Hacking
Microsoft Employees Exposed Own Company’s Internal Logins
A cybersecurity firm found that Microsoft workers uploaded sensitive login credentials to Microsoft's own systems to GitHub.
Meet the Environmental Hacktivists Trying to ‘Sabotage’ Mining Companies
A group of environmental hacktivists are targeting mining and oil companies in Central and South America, leaking their internal emails.
Hacker Conference DEF CON Bans Pro-Trump Outlet OAN
Organizers said OAN journalists violated the conference’s privacy policy.
This String of Emojis Is Actually Malware
Cybersecurity researchers said they have developed a way to exploit targets just using emojis.
Hackers Took Over a Commercial Satellite to Broadcast Hacker Movies
The satellite had been decommissioned and was about to be sent to the so-called “graveyard orbit,” a far-away orbit where satellites go to die.
Head of Ukraine’s Cybersecurity Says Russia Has Committed ‘Cyber War Crimes’
Victor Zhora, head of Ukraine’s defensive cybersecurity agency, visited one of the biggest hacking conferences in the world this week.
Spyware Maker NSO Won Cellphone Hack of the Year But No One Picked Up the Award
Unfortunately, no one from the controversial surveillance vendor came up on stage to collect the prize.
Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Software Underlying Discord, Microsoft Teams, and Other Apps
The popular apps used by millions of users all run the same software, called Electron.
Vulnerabilities Allowed Researchers to Remotely Lock and Unlock Doors
Security researchers found several vulnerabilities that allowed them to take remote control of internet-connected devices that control door locks.
Researchers Use ‘Invisible Finger’ to Remotely Control Touchscreens
Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept attack with a device that can send electromagnetic pulses to a touchscreen, simulating a finger’s tap.
Hacktivists Deface Chinese Government Website to Welcome Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan
Hackers claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous defaced a Chinese government website in support of Taiwan and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the country.
Woman Tells Congress What It’s Like to Be Hacked by NSO’s Pegasus
During a congressional hearing, a woman who was allegedly targeted by a government using NSO Group’s spyware, said she was “terrified” and “frightened.”