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Threats

• Spammed Bomb Threat Hoax Demands Bitcoin A new email extortion scam is making the rounds, threatening that someone has planted bombs within the recipient's building that will be detonated unless a hefty bitcoin ransom is paid by the end of the business day.Krebs on SecurityDec 13 2018
• Scanning for Flaws, Scoring for Security Is it fair to judge an organization's information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? Fair or not, a number of nascent efforts are using just such an approach to derive security scores for…Krebs on SecurityDec 12 2018
• Patch Tuesday, December 2018 Edition Adobe and Microsoft each released updates today to tackle critical security weaknesses in their software. Microsoft's December patch batch is relatively light, addressing more than three dozen vulnerabilities in Windows and related applications. Adobe has issued security fixes for its Acrobat and PDF Reader products, and has a patch for yet another zero-day flaw in…Krebs on SecurityDec 11 2018
• How Internet Savvy are Your Leaders?Back in April 2015, I tweeted about receiving a letter via snail mail suggesting the search engine rankings for a domain registered in my name would suffer if I didn't pay a bill for some kind of dubious-looking service I'd never heard of. But it wasn't until the past week that it become clear how many…Krebs on SecurityDec 10 2018
• Bomb Threat Hoaxer, DDos Boss Gets 3 YearsThe alleged ringleader of a gang of cyber hooligans that made bomb threats against hundreds of schools and launched debilitating denial-of-service attacks against Web sites (including KrebsOnSecurity on multiple occasions) has been sentenced to three years in a U.K. prison, and faces the possibility of additional charges from U.S.-based law enforcement officials. Krebs on SecurityDec 08 2018
• A Breach, or Just a Forced Password Reset?Software giant Citrix Systems recently forced a password reset for many users of its Sharefile content collaboration service, warning it would be doing this on a regular basis in response to password-guessing attacks that target people who re-use passwords across multiple Web sites. Many Sharefile users interpreted this as a breach at Citrix and/or Sharefile, but…Krebs on SecurityDec 04 2018
• Jared, Kay Jewelers Parent Fixes Data LeakThe parent firm of bling retailers Jared and Kay Jewelers has fixed a bug in the Web sites of both companies that exposed the order information for all of their online customers.Krebs on SecurityDec 03 2018
• What the Marriott Breach Says About SecurityWe don't yet know the root cause(s) that forced Marriott this week to disclose a four-year-long breach involving the personal and financial information of 500 million guests of its Starwood hotel properties. But anytime we see such a colossal intrusion go undetected for so long, the ultimate cause is usually a failure to adopt the…Krebs on SecurityDec 01 2018

