Investigators say they believe the same Russian hackers that carried out attacks on the White House and State Department last year and the attempted penetration of the Pentagon last month were responsible for a major cyberattack that shut down the … Read the rest
Tag: hacking
Hacker explains to FBI how he steered airliner mid-flight
A computer security expert has revealed that he accessed aircraft control systems on up to 20 occasions, according to an FBI search warrant.
The founder of One World Labs, Chris Roberts, was detained for questioning and had his hardware confiscated … Read the rest
‘Terrorists raise money in SA’
Millions of rand stolen from local businesses could end up in hands of terrorists, warns Werksmans attorney Berhard Hotz.
He was speaking in Sandton on Wednesday. Hotz investigates white collar crime and commercial fraud.
He said money that had been … Read the rest
World’s most advanced hacking spyware unleashed
A cyber snooping operation reminiscent of the Stuxnet worm and billed as the world’s most sophisticated computer malware is targeting Russian and Saudi Arabian telecoms companies.
Cyber security company Symantec said the malware, called “Regin”, is probably run by a … Read the rest
No law or policy for ‘mastering the Internet’
Britain’s GCHQ is scanning servers in multiple foreign countries for vulnerable ports, according to German newspaper Heise. Using a tool called Hacienda, the intelligence agency seeks to ‘master the internet’ for sources of espionage.
Spanish for estate, Hacienda can port … Read the rest
Coming soon: Murder by mouse click
According to the US internet security industry, murder committed by hacking into an internet-connected device is a real possibility.
Internet Identity predicted murder by internet in a report last year, stating: “With so many devices being internet connected, … Read the rest
No suspects in SA Police hack attack
No suspects have been identified in connection with the hacking of the SA Police Service website last month, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa revealed on Wednesday.
Mthethwa said the investigation was still underway and the level of threat to identified whistleblowers … Read the rest