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Remotely Exploitable Flaw Puts Millions of Internet-Connected Devices at Risk

KnowledgeBy Webmaster 20 July 2017

Security researchers have discovered a critical remotely exploitable vulnerability in an open-source software development library used by major manufacturers of the Internet-of-Thing devices that eventually left millions of devices vulnerable to hacking. The vulnerability (CVE-2017-9765), discovered by researchers at the IoT-focused security firm Senrio, resides in the software development library called gSOAP toolkit (Simple Object Access Protocol) — an…

Over 14 Million Verizon Customers’ Data Exposed On Unprotected AWS Server

KnowledgeBy Webmaster 13 July 2017

Verizon, the major telecommunications provider, has suffered a data security breach with over 14 million US customers’ personal details exposed on the Internet after NICE Systems, a third-party vendor, mistakenly left the sensitive users’ details open on a server. Chris Vickery, researcher and director of cyber risk research at security firm UpGuard, discovered the exposed data…

CIA Created Toolkit for Hacking Hundreds of Routers Models

KnowledgeBy Webmaster 19 June 2017

After a two-week hiatus, WikiLeaks dumped new files as part of the Vault 7 series that supposedly contains CIA-made hacking tools the organization claims it received from hackers and agency insiders. Today’s dump includes the documentation for a CIA tool named CherryBlossom, a multi-purpose framework developed for hacking hundreds of home router models. The tool…

US Defense Contractor left Sensitive Files on Amazon Server Without Password

KnowledgeBy Webmaster 1 June 2017

Sensitive files linked to the United States intelligence agency were reportedly left on a public Amazon server by one of the nation’s top intelligence contractor without a password, according to a new report. UpGuard cyber risk analyst Chris Vickery discovered a cache of 60,000 documents from a US military project for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)…

Emails leaked in ‘massive hacking attack’ on French presidential campaign

KnowledgeBy Webmaster 6 May 2017

An anonymous group has posted nine gigabytes of emails and other data, purportedly taken from the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. In a statement to the BBC, the Macron campaign said it had been the victim of a “massive hacking attack” and confirmed that some of the documents were taken from campaign officials,…

Germany Considers First-Strike Cyberattacks

KnowledgeBy Webmaster 11 April 2017 1 Comment

Germany’s interior minister is calling for a rules change that would allow for its cyber-forces to proactively attack foreign hackers and servers. Such a capability could be used against those targeting critical infrastructure, said Minister Thomas de Maiziere, in an interview with German outlet ARD and reported by Bloomberg. He called for the drafting of new…

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