"A former Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee has been charged with attempting to launch a cyberattack on Department of Energy computers and steal nuclear secrets, which he then planned to sell to …
Million wordpress websites vulnerable to DOM-based XSSSecurity Affairs
"Experts at the Sucuri firm have discovered that any WordPress Plugin or theme that leverages the genericons package is affected by a DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to an …
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FighterPOS malware strikes over 100 terminals in Brazil, captures info for 22K cards
"Analysts believe that recent point-of-sale (POS) malware attacks targeting more than 100 terminals in Brazil were the handiwork of a single person – who managed to steal more than 22,000 unique …
China condemns US over cyber security accusations
"The Chinese government has issued a strong condemnation of a new US cyber security strategy document which, among other things, singles out Beijing for carrying out cyber espionage against American …
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Tokyo police studying technology to detect, capture drones
"Tokyo police are studying technology for capturing suspicious drones as part of efforts to boost surveillance of airspace above important facilities, following the recent discovery of a drone on the …
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Could Cyber Attacks Lead to Nuclear War?
"‘De-alerting’ nuclear arsenals could help reduce the likelihood of a cyberattack causing an accidental nuclear war between the United States and Russia, retired U.S. Gen. James Cartwright recently …
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Hackers Manipulated Ratings of Pro-Russian Videos
"Hacktivists and/or cybercrooks compromised the computers of victims to invisibly load propaganda videos and ads, upping the click-views, and thus the popularity, of the party line promos and …
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CYBERCOM To Outsource $475 Million of Work To Stand Up Command
"The massive contract would cover more than 20 task areas and would build out one of the divisions of the Pentagon's fledgling cyber branch. The emerging Pentagon division that coordinates military …
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Dyre Banking Trojan Counts Processor Cores to Detect Sandboxes
"According to Seculert, the new Dyre sample they’ve analyzed is designed to check the number of processor cores on the infected machine. Since most modern PCs have at least two cores, a single core …
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Boeing 787 Dreamliners contain a potentially catastrophic software bug
"A software vulnerability in Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet has the potential to cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft, possibly in mid-flight, Federal Aviation Administration officials warned …
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