently sentenced, to come forward. Quantum Stresser...
Brazil Judge Rejects Hacking Accusation Against Greenwald
A judge in Brazil’s capital on Thursday dismissed accusations that journalist Glenn Greenwald was involved in hacking phones of officials, following weeks of criticism...
Open source takes on managing and securing the electrical grid
Cyberattacks from China and Russia could disrupt US critical infrastructure Countries could launch damaging attacks against gas pipelines and electricity grid, says assessment. The...
Critical Bluetooth Vulnerability Exposes Android Devices to Attacks
One of the security flaws that Google addressed with the February 2020 set of Android patches is a critical vulnerability in Bluetooth that could...
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Malicious Optimizers Hosted on Google Play Amassed 470,000 Downloads
Malicious optimizer, booster, and utility applications hosted on Google Play gathered nearly half a million downloads before being taken down, Trend Micro reports. The...
UK government rolls out red carpet for infamous spyware vendor
Spyware vendor NSO Group under FBI investigation FBI has suspicions that US residents and companies may have been compromised for intelligence-gathering purposes. NSO Group,...
Device security firm Forescout snapped up by Advent in $1.9 billion deal
FireEye scoops up cloud security startup Cloudvisory The acquisition is expected to expand FireEye Helix’s cloud security capabilities. Forescout Technologies has been acquired by...
Japanese Defense Contractors Pasco, Kobe Steel Disclose Old Breaches
Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel this week disclosed cyber intrusions they suffered back in 2016 and 2018. Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial...
Group of 10 hackers was convicted for stealing gasoline and selling – E Hacking News
The court issued a verdict on February 3 in the case of theft of fuel at Rosneft gas stations. The court and investigation found...
Do You Really Want to Become a Software Engineer?
When I started coding, it was partially because I thought it’d be cool to make a computer do my bidding. “I can make a...