It has been 11 years since the Google Doodle Pac-Man game was published. Many of us may remember this Google Doodle as it was the first interactive Google Doodle made. Unfortunately, like many fun things, there are those who see opportunity and take advantage of that. We recently noticed DNSWatch traffic blocking googlepacman[.]net. After some review, it was apparent that the … [Read more...]
Law Enforcement Agencies Went the Extra Mile with An0m
In an operation headed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Federal Police (AFP), international law enforcement agencies managed to gather 27 million encrypted messages used for criminal communications, through an elaborate operation that involved development and distribution of a custom communications application for modified … [Read more...]
FIFA 21 Source Code Leak From Member of Reemerging Hacking Group
A KickAss hacking group member (not the Torrent group) who goes by Leakbook claims to have the full FIFA 21 source code, which they have listed for sale on a popular hacking forum. In addition to the FIFA 21 source code they also claim to have access to the matchmaking servers, Frostbite source code, private API keys, and other development tools. Leakbook directs users to the … [Read more...]
WiFi FragAttacks
A few years ago, in 2017, researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens published a whitepaper showcasing serious vulnerabilities within practically all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. The vulnerabilities lie within the Wi-Fi standard itself and are exploited using Key Reinstallation Attacks (KRACKs). These attacks primarily target the 4-way handshake of the WPA2 protocol – the … [Read more...]
Biden Orders Massive Overhaul of Federal Agency Security
In response to recent cybersecurity incidences like the SolarWinds breach, Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities, and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, President Biden signed an executive order to increase the cybersecurity stance of the federal government and all civilian agencies it contracts with. The 34-page executive order implements minimum security … [Read more...]
