Celebrity Hacker Arrested in Romania With US Help
BUCHAREST – A man suspected of breaking into the email accounts of Romanian and US celebrities, including the Bush family, under the nickname “Guccifer” has been arrested in Romania with US help....
View ArticleTwitter Spam Campaign Relies on DMs to Lure Users to Bogus Diet Sites
The Twitter accounts of numerous people, including members of the infosec community, have been compromised and abused in a diet spam campaign. According to Malwarebytes, the spammers are using the...
View ArticleU.S. court system targeted in cyber attack: report
Unidentified hackers temporarily blocked access to the federal court system’s public website on Friday, preventing lawyers from filing legal documents, Politico reported.
View ArticleWebsites of the US Federal Court System Disrupted by Cyberattacks
Several websites of the US federal court system, including the ones of the United States Courts (uscourts.gov) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (pacer.gov), were disrupted on Friday...
View ArticleOperators and Customers of Email Hacking Services from Around the World Charged
On Friday, we reported that Indias Central Bureau of Investigation arrested an individual from Pune as part of an international law enforcement operation against cybercriminals. More details have been...
View ArticleBritish PIs Who Tricked Organizations into Handing over Personal Data Sentenced
Six individuals who work for a British private investigations company have been sentenced. They tricked organizations into revealing their customers personal information. According to the United...
View ArticleVulnerability That Allowed Hackers to Hijack Samsung.com Accounts Fixed – Video
A security researcher has found a way to hijack Samsung.com accounts. Fortunately, Samsung has addressed the vulnerability identified by the expert to prevent account takeovers. The expert who...
View ArticleOperators of Credit Card Counterfeiting Service Fakeplastic.net Charged
Three men suspected of running Fakeplastic.net, a website that provided high-quality counterfeit credit cards and holographic overlays used to create fake drivers licenses, have been charged in the...
View ArticlePune ‘hacker’ arrest: Just the tip of the iceberg?
Corporates, realtors, and even IPL fixing — the tentacles of the hacking network, whose alleged member was nabbed by a agencies of India, US, Romania and China on Friday, run broader than anticipated,...
View ArticleDetails of 74,000 People Stored on Laptops Stolen from Coca Cola [WSJ]
On Friday, the Coca Cola Company submitted a data security breach report to the California Office of the Attorney General. The details of 74,000 people have been exposed after some laptops had been...
View ArticleCelebrity-Hating Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Arrested By Romanian Police
Techworld – ‘Guccifer’, the prank hacker who made a name embarrassing the rich and famous with audacious attacks on their personal online accounts, has reportedly been arrested by Romanian police.
View ArticleFBI warns retailers of more cyber attacks
Credit cards that were confiscated are displayed by McAllen police after they arrested a man and a woman on fraud charges, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at the McAllen Police Department in McAllen, Texas.
View ArticleTools to Counter a Hack Attack
Ensuring information security for your datacenter is a crucial and difficult task.
View ArticleArts and crafts chain Michaels investigates possible data breach
Michaels, a large U.S.-based arts and craft store chain, said Saturday it is investigating a possible data breach after suspicious activity was detected on payment cards used at its stores.
View ArticleSecurity Brief: Guccifer and Hunter Moore Arrested, Major Facebook Bug...
A lot of people have been arrested, a lot of sites have been hacked, and a lot of vulnerabilities have been discovered. In case you havent been online much over the past week, heres your chance to...
View ArticleSoftpedia Interview: Nicholas Lemonias on Satellite Communication...
Nicholas Lemonias, an information security expert with Advanced Information Security Corporation and senior lecturer at a London college, has been researching satellite communication security. He has...
View ArticlePassword Security Requires Multiple Layers of Protection
NEWS ANALYSIS: What makes a password weak isn’t just about its length or complexity.
View ArticleExperts say Target hackers will be difficult to track down
The hackers behind the recent Target and Neiman Marcus data breaches are likely a world away and nearly impossible to find.
View ArticlePHOTO: Here are ways to protect your cellphone from getting hacked.
By now, most of us know that when surfing the Web we shouldn’t click on ads promising us new ways to lose weight without dieting, read emails about magic pills to boost our “egos” or even click on...
View ArticleAlleged Revenge Porn Victim Speaks
An alleged victim of the “revenge porn” scheme that has landed two men in jail broke her silence as she spoke to NBC4 about her agonizing ordeal.
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