The Safety of Nuclear Submarines
by Reflare Research Team on Jun 2, 2017 6:00:00 PM
The Royal Navy has four submarines capable of launching the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent. It's believed some of them run Windows XP. Yeah... nuclear submarines... on XP. First Published 2nd June 2017 Having difficulties with your sub? Just Control+Alt+Delete. 4 min read | Reflare Research T …
Qatar, Hacking and the Never Ending Trouble with Proof
by Reflare Research Team on May 26, 2017 5:58:00 PM
The QNA website was soon restored with a message saying that the site had suffered from unauthorised access by 'state-backed elements' who had published a fake story. First Published 26th May 2017 Doha changes its story, literally. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team Between May 23rd a …
WannaCry and the Dangers of Magical Thinking
by Reflare Research Team on May 18, 2017 5:53:00 PM
WannaCry, while now more widely known as the “ransomware apocalypse” (and rightfully so), is more accurately defined as a form of ransomware with a worm-like spreading ability. But many think there are patches to fix things like this, right? Right?? First Published 18th May 2017 "Rans …
French Election Cyber Attacks and Countermeasures
by Reflare Research Team on May 12, 2017 5:51:00 PM
The campaign of Emmanuel Macron, a centrist French politician and the winner of the 2017 French presidential election, was at the time the target of a large-scale cyber attack. First Published 12th May 2017 Leaders as targets. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team Shortly before last wee …
Google Docs Phishing Attacks
by Reflare Research Team on May 4, 2017 5:48:00 PM
This phishing attack begins by spoofing known contacts' email addresses using a technique called "address spoofing" in an attempt to steal people’s personal information. First Published 4th May 2017 Gone phishing. 4 min read | Reflare Research Team Over the past 24 hours, a massive ph …
Hijacking of Dallas Outdoor Warning Siren System
by Reflare Research Team on Apr 13, 2017 5:44:00 PM
A hacker managed to gain control of the city’s Outdoor Warning Siren System and triggered it causing all 156 sirens across the city to suddenly sound the alarm, leading to widespread panic and confusion. First Published 13th April 2017 "Now hear this!" 4 min read | Reflare Research Te …
Bail Hearing in Yahoo! Hacking Case
by Reflare Research Team on Apr 6, 2017 5:41:00 PM
Karim Baratov is accused of using his role as a "criminal hacker-for-hire" and conspiring to harvest users' personal data from Yahoo's network using no less than five different methods. First Published 6th April 2017 "Bail? Yaaaa Hooooooo!!!" 4 min read | Reflare Research Team As we r …
A New Approach to Cyber Ransoms
by Reflare Research Team on Mar 30, 2017 5:39:00 PM
With Ransomware, critical data is encrypted and then used to extort payment from the owners of said data. However, are organisations like Apple more likely to eat the cost than give in due to their strong security culture? First Published 30th March 2017 At what cost will Apple protec …
US Indictment of 4 Alleged Russian Cyber Attackers
by Reflare Research Team on Mar 16, 2017 4:02:00 PM
The US Department of Justice unsealed a grand jury indictment against four men, including two officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service for engaging in cyber attacks on behalf of Russian intelligence. First Published 16th March 2017 A 'Perry Mason moment' it was not. 4 min read | …
A Look at the Vault 7 Leaks
by Reflare Research Team on Mar 9, 2017 4:00:00 PM
Wikileaks released a set of documents, which are allegedly a part of the CIA arsenal. The release was named Vault 7, a compilation of secret-classed files from the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence. First Published 9th March 2017 The holiday residence of Mr. J Assange - professional …