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Researchers hack industrial robots; yet another IoT disaster
IT security researchers at Trend Mirco demonstrated how factory/industrial robots could be hacked and used for malicious purposes…
May 4, 2017
A $22 Radio device to crack car’s security system
Cracking the wireless security systems of cars has been done in the past several times, but now researchers…
May 2, 2017
Teen Hacker with Asperger’s Syndrome Ruined Cyber Infrastructure of Tech Giants
When Adam Mudd (goes by the online handle of themuddfamily) was 15, he developed a Distributed Denial of…
April 24, 2017
Hackers claim to steal 200 million Apple accounts; demand $75k ransom
Over 300 million Apple email accounts are said to be in the hands of a group of hackers claiming…
March 22, 2017
Google Increases its Bug Bounty Program Reward Money
It is a well-known notion that the higher the prize money, the greater will be the effort to…
March 7, 2017
The Rise of Fileless Malware: Over 100 Telecoms, Banks, Gov’t Orgs Under Attack
Researchers have issued a warning that hackers are resorting to the use of file-less malware programs to gain…
February 14, 2017
Protecting Small Business from Increasing Cyber Attacks
No business, whether big or small, is safe in this era of cyber warfare. Target, TJ Maxx, and…
February 10, 2017
Meet the Leet DDoS Botnet, Just as Powerful as Mirai
Security experts from Imperva Security are describing Leet Botnet as more powerful than its counterpart botnet Mirai. In…
December 29, 2016
Thai Police Arrest 9 Suspects Behind Cyber Attacks on Gov’t Sites
Last week HackRead reported on the Thailand government passing a cyber-scrutiny law that was being criticized by hacktivists ever…
December 26, 2016
FBI Bust Indian Student for Conducting DDoS Attacks on a Chat Site
Young hackers are creating quite a lot of trouble for the US cyber security agencies lately. To eradicate…
December 14, 2016