Tag: hacker

272 million email accounts compromised in major data breach

May 6, 2016

Hundreds of millions of email usernames and passwords are ‘up for grabs’ in Russia’s criminal underworld, according to a security expert. Speaking exclusively to Reuters, Alex Holden, founder and chief information and security officer of Hold Security, revealed that 272 million people are at risk. While the majority of affected users have accounts with Mail.ru, … More 272 million email accounts compromised in major data breach

Hacking wireless mice: If it controls something, it can be abused

March 25, 2016

A cybersecurity company called Bastille, from San Francisco has been doing some experimenting with hacking wireless mice and uncovered a flaw they say leaves millions of networks and billions of computers vulnerable to attack. It turns out that wireless mice from companies like HP, Lenovo, Amazon and Dell use unencrypted signals to communicate with computers. … More Hacking wireless mice: If it controls something, it can be abused

Linux Mint site hacked, users unwittingly download backdoored operating system

February 22, 2016

I hope you weren’t one of the hundreds of people who downloaded a compromised version of the Linux Mint operating system on Saturday. Because if you were, it’s possible that you’re not just running one of the more user-friendly flavours of Linux on your computer but also playing host to a Linux ELF trojan called … More Linux Mint site hacked, users unwittingly download backdoored operating system