Entries by SecureTech

Why McAfee Stock Skyrocketed Friday Afternoon

What happened Shares of McAfee (NASDAQ:MCFE) were quiet most of Friday, going sideways on perfectly ordinary trading volume. The computer security veteran suddenly sprung to life at 3:15 p.m. EDT as Bloomberg reported that the company is in “advanced talks” to go private. McAfee closed Friday’s trading 20% above Thursday’s closing price, having backed down […]

Routers, NAS and phones hacked in Pwn2Own competition

Security researchers gathered in Austin, Texas, this week for yet another Pwn2Own hacking competition, racking up more than $1 million in rewards for their exploit demonstrations. The latest edition of the iconic hacking contest has seen a specific focus on network-attached storage (NAS) boxes as well as routers, with mobile phones and printers also on […]

Ukraine Identifies Russian FSB Officers Hacking As Gamaredon Group

Ukraine’s premier law enforcement and counterintelligence agency on Thursday disclosed the real identities of five individuals allegedly involved in cyberattacks attributed to a cyber-espionage group named Gamaredon, linking the members to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Calling the hacker group “an FSB special project, which specifically targeted Ukraine,” the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said […]