Category: Cyber Attacks
KRACK Attacks: Key Reinstallation AttaCKs that Break WPA2
This is something I covered last year, but I wanted to go more in-depth in this topic now that there is more information on it. Our Wi-Fi wireless networks are currently protected by a security encryption protocol called "Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)." In the previous decades before, our wireless networks depended on a legacy ...
Your Home Router Could Be Infected – The Destructive VPNFilter Malware Is Worse Than We Thought
According to new research by Cisco Talos and its additional intelligence groups, the VPNFilter malware that was discovered in the previous months is much worse than originally thought. New modules in stage 3 were discovered. Also, the list of known affected devices has expanded, effectively increasing VPNFilter's attack surface. In the days Cisco's first findings ...
This Month in Cybersecurity News [June 2018]
I've been neglectful on posting cybersecurity news lately. To make up for it, here are some of the hot cybersecurity events that occurred this month. The New OnePlus 6 Smartphone - Serious Bootloader Vulnerability The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, OnePlus, just released the all new OnePlus 6 smartphone last month. With its high-end specifications, glass-design, large ...
Orangeworm Mounting an Espionage Campaign Against the Healthcare Sector
A hacking group, dubbed "Orangeworm," is conducting highly coordinated and deliberate cyberattacks against healthcare facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. According to many reports, Orangeworm is compromising healthcare systems like network shares and servers, but most notably, MRI and X-Ray machines. With the recent uptick in compromised IoT devices, it should come to no ...
Your Live Security Camera Footage May Be Broadcasted Online: And You Wouldn’t Know!
Live video feeds of home and commercial surveillance cameras around the globe are being broadcasted live and without permission on a site called Insecam, which is believed to have originated from Russia. Other sites like Shodan and Nestcamdirectory also provide visitors with the ability to look up IP cameras; however, Insecam aggregates these live video streams all into one ...
The Cybersecurity Man 