Routers and modems running a version of the Arcadyan firmware, including devices from ASUS, Orange, Vodafone, and Verizon, are currently under attack from a threat actor attempting to ensnare the devices into their DDoS botnet. From a report: First spo…
Disgruntled Member of ‘Conti’ Ransomware Gang Leaks Files
“Someone claiming to work with one of the most notorious ransomware gangs says they’re fed up with how extortion money is divvied up and has leaked a host of the gang’s files on a hacker forum,” reports NBC News:
The files, posted to a forum frequente…
Siga secures $8.1M Series B to prevent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
Siga OT Solutions, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that helps organizations secure their operations by monitoring the raw electric signals of critical industrial assets, has raised $8.1 million in Series B funding. Siga’s SigaGuard says its technology, used by Israel’s critical water facilities and the New York Power Authority, is unique in that rather than monitoring […]
How a Security Researcher Took Over a Hotel’s IoT Devices
“The moment you network IoT and hand over control to third parties, you may also give individuals the keys to a digital kingdom — and the ability to cause mischief, or worse,” writes ZDNet.
For example, at a hotel where guests control the devic…
Ransomware Attack Forces Indiana Hospital To Turn Ambulances Away
Hackers are going after U.S. hospitals with a fresh wave of cyberattacks this week just as coronavirus cases surge around the country. From a report: Eskenazi Health, a health-care service provider that operates a 315-bed hospital, inpatient facilities…
Motherboard Vendor GIGABYTE Hit By RansomExx Ransomware Gang
Taiwanese computer hardware vendor GIGABYTE has suffered a ransomware attack, and hackers are currently threatening to release more than 112 GB of business data on the dark web unless the company agrees to their ransom demands. An anonymous reader shar…
カプセルホテルの照明やベッドを“ハッキング”した男、その手口を明らかに
カプセルホテルの部屋をコントロールするシステムに脆弱性を発見したというフランス人のハッカーが、実際にハッキングを試みる動画をセキュリティカンファレンス「Black Hat」で公開した。夜中に大声で話していて睡眠を妨げたという別の宿泊客を困らせるために見つけ出したという、今回の脆弱性。そのハッキングの手口とは？
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病院の重要なインフラ「気送管」がハッカーに狙われる？ 医療の混乱を招く脆弱性の危険度
医療機関内で医薬品や検体などの搬送に使われている気送管システムの一部に、ハッカーなどに狙われるリスクのある脆弱性が見つかった。建物内に張り巡らされたパイプ網に筒状の容器を投入して圧縮空気などで搬送する気送管システムは、細かく調整されたモーターなどの装置が複雑に連携している。これらが外部から攻撃されて医療業務の停止や混乱を招けば、ランサムウェア攻撃などにも悪用されかねない。
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New Apple technology will warn parents and children about sexually explicit photos in Messages
Apple later this year will roll out new tools that will warn children and parents if the child sends or receives sexually explicit photos through the Messages app. The feature is part of a handful of new technologies Apple is introducing that aim to limit the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) across Apple’s […]
Apple says it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images
Later this year, Apple will roll out a technology that will allow the company to detect and report known child sexual abuse material to law enforcement in a way it says will preserve user privacy. Apple told TechCrunch that the detection of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is one of several new features aimed at […]