There have been many issues over the years with passive (keyless) entry systems, including but not limited to vehicles. In this case, researchers at the NCC Group used a “relay attack” to not only unlock a Tesla Model 3, but also start it and drive away. A relay attack works like this. You take one […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Chinese Sponsored OPERATION CUCKOOBEES Active for Many Years Researchers with cybersecurity firm Cybereason briefed the FBI and Justice Department as early as 2019 about Operation CuckooBees, an alleged espionage effort by Chinese state-sponsored hackers (named Winnti or APT41) to steal proprietary information from dozens of global defense, energy, biotech, aerospace and pharmaceutical companies. The companies […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Zelle is a peer to peer payment network similar to Venmo and others. The difference is that Zelle is owned by the big banks like Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Wells Fargo and others. But recently Zelle has been in the news and not for good reasons. Scammers have figured out that they can […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As this war continues to grind on and the toll on people’s lives and civilian infrastructure is incalculable, the cyber war continues as well. Here are just a couple of recent Russian cyber-losses. Petrovsky Fort owns the largest office complexes in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city. Anonymous hacked over 300,000 of their emails and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers Hack Russia’s Largest State Owned Media Corporation Hackers stole 20 years of communications including almost a million emails from the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). Those emails were published by DDoSecrets. VGTRK runs 5 national TV stations, 5 radio stations and numerous propaganda outlets. The data is available for download as […]
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