Author: Thomas J Ackermann

“Medical Debt Collection” is a phenomena specific to the USA, a country without general health coverage By Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity R1 RCM Inc. [NASDAQ:RCM], one of the nation’s largest medical debt collection companies, has been hit in a ransomware attack. Formerly known as Accretive Health Inc., Chicago-based R1 RCM brought in revenues of $1.18…

A never before seen malware has been used for espionage purposes via Linux systems, warn the NSA and FBI in a joint advisory. UPDATED The U.S. government is warning of new malware, dubbed Drovorub, that targets Linux systems. It also claims the malware was developed for a Russian military unit in order to carry out…

Rare attack on cellular protocol exploits an encryption-implementation flaw at base stations to record voice calls. Researchers have discovered an attack on the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) mobile communications protocol that can break its encryption and allow attackers to listen in on phone calls. Dubbed ReVoLTE, the attack — detailed by a group of academic…

Researchers disclosed flaws in Amazon Alexa that could allow attackers to access personal data and install skills on Echo devices. Vulnerabilities in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant platform could allow attackers to access users’ banking data history or home addresses – simply by persuading them to click on a malicious link. Researchers with Check Point found…

Unendliche Weiten, riesige Datenmengen. Könnt ihr euch vorstellen, was innerhalb von einer Minute im Internet passiert? Diese Infografik zeigt es euch. In einer Zeit, in der wir praktisch 24 Stunden am Tag online sind, geht es im Internet zu wie in einem Taubenschlag. Unzählige Whatsapp-Nachrichten werden verschickt, Hunderttausende Apps werden heruntergeladen und etliche Stunden auf…

Im Juli 2019 wurde am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle eine Absichtserklärung zur Errichtung der Cyberagentur unterzeichnet. Mit dabei waren Peter Tauber (von links, CDU), Parlamentarische Staatssekretär im Verteidigungsministerium, Bundesinnenminister Horst Seehofer (CSU), Sachsen-Anhalts Ministerpräsident Reiner Haseloff (CDU) und Sachsens Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer (CDU). von dpa – 12.08.2020 “Zur Sicherstellung digitaler Souveränität” soll unter Federführung von Verteidigungs- und…

see all DEFCON 2020 presentations: https://www.youtube.com/user/DEFCONConference/videos Tens of researchers showcased their work last week at the DEF CON 28 Safe Mode (virtual) hacking conference 2020. They presented research on hacking phones, cars, satellite communications, traffic lights, smart home devices, printers, and popular software services, among many others. Here is a summary of some of the…

Mike Pompeo’s announcement will hit Chinese internet companies at their most vulnerable spots. On August 5, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a major announcement regarding U.S. cyberspace. Depicting the Chinese Communist Party as a malign actor that aggressively intrudes on U.S. telecommunications and technology infrastructures, Pompeo said the U.S. government will initiate a…

Security researchers have identified hundreds of vulnerabilities that expose devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon chips to attacks. During a presentation at DEF CON last week, Check Point security researcher Slava Makkaveev revealed how vulnerabilities in the compute digital-signal processor (DSP) – a subsystem that enables the processing of data with low power consumption – could open…

How to Set Up & Use an Anonymous IRC Server Over Tor Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 180 IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a popular internet chat protocol. In this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab, w’ll show you how to connect this technology to the Tor network in order to create an anonymous and secure chatroom…

Windows 10 feiert am 29. Juli 2020 seinen fünften Geburtstag. Das Betriebssystem ist mit einem Marktanteil von rund 59 Prozent die meistverbreitete Betriebssoftware weltweit vor seinem älteren “Bruder” Windows 7. Erst an dritter Stelle steht ein Konkurrent aus dem Hause Apple – die aktuellste OS-Version des Mac bringt es auf gerade einmal 4,5 Prozent Marktanteil,…

By Brian Krebs Thousands of people graduate from colleges and universities each year with cybersecurity or computer science degrees only to find employers are less than thrilled about their hands-on, foundational skills. Here’s a look at a recent survey that identified some of the bigger skills gaps, and some thoughts about how those seeking a…

The admin panel used by hackers to access over one hundred accounts can be used by over 1,000 twitter employees — two former Twitter employees revealed. More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors had access to the internal admin panel that enabled last week’s Twitter hack of 130 high profile accounts. According to Reuters on…