Real Hacking

Tech manufacturing giant Panasonic has  confirmed  that its network was accessed illegally this month during a cyberattack. Panasonic has disclosed a sec

A visualization of the Internet made using network routing data. Image: Barrett Lyon, opte.org. Imagine being able to disconnect or redirect Internet t

In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer’s network, in excha

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via <strong> Zelle</strong> , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) pay

The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with an elaborate network of phony companies s

The <strong> Federal Bureau of Investigation</strong> (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast out thousands of fake e

Most of us have probably heard the term “smishing” — which is a portmanteau for traditional ph<strong> ishing</strong> scams sent through <strong> SMS</strong> text messages. Smishing me

<strong> Microsoft Corp.</strong> today released updates to quash at least 55 security bugs in its <strong> Windows</strong> operating systems and other software. Two of the patches addr

<strong> The U.S. Department of Justice</strong> today announced the arrest of Ukrainian man accused of deploying ransomware on behalf of the <strong> REvil</strong> ransomware gang, a R

The holiday shopping season always means big business for phishers, who tend to find increased success this time of year with a time-honored lure abou

A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of “<strong> Groove</strong> ,” a new ransomware group that called on competing extortion gangs to unite