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Apple will now pay hackers up to $1 million for reporting vulnerabilities

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Apple has just updated the rules of its bug bounty program by announcing a few major changes during a briefing at the annual Black Hat security conference yesterday.One of the most attractive updates is…Apple has enormously increased the maximum reward for its bug bounty program from $200,000 to $1 million—that's by far the biggest bug bounty offered by any major tech company … [Read more...] about Apple will now pay hackers up to $1 million for reporting vulnerabilities

Magecart Hackers Infect 17,000 Sites Through Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets

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Magecart strikes again!Cybersecurity researchers have identified yet another supply-chain attack carried out by payment card hackers against more than 17,000 web domains, which also include websites in the top 2,000 of Alexa rankings.Since Magecart is neither a single group nor a specific malware instead an umbrella term given to all those cyber criminal groups and individuals … [Read more...] about Magecart Hackers Infect 17,000 Sites Through Misconfigured Amazon S3 Buckets

Hackers’ Operating System Kali Linux Released for Raspberry Pi 4

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We've got some really exciting news for you...Offensive Security has released an official version of Kali Linux for Raspberry Pi 4—the most powerful version of the compact computer board yet that was released just two weeks ago with the full 4GB of RAM at low cost and easy accessibility.Based on Debian, Kali Linux has always been the number one operating system for ethical … [Read more...] about Hackers’ Operating System Kali Linux Released for Raspberry Pi 4

Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month

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In the last two weeks, Florida has paid more than $1.1 million in bitcoin to cybercriminals to recover encrypted files from two separate ransomware attacks—one against Riviera Beach and the other against Lake City.Lake City, a city in northern Florida, agreed on Monday to pay hackers 42 Bitcoin (equivalent to $573,300 at the current value) to unlock phone and email systems … [Read more...] about Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month

Cryptocurrency Firm Itself Hacked Its Customers to Protect Their Funds From Hackers

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Are you using Komodo's Agama Wallet to store your KMD and BTC cryptocurrencies?Were your funds also unauthorisedly transferred overnight to a new address?If yes, don't worry, it's probably safe, and if you are lucky, you will get your funds back.Here's what exactly happened…Komodo, a cryptocurrency project and developer of Agama wallet, adopted a surprisingly unique way to … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency Firm Itself Hacked Its Customers to Protect Their Funds From Hackers

Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Cards from 103 Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants

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If you have swiped your payment card at the popular Checkers and Rally's drive-through restaurant chains in past 2-3 years, you should immediately request your bank to block your card and notify it if you notice any suspicious transaction.Checkers, one of the largest drive-through restaurant chains in the United States, disclosed a massive long-running data breach yesterday … [Read more...] about Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Cards from 103 Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants

Hackers Infect 50,000 MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin Servers with Rootkit Malware

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Cyber Security researchers at Guardicore Labs today published a detailed report on a widespread cryptojacking campaign attacking Windows MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin servers worldwide.Dubbed Nansh0u, the malicious campaign is reportedly being carried out by an APT-style Chinese hacking group who has already infected nearly 50,000 servers and are installing a sophisticated kernel-mode … [Read more...] about Hackers Infect 50,000 MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin Servers with Rootkit Malware

Report Reveals TeamViewer Was Breached By Chinese Hackers In 2016

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The German software company behind TeamViewer, one of the most popular software in the world that allows users to access and share their desktops remotely, was reportedly compromised in 2016, the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed today.TeamViewer is popular remote-support software that allows you to securely share your desktop or take full control of other's PC over the … [Read more...] about Report Reveals TeamViewer Was Breached By Chinese Hackers In 2016

Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones

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Whatsapp has recently patched a severe vulnerability that was being exploited by attackers to remotely install surveillance malware on a few "selected" smartphones by simply calling the targeted phone numbers over Whatsapp audio call.Discovered, weaponized and then sold by the Israeli company NSO Group that produces the most advanced mobile spyware on the planet, the WhatsApp … [Read more...] about Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones