A U.K. citizen has been arrested in the Spanish town of Estepona over his alleged involvement in the July 2020 hack of Twitter, resulting in the compromise of 130 high-profile accounts. Joseph O’Connor, 22, has been charged with intentionally accessing a computer without authorization and obtaining information from a protected Continue Reading
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Turns Out That Low-Risk iOS Wi-Fi Naming Bug Can Hack iPhones Remotely – Tempemail
The Wi-Fi network name bug that was found to completely disable an iPhone’s networking functionality had remote code execution capabilities and was silently fixed by Apple earlier this year, according to new research. The denial-of-service vulnerability, which came to light last month, stemmed from the way iOS handled string formats Continue Reading
Windmills of your mind: viral Covid jab ‘hack’ placebo effect at best, say doctors | UK news- Tempemail
A vaccine “hack” rumoured to alleviate any unpleasant side-effects from the Covid vaccination, which involves swinging your arm like a windmill, has gone viral on TikTok. But medical experts have warned that the only thing those standing outside vaccination centres flailing their arms in the air will lose will be Continue Reading
North Korea Exploited VPN Flaw to Hack South’s Nuclear Research Institute – Tempemail
South Korea’s state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) on Friday disclosed that its internal network was infiltrated by suspected attackers operating out of its northern counterpart. The intrusion is said to have taken place on May 14 through a vulnerability in an unnamed virtual private network (VPN) vendor and Continue Reading
Ransomware Attackers Partnering With Cybercrime Groups to Hack High-Profile Targets – Tempemail
As ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure skyrocket, new research shows that threat actors behind such disruptions are increasingly shifting from using email messages as an intrusion route to purchasing access from cybercriminal enterprises that have already infiltrated major targets. “Ransomware operators often buy access from independent cybercriminal groups who infiltrate Continue Reading
Announcing Hack the Army 3.0 Results: A Conversation with Defense Digital Service, U.S. Army, and Hack the Army 3.0’s Top Hacker- Tempemail
Five years after the Defense Digital Service (DDS) launched the first-ever U.S. federal government bug bounty Challenge, we’re pleased to announce the results of Hack the Army 3.0, the third Challenge between DDS and the U.S. Army, and the 11th overall DDS bug bounty Challenge in partnership with Tempemail. Hack Continue Reading
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Amazon’s Live Hacking Event with Tempemail At Amazon, ensuring security is essential for earning customers’ trust. As part of Amazon’s ongoing public Vulnerability Research Program (VRP), Amazon expanded its support of security and education programs to tap into the expertise of leading security researchers and empower the global security research Continue Reading
Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers – Tempemail
India’s flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 million of its customers over a period stretching nearly 10 years after its Passenger Service System (PSS) provider SITA fell victim to a cyber attack earlier this year. The breach involves personal data registered between Aug. 26, Continue Reading
1-Click Hack Found in Popular Desktop Apps — Check If You’re Using Them – Tempemail
Multiple one-click vulnerabilities have been discovered across a variety of popular software applications, allowing an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code on target systems. The issues were discovered by Positive Security researchers Fabian Bräunlein and Lukas Euler and affect apps like Telegram, Nextcloud, VLC, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Bitcoin/Dogecoin Wallets, Wireshark, and Continue Reading
New WhatsApp Bugs Could’ve Let Attackers Hack Your Phone Remotely – Tempemail
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently addressed two security vulnerabilities in its messaging app for Android that could have been exploited to execute malicious code remotely on the device and even compromise encrypted communications. The flaws take aim at devices running Android versions up to and including Android 9 by carrying out what’s Continue Reading