Hacks

• WordPress version 5.0.1 addressed several vulnerabilities This week, the WordPress development team released on Thursday the version 5.0.1 of the popular CMS, that addresses several flaws. The Researcher Tim Coen discovered several cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the CMS. One of the flaws is caused by the ability of contributors to edit new comments from users with higher privileges. Coen also discovered that it…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 14 2018
• New Sofacy campaign aims at Government agencies across the world Security experts at Palo Alto Networks uncovered a new espionage campaign carried out by Russia-Linked APT group Sofacy. Russian Cyber espionage group Sofacy (aka APT28, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, Sednit, Tsar Team, and Strontium)) carried out a new cyber campaign aimed at government agencies in four continents in an attempt to infect them with malware. The campaign has been focusing on Ukraine and NATO…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 14 2018
• French foreign ministry announced its Travel Alert Registry Hack The French foreign ministry announced today that its travel alert registry website had been hacked and personal data of citizens “could be misused”. The French foreign ministry confirmed tha hackers breached into the Ariane system, its travel alert registry website, and personal data of citizens “could be misused”. The Ariane system provides security alerts to registered…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 13 2018
• Operation Sharpshooter targets critical infrastructure and global defense McAfee uncovered a campaign tracked as Operation Sharpshooter that hit at least 87 organizations in global defense and critical infrastructure. Security experts at McAfee uncovered a hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Sharpshooter, aimed at infrastructure companies worldwide. The threat actors are using malware associated with Lazarus APT group that carried out Sony Pictures attack back in…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 13 2018
• ID Numbers for 120 Million Brazilians taxpayers exposed online InfoArmor discovered a misconfigured server online that contained taxpayer identification numbers for 120 million Brazilian taxpayers In March 2018, security experts at InfoArmor discovered a misconfigured server online that contained taxpayer identification numbers, or Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPFs), for 120 million Brazilian nationals. It is not clear how long data remained exposed online or who accessed them.…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 13 2018
• A new variant of Shamoon was uploaded to Virus Total while Saipem was under attack A new variant of the Shamoon malware, aka DistTrack, was uploaded to VirusTotal from Italy this week, but experts haven’t linked it to a specific attack yet. Shamoon was first observed in 2012 when it infected and wiped more than 30,000 systems at Saudi Aramco and other oil companies in the Middle East. Four years later, a…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 12 2018
• Cyber attack hit the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem Some of the servers of the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem were hit by a cyber attack early this week.  Saipem has customers in more than 60 countries, including Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco. It could be considered a strategic target for a broad range of threat actors. The attack has…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 12 2018
• New threat actor SandCat exploited recently patched CVE-2018-8611 0day Experts from Kaspersky Lab reported that that the recently patched Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8611) has been exploited by several threat actors. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for December 2018 address nearly 40 flaws, including a zero-day vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-8611, is as a privilege escalation flaw caused by the failure of…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 12 2018
• Novidade, a new Exploit Kit is targeting SOHO Routers Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new exploit kit, dubbed Novidade (“novelty” in Portuguese), that is targeting SOHO routers to compromise the devices connected to the network equipment. The Novidade exploit kit leverages cross-site request forgery (CSRF) to change the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of SOHO routers and redirect traffic from the connected…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 12 2018
• Group-IB identifies leaked credentials of 40,000 users of government websites in 30 countries Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has detected more than 40 000 compromised user credentials of online government services in 30 countries around the world. Most of the victims were in Italy (52%), Saudi Arabia (22%) and Portugal (5%). Users’ data might have been sold on underground hacker forums or used in targeted attacks to steal money or exfiltrate…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 11 2018
• Seedworm APT Group targeted more than 130 victims in 30 organizations since Sept ‘ The Seedworm APT Group has targeted more than 130 victims in 30 organizations since September including NGOs, oil and gas, and telecom businesses. According to a new research conducted from Symantec’s DeepSight Managed Adversary and ThreatIntelligence (MATI) team, the Seedworm APT group, aka MuddyWater, is rapidly evolving and extended its targets to the telecom, IT…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 11 2018
• Google will shut down consumer version of Google+ earlier due to a bugGoogle announced it will close the consumer version of Google+ before than originally planned due to the discovery of a new security flaw. Google will close the consumer version of Google+ in April, four months earlier than planned. According to G Suite product management vice president David Thacker. the company will maintain only a version designed…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 11 2018
• A new Mac malware combines a backdoor and a crypto-minerExperts from Malwarebytes discovered a new strain of Mac malware, tracked as DarthMiner, that is a combination of two open-source programs.  Experts from Malwarebytes discovered a new piece of Mac malware, tracked as DarthMiner, that is the combination of two open source tools. The malware is distributed through Adobe Zii, an application supposedly helps in the piracy…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 10 2018
• Duke-Cohan sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and DDoSThe British teenager George Duke-Cohan (19) has been sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and carrying out DDoS attacks.A Cohan was arrested in August by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA), the teenager, aka “7R1D3N7,” “DoubleParallax” and “optcz1,” was arrested on August 31 and pleaded guilty to three counts of making hoax…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 10 2018
• Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijackThe Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings. Attackers changed the defacement page a few times, they protested against the new Linux kernel developer code of conduct in a regrettable way with racial slurs and the image of an individual showing the anus. The defacement page also includes links…Security Affairs by Pierluigi PaganiniDec 10 2018

