CyberBrief

Young Hackers Help FBI to Avoid Jail

Three twenty-something hackers were nabbed for creating and spreading the notorious Mirai botnet, a sophisticated piece of IoT malware. Mirai was originally…

7 years ago

Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty

Remember the Russian arrested for releasing the infamous Kelihos botnet? Looks like his hacking days are over, at least for a good…

7 years ago

SnapChat Source Code Leaked

KFC's secret recipe is hand-written on a yellow pad and locked in a state-of-the-art safe in Kentucky. Coca Cola also…

7 years ago

Airline Hack, Part II (This Time BA)

Last month it was Air Canada. This month it's British Airways. The self-described "World's Favorite Airline" might not be so high…

7 years ago

Top iOs Malware Remover Very Malware-y

This is one of those cases of the fire truck is on fire. Turns out one of the the top-paid utility…

7 years ago

Teen School and Flight Hacker Arrested

Trying to separate a teenager from his phone is tough to do. Trying to separate a teen hacker from his…

7 years ago

Bug Bounties are a Thing

Some people say that the best defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Well,…

7 years ago

Data Up In The Air?

Passport numbers exposed, eh? Yup. Last week, our good neighbors to the North confirmed that 20,000 Air Canada customers' accounts…

7 years ago

Your Printer Under Attack?

I know we should have guessed it already, but it turns out that even our most trusted workplace sidekick aka…

7 years ago

T-Mobile Hack

Another one bites the dust, so to speak. Or at least another big company falls victim to cyber bullies intent…

7 years ago