Real Hacking

Last year, I posted a series of articles about a purported “breach” at Ubiquiti. My sole source for that reporting was the person who has since been i

Nitrokod Malware has infected tens of thousands of computers with crypto mining software. Surprisingly, Nitrokod transmits this virus using unauthoriz

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the w

A security researcher has sounded the alarm over a portable SSD listed on both AliExpress and Walmart, which appears to be programmed to misrepresent

LockBit ransomware gang announced that it is improving defenses against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and working to take the operation

Quantum ransomware is one of the types of ransomware that has cyber-attacked the government agency of the Dominican Republic named Instituto Agrario D

Scammers are using invoices sent through <strong> PayPal.com</strong> to trick recipients into calling a number to dispute a pending charge. The missives — <em> which come f

Earlier this month, the administrator of the cybercrime forum <strong> Breached</strong> received a cease-and-desist letter from a cybersecurity firm. The missive alleg

ShitExpress, a website that offers you to send a box of feces along with a personalized message to friends and enemies, has suffered a data breach aft

The <strong> Department of Homeland Security</strong> (DHS) is urging states and localities to beef up security around proprietary devices that connect to the <strong> Emergency

Image: Shutterstock. A cybersecurity firm says it has intercepted a large, unique stolen data set containing the names, addresses, email addresses, pho

One way to tame your email inbox is to get in the habit of using unique email aliases when signing up for new accounts online. Adding a “+” character

<strong> Microsoft</strong> today released updates to fix a record 141 security vulnerabilities in its <strong> Windows</strong> operating systems and related software. Once again, Micro

A class action lawsuit has been filed against big-three consumer credit bureau <strong> Experian</strong> over reports that the company did little to prevent identity t

Email scammers sent an Uber to the home of an 80-year-old woman who responded to a well-timed email scam, in a bid to make sure she went to the bank a

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now some