Hacker's Den

• The Biggest Cryptocurrency Hacks in History Cryptocurrency Hacks – Cryptocurrencies have had an astronomical growth in the past couple of years. In 2017, the growth reached record levels. The value of the cryptocurrencies in the market appreciated as a result and this has led experts to make comparisons with the stock markets. The comparisons have shown the stark differences between the…Hacker's DenDec 14 2018
• Operation Sharpshooter – A New Global Campaign Targets Critical Infrastructure A new global campaign Operation Sharpshooter targeting critical infrastructure disguising as a job recruitment activity.  Security researchers from McAfee uncovered the global campaign that targets nuclear, defense, energy, and financial companies. Threat actors sends emails disguising as a job recruiter with a weaponized macro included Word document that runs a shellcode to inject Sharpshooter downloader…Hacker's DenDec 14 2018
• 120 Million Unique Taxpayer ID Numbers Exposed Online From Misconfigured Servers 120 Million Unique CPF of Brazilian citizens exposed online form a misconfigured Apache server. The highly personal information is openly available for everyone. The exposed data contains sensitive information that linked CPF includes banks, loans, repayments, credit and debit history, voting history, full name, emails, residential addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, family contacts, employment,…Hacker's DenDec 14 2018
• Who and Why Make DDoS Attacks on The Site of Colleges and Universities ? Sites of colleges and universities are constantly subject to DDOS attacks. But who does it? do students really need to drop sites?” Hacking is a major vice of this generations young adult. Usually, it starts with the basics like hacking Wi-Fi password or a Facebook or Instagram account for pranks or just to be mean…Hacker's DenDec 14 2018
• LamePyre – macOS Malware That Takes Screenshots Repeatedly and Sends to Attacker A new macOS malware disguised as a copy of Discord app takes screenshotsrepeatedly and sends to attackers command-and-control (C&C) server.  The Legitimate Discord that used by gamers to communicate with each other.  Malwarebytes researcher Adam Thomas found the malicious copy of the app, the malicious app pretends to be a legit Discord app, it includes…Hacker's DenDec 14 2018
• Cybercrime Is World's Biggest Criminal Growth Industry The toll from cybercrime is expected to pass $6 trillion in the next three years, according to a new report.Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• Education Gets an 'F' for Cybersecurity The education sector falls last on a list analyzing the security posture of 17 US industries, SecurityScorecard reports.Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• 87 Vulnerabilities Fixed With Adobe December Security Update for Acrobat and Reader Adobe released security updates that fix 87 vulnerabilities with Acrobat and Reader for MacOS and Windows. The update covers both the critical and important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to arbitrary code execution with the context of the current user. Critical Code Execution The security update fixes multiple critical code execution flaws, that includes…Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• 15,779 Indian Websites Hacked During This Year (Jan – Nov) – CERT-India India Computer Emergency Response Team reported over 15779 Indian websites hacked during Jan-Nov 2018 and this year less breaches were reported when compared to the previous years. Indian Parliament informed that Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and 33,147 websites were hacked in 2016 and 30,067 websites were hacked 2017. Cybercriminals continuously targeting websites…Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• Microsoft Released Security Updates & Fixed 39 Vulnerabilities Including Active Zero-day Microsoft released security updates under December Patch Tuesday and fixed several vulnerabilities that affected various Microsoft products. There are 39 vulnerabilities were addressed including the active zero-day vulnerability that could exploit using malware and attackers execute the code in the kernel. Following Microsoft products are patched in this December security release along with some of…Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• Worst Password Blunders of 2018 Hit Organizations East and West Good password practices remain elusive as Dashlane's latest list of the worst password blunders can attest.Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• Hackers Actively Exploiting the Recently Patched Windows kernel Zero-day Vulnerability in Wild Threat actors exploiting the recently patched Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8611) that allows attackers to run arbitrary code in kernel mode and install program with admin privileges. The vulnerability is due to the improper file execution operations in the kernel mode. Security researchers from Kaspersky uncovered the zero-day vulnerability and it has been reported…Hacker's DenDec 13 2018
• Bug Hunting Paves Path to Infosec Careers Ethical hackers use bug bounty programs to build the skills they need to become security professionals.Hacker's DenDec 12 2018
• Mac Malware Cracks WatchGuard's Top 10 List Security experts advise Mac users to deploy security suites to protect themselves from the growing threat.Hacker's DenDec 12 2018
• Microsoft, PayPal, Google Top Phishing's Favorite Targets in Q3 One out of every 100 emails an enterprise receives is a phishing scam, and the attackers behind them are getting more sophisticated.Hacker's DenDec 12 2018

