With an aim to find potential vulnerabilities in its network systems, Apple recently announced a reward of $1million (£830,000) for bug hunters. According to Ivan Krstic, Apple’s head of security, the technology giant is going to offer the proposed...
Contributed by Jason Bloomberg
The phrase ‘black hat’ refers to a hacker with criminal intentions, so I expected my first trip to the Black Hat USA conference held in Las Vegas this year to give me exposure to the shady...
Security researchers have discovered that DSLR cameras, which are connected to a Wi-Fi network, are vulnerable to ransomware attacks. The researchers, from the security firm Check Point Software, discovered that connected-cameras can be hacked if an attacker is nearer...
FortiGuard Labs, the research division of Fortinet has unearthed a backdoor malware campaign against Chinese speakers. The attack exploits a watering hole strategy where the malware is delivered through a hacked Chinese news site. Researchers mull that the campaign...
Contributed by Devin Smith
The tech sector is suffering the adversities of shortage of technically skilled employees, particularly in the domain of cybersecurity. This causes the “less-technical” staff to exert pressure on their employers. Research published by an independent think...
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd says it has found flaws in the WhatsApp messaging app that hackers could potentially exploit to manipulate messages in private or public conversations. This news was reported in Bloomberg Cybersecurity. If this is possible,...
A recruiter from the telecommunications company AT&T Network was charged for paying insiders to upload malware on the company’s computer networks to unlock cell phones.
According to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Muhammad Fahd, a recruiter in AT&T,...
State-sponsored hackers from North Korea could have earned around $2 billion by hacking cryptocurrency exchanges and financial organizations.
According to a report from the United Nations (U.N.), North Korea has used its hackers to allegedly generate income to fund its...
Microsoft recently admitted that it paid around $4.4 million to hackers as bug bounties in the past 12 months. The technology giant confirmed this at the Black Hat 2019 security event in Las Vegas.
Most large organizations usually conduct bug...
AI-based cybersecurity startup Cybereason recently raised $200 million in a financing round led by the SoftBank Group. The Israel-based startup stated the new proceeds will help the company’s growth.
Founded in 2012 by former members of the Unit 8200 military...
