UK emergency services system taken down by hackers
A major cyber attack is delaying response times on the NHS 111 telephone service in the UK that’s used for medical emergencies, the Telegraph reported.
The target of the breach was Advanced, which is owned by private equity companies. It...
US court system suffered big hack in 2020
Three hostile foreign actors breached the federal courts document management system via “an incredibly significant and sophisticated” cyberattack more than 18 months ago, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday.
Representative...
Bing and Cortana source code stolen in latest Microsoft hack
Microsoft Corp. said that the hacker group Lapsus$ gained “limited access” to its systems, following a claim by the group that it obtained source code for the Bing search engine and Cortana voice assistant.
The software giant had...
TransUnion staring down R10-million fine over data breach
Credit bureau TransUnion could be slapped with a R10-million fine after it suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of South Africans, the Information Regulator of South Africa has said.
The company...
Hi all,
So, it appears that Russia (or maybe just some script kiddies) are targeting broadband routers.
Got a call from a colleague that his home internet is broken and asked for some help. He kept on getting certificate errors, and that pointed me to A DNS issue.
Looking at his router his...
US companies prepare for cyberattacks from Russia
A swath of major American businesses — from major banks to utility companies — is preparing for possible cyberattacks against their computer networks as Russia on Thursday threatened “consequences” for nations that interfere with its invasion of...
Hackers stole R100 million from SA University, but lost most of it
The University of Mpumalanga almost lost R100 million after a forged email convinced senior staff that its asset manager's banking details had changed from Standard Bank to FNB, City Press reported.
Citing sources within the...
If you get hacked, it's your own fault
People around the world have their Internet credentials compromised every day, and Internet users in South Africa are no different.
You could even argue that consumers in South Africa are more at risk to hackers due to our government's less-than-stellar...
Hi all
Could someone please advise me on a compatible Wifi USB dongle for Linux Kali? when i am saying compatible i mean with functions such as monitor mode and packet injection.
I have seen a few threads on this but they are very old and none of the information can be used at present.
The...
Russian hacking had no effect on vote – Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that hacking by foreign powers did not affect the final outcome of the November presidential election, after being briefed on an intelligence report blaming Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a cyber campaign to...
Bolt Website Security contacted a company with which I am affiliated, to sell their services for the company's 'hacked website/page' which Bolt detected.
There are a few red flags popping up for various reasons, which I won't yet go into.
Do you guys have any experience with them?
Their...
South Africa one of the countries most vulnerable to hacking
A new map of the Internet by security firm Rapid7 has revealed the countries most vulnerable to hacking attacks.
The Supreme Court approved new rules on Thursday that would potentially give the FBI the authority to hack any computer in the United States, and potentially computers located overseas as well. Those hidden by Tor technology will also be vulnerable.
Now the Congress have until December 1 to...
80% of healthcare providers have been hacked
A new research report reveals that 80% of executives at healthcare providers say they have been compromised by cyber-attacks.
Howsit guys,
What do you guys think of this? Is there anyone around who has any experience in this field or any of the certifications?
I would like to be able to get into this field, working as a network admin at the moment.
In my spare time I like to spend a lot of time trying to crack...
SA government website taken down by hackers
An investigation was underway on Wednesday after the department of arts and culture’s website appeared to have been hacked.
Most of us don’t read the social media small print
Internet Mediate Human Behaviour Research is primarily defined by its use of the internet to obtain data about participants.
When secret government talks are hacked it shows no one is secure in the connected age
Recent reports suggest luxury hotels may have been targeted by national intelligence services trying to spy on negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Rhema church website hacked with anti-xenophobia message
Hackers who associate themselves with the online activist collective Anonymous defaced the Rhema Family of Churches website.