Forget the IoT. Meet the IoZ: our Internet of Zombie things
A school that never sleeps? Cameras that go dark? A dead company hacked back to life? Welcome to the growing Internet of Zombie devices that threatens the security of the Internet....
Beware: Images, Video Shared on Signal Hang Around
A researcher is warning that photos and video files shared in Signal chats may be hanging around on devices, even when they deleted the messages in which the images were shared....
235 Million Twitter User Email Addresses Posted on Hacking Forum
Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock has reported that the email addresses of more than 235 million Twitter users have been stolen and posted by more than one hacker on an online hacking...
New Report Finds Auto Cyber Is A Dumpster Fire
Automakers swear that the security of their connected vehicles is their top priority. So how come researchers just found dozens of software flaws that could give hackers access to millions of...
Chinese State Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Citrix Networking Equipment
According to the National Security Agency, actors backed by the Chinese government are actively targeting a zero-day vulnerability in two commonly-used Citrix networking devices. The exploit (CVE-2022-27518) affects Citrix ADC, an...
Beware of Luna Moth Callback Phishing Scam
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 recently issued a threat assessment alert outlining a new phishing scam that is unique and successful. The scam is believed to be carried out by the Luna...
Episode 244: ZuoRAT brings APT Tactics to Home Networks
In this episode of the Security Ledger podcast, brought to you by ReversingLabs, we interview Danny Adamitis (@dadamitis) of Black Lotus Labs about the discovery of ZuoRAT, malware that targets SOHO...
Killnet Takes Credit for Disabling State Websites
Killnet, a Russian-speaking hacking group that emerged shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, took responsibility last week for deploying a denial-of-service attack that temporarily took several U.S. states’ websites offline. Although reported...
Hackers Experimenting with Deploying Destructive Malware
It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human beings that just want the money. The...
Hackers Caused a Traffic Jam in Moscow
Hackers caused a massive traffic jam in Moscow by exploiting the ride-sharing app Yandex Taxi and using it to summon dozens of taxis to a single location. While Yandex has not...