Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and ADP Reset Passwords Found on Hacker Server
Earlier this week, researchers from Trustwave reported uncovering a stash of around 2 million credentials for websites, email, FTP and other types of accounts. Some of the companies whose customers had...
View ArticleA computer virus that reads your passwords and emails them to hackers
Two million Facebook, Gmail and Twitter passwords were recently stolen as a result of key logging software, maliciously installed on an untold number of computers around the world.
View ArticleFacebook Scam: Nicki Minaj’s Boyfriend Leaks Raunchy Tape as Revenge
Another celebrity tape scam is making the rounds on Facebook. This time, the scammers claim that Nicki Minajs boyfriend has leaked a raunchy tape to get back at her. CyberWarZone reports that the links...
View ArticleMicrosoft Makes Big Moves To Protect Customers From Government Eyes
“We all want to live in a world that is safe and secure, but we also want to live in a country that is protected by the Constitution.” – Brad Smith, Microsoft
View ArticleSingapore Banks Told to Boost Security After StanChart Data Theft
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank has called on financial institutions to tighten up cyber security after a database on elite customers of Standard Chartered Bank was compromised.
View ArticleFake Aureus University Recruitment Emails Lead to Phishing Site
Internet users should beware of fake Aureus University emails. Cybercriminals are using them to lure internauts to a phishing website. The emails identified by millersmiles.co.uk bear the subject line...
View ArticleNSS Labs Raises $4 Million in Series A Funding Round
NSS Labs, a security research and product-testing firm, this week announced that it has raised a Series A funding round from LiveOak Venture Partners. While the company did not disclose the amount...
View ArticleFacebook Scam: Win a Gold iPhone 5
In case you like shiny things and youd like to have a gold iPhone 5, you should be on the lookout for bogus Facebook pages that promise such prizes. Hoax Slayer has come across a fake iPhone 5 Facebook...
View ArticleCitadel Malware Variant Captures Screenshots of Bitcoin-Related Websites
Bitcoin is gaining ground all over the world, especially now that its value has increased considerably. As more and more companies accept payments in Bitcoins, cybercriminals also turn their attention...
View ArticleSecret to Protecting Computers Against Keyloggers Lies in Patch Management
Earlier this week, researchers from Trustwave uncovered a server hosting around 2 million credentials for various services. The data appears to have been harvested by cybercriminals with the aid of...
View ArticleStandard Chartered Bank Statements Found on Anonymous Hacker’s Laptop
Singapores Monetary Authority (MAS) has revealed that the bank statements of some Standard Chartered Bank customers have been stolen by hackers from a third-party service provider. According to The...
View ArticleMo. man pleads guilty to ID theft conspiracy
A suburban Kansas City man has admitted taking part in a $725,000 fraud scheme that involved hacking into business computer systems and stealing customers’ identity information.
View ArticleRussian Security Firm Releases Pictures of BlackHole Exploit Kit Developer
On Friday, Russian authorities finally made a public statement regarding the arrest and prosecution of Paunch, the developer of the notorious BlackHole exploit kit. They havent provided too many...
View ArticleUS Senator Inquires Car Manufacturers About Cybersecurity
Following the DARPA-funded research of Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek regarding the cybersecurity of modern vehicles, US Senator Edward J. Markey has sent out a letter to several car manufacturers to...
View ArticleSingaporean man charged for hacking PM’s…
A local man was charged in a Singapore court Friday for defacing the Prime Minister’s website, in the latest crackdown against perpetrators of a recent spate of cyber attacks in the city-state.
View ArticleGroup charged in PayPal cyber attack pleads guilty
A group of 13 defendants who had been charged in a cyber attack on PayPal’s website pleaded guilty and admitted to the December 2010 attack over PayPal’s suspension of WikiLeaks accounts.
View ArticleRBS Website Disrupted by DDOS Attack
A website of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was disrupted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack on Friday. Due to a surge in internet traffic directed at the NatWest website, customers...
View ArticleFBI Uses Malware to Track Down Iranian Man Suspected of Making Bomb Threats
Its well known that the FBI makes use of malware to track the activities of suspects, and a new story from the Washington Post once again demonstrates it. In April 2013, we learned that a judge...
View ArticleRBS says NatWest website hit by cyber-attack
Thunderclouds were gathering in April when James Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chief executive, went for a run on the beach on Amelia Island in Florida after attending a closed-door meeting of the bank’s...
View ArticleAuthorities in Singapore Charge 27-Year-Old with Hacking Prime Minister’s...
27-year-old Singaporean Mohammad Azhar Tahir has been charged for hacking-related offenses after targeting the website of the countrys prime minister. He faces a total of 10 counts for charges such as...
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