ID Theft

Cyber Attacks

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Cyber Attack and Hacks

• Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Navy Contractors WASHINGTON—Chinese hackers are breaching Navy contractors to steal everything from ship-maintenance data to missile plans, officials and experts said, triggering a top-to-bottom review of cyber vulnerabilities. A series of incidents in the past 18 months has pointed out the service’s weaknesses, highlighting what some officials have described as some of the most debilitating cyber campaigns…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 14 2018
• Deutsche Telekom reviews vendors in light of China security debate FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecoms company, said on Friday it was reviewing its network vendor strategy in light of a debate on the security of Chinese network equipment that it was taking “very seriously”. The reassessment by Telekom, in which the German state owns a stake of nearly a third, comes after…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 14 2018
• NYPD, FBI Probing Spate Of Bomb Threats Across NYC; Similar Threats Reported Across Country Homeowners Complain Over Tax Reassessment NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD and FBI said they were monitoring multiple bomb threats around the Tri-State area and across the country Thursday. The NYPD and other law enforcement agencies nationwide said the threats do not appear to be credible and were sent electronically to numerous locations across the…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Startup founders are skeptical about the future of cryptocurrency, but that hasn't stopped them from investing in it anyway Cryptocurrency may be seen as the money of the future, but tech startup founders are skeptical whether the decentralized technology will majorly transform their industries in the near future. A survey of more than 500 founders at technology startups found that while 40 percent of the founders own cryptocurrency themselves, only 13 percent think that…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Schenectady County officials probe computer system hack SCHENECTADY- The computer network systems for the main county office building, the jail and court house have been hacked, according to Schenectady County Attorney Chris Gardner. He said Thursday that the malware was detected within the last day or so and that officials are "taking immediate steps to cleanse it from our system.Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Police departments nationwide sent scrambling by flood of emailed bomb threats Although no explosive devices were found, New York, San Francisco, Oklahoma City are among the cities forced to check out the threats. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. This conversation is moderated according to USA TODAY's community rules. Please read the rules before joining the discussion.section_name: Police departments across the country…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Bitcoin scammers send bomb threats worldwide, causing evacuations Spammers are sending a wave of threats to businesses, schools, and other locations in English-speaking countries across the world, demanding bitcoin in exchange for not detonating a supposed bomb. There’s no evidence of any actual explosives being placed or detonated, but it’s causing numerous evacuations and law enforcement investigations across the US, Canada, and New…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Spammed Bomb Threat Hoax Demands Bitcoin A new email extortion scam is making the rounds, threatening that someone has planted bombs within the recipient's building that will be detonated unless a hefty bitcoin ransom is paid by the end of the business day.Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• 4 exchanges where to buy cryptocurrency with fiat One way to board the crypto train as a beginner is by converting fiat to crypto. But as regulations around virtual currency exchanges continue to be stricter, some platforms are avoiding touching fiat directly. However, there are a few places where to buy cryptocurrency with fiat. Although the list may be a bit longer, in…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• AP Exclusive: Iran hackers hunt nuclear workers, US targets This image shows a Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 phishing message sent to Jim Sisco of the Virginia-based risk advisory firm Enodo Global, Inc. The email was allegedly sent by the hacking group known as Charming Kitten whose spying campaign closely aligns with Iran’s interests. The email address of the recipient has been redacted to protect…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Cyber pirates hack French foreign ministry webpage PARIS (Reuters) - Hackers have stolen data from a French foreign ministry website created for citizens traveling abroad, the ministry said on Thursday. The breach raises questions about the security of French government websites, though the ministry sought to reassure users that the stolen information was not highly sensitive and that Ariane site was safe…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• Crypto Users Double Amid Market Meltdown, a Sign of Recovery? -Bitcoin news, price, information & analysis This year has undoubtedly been the worse one for cryptocurrencies in terms of prices but it is not all doom and gloom as adoption is growing as actual usage of cryptos is on the up. With a dump of around 87% since January, crypto markets are on the floor…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 13 2018
• 'Amazed' at lack of concern over 'grave' threats from China: FBI official Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 12 2018
• Dell Rapids Small Business Hit with Big-Time Hack DELL RAPIDS, S.D. – Imagine all of your phone contacts getting wiped out at a time you need them most. Something similar is happening more and more to small businesses nationwide. Including one business owner in Dell Rapids, who enlisted the help of Dakota State University. Katie Luttman invests a lot of time, money and…Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 12 2018
• Cryptocurrency Should be ‘Outlawed’: Allianz CEO Andreas Utermann Mixed Attack RSS FeedsDec 12 2018

