Black Hat 2023

Bugs in transportation app Moovit gave hackers free rides

Hackers could have hijacked the user accounts of a popular transportation app and used them to get free rides and access people’s personal information, according to a security researcher. Omer Attia

How the FBI goes after DDoS cyberattackers

In 2016, hackers using a network of compromised internet-connected devices — vulnerable security cameras and routers — knocked some of the then biggest websites on the internet offline for several

Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs, researchers say

Hackers with apparent links to the Belarusian government have been targeting foreign diplomats in the country for nearly 10 years, according to security researchers. On Thursday, antivirus firm ESET p

Researchers watched 100 hours of hackers hacking honeypot computers

Imagine being able to sit behind a hacker and observe them take control of a computer and play around with it. That’s pretty much what two security researchers did thanks to a large network of compu

Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades

A group of researchers said they have found a way to hack the hardware underpinning Tesla’s infotainment system, allowing them to get what normally would be paid upgrades — such as heated rear sea