Tag Archives: 2014

17 ATMs Hacked, No Customer Data Lost

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Carmelo

A Latin American gang of cyber criminals were able to exploit a way to hack and steal millions of dollars from 17 automated teller machines (ATM) in Malaysia. ATMs of at least 17 bank branches belonging to United Overseas Bank, … Continue reading →

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Carmelo

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

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8 Year Old Gets Shell Access

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Carmelo

The bar has been raised and set. Zero cool from the movie “Hackers” was 11. This 8 year old got shell access during a live demo. Dear Con speakers this 8yr old just got shell during his live demo no … Continue reading →

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XSS Games

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Carmelo

Test your h4cking skillz with the XSS Game at https://xss-game.appspot.com/. Hint the first answer is: <script>alert(“XSS”);</script>

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BERserk Vulnerability

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Carmelo

If you use FireFox or Chrome as a web browser, it is time to update them. The Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) crypto library, a collection of cryptographic algorithms used for a variety of Internet standards currently allows for attackers … Continue reading →

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Black Hat. Hacking. Explosions. Thor?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Carmelo

In a world of global cybercrime, Legendary’s Blackhat follows a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.

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WOPBOT BotNet

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Carmelo

A botnet runs on Linux and Linux variant servers, named wopbot that uses the Bash Shellshock bug to auto-infect others. The wopbot botnet is active and scanning the internet for vulnerable systems, including network ranges at the United States Department … Continue reading →

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Many IoT devices run embedded Linux distributions with Bash

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Carmelo

I’m not trying to perform a Chicken Little, but outside of corporate data centers, where the average home owner with some cool computerized toys who doesn’t perform regular updates, is very vulnerable and prone to privacy loss. Some devices are … Continue reading →

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Old Android Browser, iOS8, & Home Depot

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Carmelo

I love these 60 second updates by Sophos.

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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Evacuated

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Carmelo

MCSO: Palo Verde building evacuated after bomb threat A building at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station was evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat, authorities said. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/1pdN5ES It was just a threat.

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