Cyber Attack Knocks Nearly a Million Routers Offline

The Hacker News Daily Updates Second Edition DDoS Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Everything You Need to Know About DDoS Attacks DDoS attacks are the most persistent and damaging cyber-attacks. They reflect hackers' frustratingly high levels of tenacity and creativity - and create complex and dynamic challenges for anyone responsible for cyber security. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Nov 29, 2016 Cyber Attack Knocks Nearly a Million Routers Offline Mirai Botnet is getting stronger and more notorious each day that passes by. The reason: Insecure Internet-of-things Devices. Last month, the Mirai botnet knocked the entire Internet offline for a few hours, crippling some of the world's biggest and most popular websites. Now, more than 900,000 ... Read More San Francisco Metro System Hacked with Ransomware; Resulting in Free Rides Nothing is immune to being hacked when hackers are motivated. The same proved by hackers on Friday, when more than 2,000 computer systems at San Francisco's public transit agency were apparently got hacked. San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency, also known as MUNI, offered free rides on ... Read More Hacker who exposed Steubenville Rape Faces longer Prison term than Rapists Remember Steubenville High School Rape Case? In 2012, Steubenville (Ohio) high school's football team players gang-raped an unconscious teenage girl from West Virginia and took photographs of the sexual assault. In December 2012, a member of the hacker collective Anonymous hacked into the ... Read More Researchers Show How to Steal Tesla Car by Hacking into Owner's Smartphone New technology is always a little scary, so are Smart Cars. From GPS system and satellite radio to wireless locks, steering, brakes, and accelerator, today vehicles are more connected to networks than ever, and so they are more hackable than ever. It's not new for security researchers to hack ... Read More Beware! Malicious JPG Images on Facebook Messenger Spreading Locky Ransomware If you receive an image file sent by someone, even your friend, on your Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn or any other social media platform, just DO NOT CLICK ON IT. Even JPG image file could eventually infect your computer with the infamous Locky Ransomware. Earlier this week, we reported a new ... Read More Second Edition DDoS Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Everything You Need to Know About DDoS Attacks DDoS attacks are the most persistent and damaging cyber-attacks. They reflect hackers' frustratingly high levels of tenacity and creativity - and create complex and dynamic challenges for anyone responsible for cyber security. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India