Cyber Defense

• WordPress version 5.0.1 addressed several vulnerabilities This week, the WordPress development team released on Thursday the version 5.0.1 of the popular CMS, that addresses several flaws. The Researcher Tim Coen discovered several cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the CMS. One of the flaws is caused by the ability of contributors to edit new comments from users with higher privileges. Coen also discovered that it…Security DefenseDec 14 2018
• New Sofacy campaign aims at Government agencies across the world Security experts at Palo Alto Networks uncovered a new espionage campaign carried out by Russia-Linked APT group Sofacy. Russian Cyber espionage group Sofacy (aka APT28, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, Sednit, Tsar Team, and Strontium)) carried out a new cyber campaign aimed at government agencies in four continents in an attempt to infect them with malware. The campaign has been focusing on Ukraine and NATO…Security DefenseDec 14 2018
• French foreign ministry announced its Travel Alert Registry Hack The French foreign ministry announced today that its travel alert registry website had been hacked and personal data of citizens “could be misused”. The French foreign ministry confirmed tha hackers breached into the Ariane system, its travel alert registry website, and personal data of citizens “could be misused”. The Ariane system provides security alerts to registered…Security DefenseDec 13 2018
• Operation Sharpshooter targets critical infrastructure and global defense McAfee uncovered a campaign tracked as Operation Sharpshooter that hit at least 87 organizations in global defense and critical infrastructure. Security experts at McAfee uncovered a hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Sharpshooter, aimed at infrastructure companies worldwide. The threat actors are using malware associated with Lazarus APT group that carried out Sony Pictures attack back in…Security DefenseDec 13 2018
• ID Numbers for 120 Million Brazilians taxpayers exposed online InfoArmor discovered a misconfigured server online that contained taxpayer identification numbers for 120 million Brazilian taxpayers In March 2018, security experts at InfoArmor discovered a misconfigured server online that contained taxpayer identification numbers, or Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPFs), for 120 million Brazilian nationals. It is not clear how long data remained exposed online or who accessed them.…Security DefenseDec 13 2018
• A new variant of Shamoon was uploaded to Virus Total while Saipem was under attack A new variant of the Shamoon malware, aka DistTrack, was uploaded to VirusTotal from Italy this week, but experts haven’t linked it to a specific attack yet. Shamoon was first observed in 2012 when it infected and wiped more than 30,000 systems at Saudi Aramco and other oil companies in the Middle East. Four years later, a…Security DefenseDec 12 2018
• Cyber attack hit the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem Some of the servers of the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem were hit by a cyber attack early this week.  Saipem has customers in more than 60 countries, including Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco. It could be considered a strategic target for a broad range of threat actors. The attack has…Security DefenseDec 12 2018
• New threat actor SandCat exploited recently patched CVE-2018-8611 0day Experts from Kaspersky Lab reported that that the recently patched Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2018-8611) has been exploited by several threat actors. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for December 2018 address nearly 40 flaws, including a zero-day vulnerability affecting the Windows kernel. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-8611, is as a privilege escalation flaw caused by the failure of…Security DefenseDec 12 2018
• Novidade, a new Exploit Kit is targeting SOHO Routers Security experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new exploit kit, dubbed Novidade (“novelty” in Portuguese), that is targeting SOHO routers to compromise the devices connected to the network equipment. The Novidade exploit kit leverages cross-site request forgery (CSRF) to change the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of SOHO routers and redirect traffic from the connected…Security DefenseDec 12 2018
• Group-IB identifies leaked credentials of 40,000 users of government websites in 30 countries Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has detected more than 40 000 compromised user credentials of online government services in 30 countries around the world. Most of the victims were in Italy (52%), Saudi Arabia (22%) and Portugal (5%). Users’ data might have been sold on underground hacker forums or used in targeted attacks to steal money or exfiltrate…Security DefenseDec 11 2018
• Seedworm APT Group targeted more than 130 victims in 30 organizations since Sept ‘ The Seedworm APT Group has targeted more than 130 victims in 30 organizations since September including NGOs, oil and gas, and telecom businesses. According to a new research conducted from Symantec’s DeepSight Managed Adversary and ThreatIntelligence (MATI) team, the Seedworm APT group, aka MuddyWater, is rapidly evolving and extended its targets to the telecom, IT…Security DefenseDec 11 2018
• Google will shut down consumer version of Google+ earlier due to a bugGoogle announced it will close the consumer version of Google+ before than originally planned due to the discovery of a new security flaw. Google will close the consumer version of Google+ in April, four months earlier than planned. According to G Suite product management vice president David Thacker. the company will maintain only a version designed…Security DefenseDec 11 2018
• A new Mac malware combines a backdoor and a crypto-minerExperts from Malwarebytes discovered a new strain of Mac malware, tracked as DarthMiner, that is a combination of two open-source programs.  Experts from Malwarebytes discovered a new piece of Mac malware, tracked as DarthMiner, that is the combination of two open source tools. The malware is distributed through Adobe Zii, an application supposedly helps in the piracy…Security DefenseDec 10 2018
• Duke-Cohan sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and DDoSThe British teenager George Duke-Cohan (19) has been sentenced to three years in prison due to false bomb threats and carrying out DDoS attacks.A Cohan was arrested in August by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA), the teenager, aka “7R1D3N7,” “DoubleParallax” and “optcz1,” was arrested on August 31 and pleaded guilty to three counts of making hoax…Security DefenseDec 10 2018
• Hackers defaced Linux.org with DNS hijackThe Linux.org website was defaced last week via DNS hijack, attackers breached into associated registrar account and changed the DNS settings. Attackers changed the defacement page a few times, they protested against the new Linux kernel developer code of conduct in a regrettable way with racial slurs and the image of an individual showing the anus. The defacement page also includes links…Security DefenseDec 10 2018