Kernel Sesias

One of the trickiest things about stopping DDoS attacks is that hackers constantly develop new variations on familiar themes. Take a recent strike against an unnamed gaming company, which used an amplification technique to turn a relatively tiny jab into a digital haymaker. On Wednesday, researchers from Akamai’s DDoS mitigation service Prolexic detailed a 35 […]

Developers of the LastPass password manager have patched a vulnerability that made it possible for websites to steal credentials for the last account the user logged into using the Chrome or Opera extension. The vulnerability was discovered late last month by Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy, who privately reported it to LastPass. In a […]

In 2017, ESET had noted the disturbing implications of that malware component; it hinted that Industroyer’s creators might be bent on physical damage. But it was far from clear how the Siprotec-hacking feature could have actually caused more lasting damage. After all, the hackers had merely turned off the power at Ukrenergo, not caused the […]

A lot can go wrong with corporate network security, but hopefully at a minimum people know not to plug strange USB sticks into network computers. But it turns out that an attacker could exploit flaws in a type of remote management device to plug in all the “virtual” thumb drives they want. And the same […]

A hacker has been taking advantage of iPhone security flaws, a man implanted a streaming device in his leg, and Uber and Lyft are fighting to avoid treating their drivers as employees. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? […]

Hacking the iPhone has long been considered a rarified endeavor, undertaken by sophisticated nation states against only their most high-value targets. But a discovery by a group of Google researchers has turned that notion on its head: For two years, someone has been using a rich collection of iPhone vulnerabilities with anything but restraint or […]

At the end of July, the FBI and Capital One disclosed that the bank had suffered a massive data breach just a few months before, exposing personal and financial data from more than 100 million customers. The FBI arrested former Amazon employee Paige Thompson, 33, in connection with the crime, and accused her of also […]

Researchers have figured out how to steal a Tesla, Yelp is switching up your search results, and Honda has a new take on the airbag. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s Headlines Hackers could […]

Two weeks shy of a year ago, researchers revealed a serious flaw in the security of Tesla’s vehicles. With little more than some standard radio equipment, they were able to defeat the encryption on a Model S’s keyless entry system to wirelessly clone the sedan’s key fob in seconds, unlocking a car and driving it […]