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You don't see this every day...a hacking group claims to have hacked a U.S. intelligence agency-linked hacking group and has put the 'best' cyber weapons up for auction. When Kaspersky Lab released a report on the cyberespionage "Equation Group," researchers said the threat actor "surpasses anything known in terms of complexity and sophistication of techniques."

"La nuit du hack est l'une des plus anciennes conférences de hacking francophone et l'édition 2015 s'est déroulée les 20 et 21 juin à la Plaine Saint-Denis pour accueillir plus de monde, tout en gardant le thème principal « Le Hack ». Petit retour sur l'événement."

Plusieurs challenges hacking éthiques, 25 conférences/workshops. La 13e édition de la Nuit du Hack 2016, un succès mérité.

Hacking is a hot topic right now. With cybercrime, encryption debates and data breaches increasingly in the headlines, the general public has never been more aware of digital security and Hollywood is set to go big on the theme with the biopic on Edward Snowden.

A stolen cache of files that may belong to the National Security Agency contains genuine hacking tools that not only work, but show a level of sophistication rarely seen, according to security researchers. That includes malware that can infect a device's firmware and persist, even if the operating system is reinstalled.

A storm has erupted over the theft and black-market sale of the US National Security Agency's hacking tools. Edward Snowden revealed the widespread use of 'offensive security' tools in 2014. Since then, industry commentators have suggested that the tools and tactics used by the NSA may greatly harm Internet security.

Congress should block proposed changes to rules governing U.S. law enforcement investigations that could give law enforcement agencies new authority to hack thousands of computers, several tech and advocacy groups said.

What do Mark Zuckerberg, Colin Powell, Warren Buffett, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Lawrence have in common? Along with being intelligent and successful people, they also all have been the victims of identity theft or hacking.

Automobiles are starting to resemble robotic smartphones on wheels. Unfortunately, that makes them a pretty juicy target for would-be hackers. So far there have been relatively few incidents of car hacking beyond demonstrations by security researchers. However, GM CEO Mary Barra said today that car security would become a significant public safety issue in the years to come.

The recent hacking of Democratic Party databases - and strong suspicions that the Russian government is involved - have led to new fears that America's voting systems are vulnerable to attack and that an outsider could try to disrupt the upcoming elections. A cyberattack on U.S. elections isn't as far-fetched as you might think.

An experiment was conducted to determine if companies around the world were prepared to protect info from visual hacking. The results demonstrate that

Yesterday, the news broke that a "mysterious" hacking group had gotten its hands on some NSA hacking tools and was releasing some of the tools as proof (it was also demanding lots of Bitcoin to reveal more). The leak came with a neat little message that feels like it was written by a Hollywood script writer trying to sound Russian.

"A report on the growing cyber risks to nuclear power plant quotes anonymous insiders who reveal a lack of cybersecurity awareness, design flaws, threat actors, cyber-attack scenarios and backbiting among personnel."

"La Hack Academy. Inspirée des dernières téléréalités, vous trouverez 4 candidats présentant 4 techniques de piratage sur internet avec pour unique but de nuire aux internautes comme vous et moi."

"A rash of hacking attacks on U.S. companies over the past two years has prompted insurers to massively increase cyber premiums for some companies, leaving firms that are perceived to be a high risk scrambling for cover."

Hacking Team, une entreprise italienne commercialisant des logiciels espions, principalement aux gouvernements, a été en contact avec des ministères français pour tenter de leur vendre son principal logiciel de surveillance. C'est ce que montrent des documents publiés en ligne après le piratage de Hacking Team dimanche 5 juillet.

"Très répandue dans les start-up, le Growth Hacking est une technique de e-marketing importée des États-Unis, pays dans lequel il est devenu un véritable phénomène depuis la création du mot, en 2010 par Sean Ellis, en charge du marketing chez Dropbox"

Matthew Keys may lack remorse for his actions. But the Justice Department should not be using a misguided hacking law to prosecute him.

Here are top 10 hacking and hacktivist groups that changed the world like no one else. Hacking has grown massively in the past few years. What merely started out as internet pranks on personal computers has now grown into a nexus of activities like holding large corporations to ransom over their critical data or shutting down the entire government and non-government organizations' services for long periods.

Sécurité : Les sénateurs Diane Feinstein et Richard Burr travaillent sur un nouveau texte de loi pour encadrer le chiffrement. Ceux sont eux qui ont accès aux données du FBI sur les le hack de l'iPhone. Le FBI commence à expliquer aux sénateurs américains comment il a pu hacker l'iPhone de l'un des auteurs de la tuerie de San Bernardino.