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Two major flight tracking services hit by crippling cyberattacks
It is still unclear who is behind these cyberattacks however both Flightradar24 and PlaneFinder suffered major service disruption after the attacks.
September 29, 2020
German army’s sensitive data found on laptop bought from eBay
When dug, it turns out that the laptop contained highly sensitive information including military secrets.
March 20, 2020
Warning as small planes found vulnerable to hacking
The IT security researchers at Rapid7 have reported a critical vulnerability in the modern flight systems of small planes allowing hackers with physical access to take control of targeted aircraft.
August 1, 2019
Chinese hackers reportedly stole secret US Navy data
Hackers of Chinese origin have stolen data from US Navy contractors whose content includes highly confidential information on…
December 17, 2018
Major weapon systems developed by US DoD highly vulnerable to cyber attacks
Several Critical Vulnerabilities Identified in Major Weapon Systems Being Developed by US DoD. The advanced weapon systems developed…
October 11, 2018
Hacker selling classified information on MQ-9 Reaper Drone on dark web
We do know that stealing and selling private information of unsuspecting users is the favorite activity of cybercriminals.…
July 11, 2018
US Air Force Hacked for Good at HackerOne’s Bug Bounty Event
106 Security Flaws Identified in Operationally Significant DoD Websites under US Air Force’s Bug Bounty Challenge. A team…
March 3, 2018
John McAfee’ Twitter account hack: “Most likely my phone was compromised”
The official Twitter account of security guru John McAfee was apparently hacked on December 28th. As a result, the…
December 28, 2017
Vietnamese man hacked Australian airport computers; stole security data
A 31-year-old Vietnamese hacker, Le Duc Hoang Hai, stole highly sensitive data belonging to Perth Airport’s building and security…
December 11, 2017
Homeland Security Hackers Remotely Hack Boeing 757
For some time now security researchers have talked about critical vulnerabilities present in airplanes, but for the last…
November 13, 2017