In 2017, then 9-year-old Kayla Unbehaun was abducted. For years, the South Elgin, Illinois police department searched for Unbehaun and her noncustodial mother, Heather Unbehaun, who was accused of the abduction, following her trail to Georgia, where they hit a… Read More "It Seemed Like an AI Crime-Fighting Super Tool. Then Defense Attorneys Started Asking Questions"
The US Could Finally Ban Inane Forced Password Changes
Researchers found a vulnerability in a Kia web portal that allowed them to track millions of cars, unlock doors, honk horns, and even start engines in seconds, just by reading the car’s license plate. The findings are the latest in… Read More "The US Could Finally Ban Inane Forced Password Changes"
The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over
The password-killing tech known as “passkeys” have proliferated over the last two years, developed by the tech industry association known as the FIDO Alliance as an easier and more secure authentication alternative. And although superseding any technology as entrenched as… Read More "The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over"
Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug
The Kia-hacking research group first began to assemble around the idea of probing carmakers’ websites and APIs for vulnerabilities in late 2022. A few of them were staying with a friend on a college campus and messing around with the… Read More "Millions of Vehicles Could Be Hacked and Tracked Thanks to a Simple Website Bug"
A Mysterious Hacking Group Has 2 New Tools to Steal Data From Air-Gapped Machines
The newly discovered toolkit is composed of many different building blocks, written in multiple languages and capabilities. The overall goal appears to be increased flexibility and resiliency in the event one module is detected by the target. “Their goal is… Read More "A Mysterious Hacking Group Has 2 New Tools to Steal Data From Air-Gapped Machines"
Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech
As digital scamming explodes in Southeast Asia, including so called “pig butchering” investment scams, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued a comprehensive report this week with a dire warning about the rapid growth of this criminal… Read More "Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech"
The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters
The Internet Archive is under attack. On top of multiple extinction-threatening lawsuits against the organization that created and maintains the Wayback Machine, hackers this week breached the Internet Archive, stole 31 million user account details, and defaced its website—all while… Read More "The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters"
Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users
An illicit JavaScript popup on the Internet Archive proclaimed on Wednesday afternoon that the site had suffered a major data breach. Hours later, the organization confirmed the incident. Longtime security researcher Troy Hunt, who runs the data breach notification website… Read More "Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users"
Iranian Hackers Tried to Give Hacked Trump Campaign Emails to Dems
The week was dominated by news that thousands of pagers, walkie-talkies and other devices were exploding across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday in an attack targeting the militant group Hezbollah. At least 32 people were killed, including at least four… Read More "Iranian Hackers Tried to Give Hacked Trump Campaign Emails to Dems"
Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager
Amid ongoing violent conflict with Israel, Hezbollah’s digital communications and activities are also under constant barrage from Israeli hackers. In fact, this constant digital assault reportedly played a role in pushing Hezbollah away from smartphone communication and toward pagers and… Read More "Your Phone Won’t Be the Next Exploding Pager"