Security flaw left Parliament website open to hackers
The UK Parliament website until recently contained security flaws that left it open to exploitation by hackers and other cyber criminals.
View ArticleScammers Promise BMW 435i to Harvest Facebook Likes
Facebook scammers are trying to trick users into liking their pages by promising them a BMW 435i. This is just the latest in a long series of scams abusing the reputation of the world renowned car...
View ArticleUS Government Accuses Sprint of Overcharging It $21M / €15M for Wiretaps
The United States government has filed a lawsuit against Sprint, accusing the carrier that it has overcharged over $21 million (15 million) for wiretapping between January 1, 2007 and July 31, 2010. A...
View ArticleCredit Card Data Theft: Stopping the Hackers
In response to a massive security breach that threatened the personal and financial data of nearly one third of U.S. adults last year, retail giant Target is investing more than $100 million to prevent...
View ArticleBitcoin Bank Flexcoin Shuts Down After Hackers Emptied Hot Wallet
Six hours ago, Flexcoin, the Bitcoin bank, announced shutting its doors. The decision comes after hackers breached the service and stole all the Bitcoins from the hot wallet. According to a notice...
View ArticleA Strategic Sea-Change in Protecting the Security of Private Data
Balancing data privacy and data security is a long-standing information security challenge. Historically, companies have focused their response efforts on establishing strong perimeter and endpoint...
View ArticleHow this one innocous tweet could hack a bank account
One inane tweet from mid-2012 was enough to start a chain reaction of information-gathering that could have rivaled the work of a government intelligence agency. And with that dossier of data, a hacker...
View ArticleEdward Snowden to Speak About Impact of NSA Spying at SXSW 2014
The upcoming edition of the SXSW Interactive Festival will be an interesting one. Thats because Edward Snowden, the man who needs no introduction, will speak at the event on Monday, March 10, 2014. Of...
View ArticleSmucker’s Shuts Down Online Store After Hackers Access Payment Card Data
The systems of Smuckers the Ohio-based company that makes fruit spreads, beverages, ice cream topping and other similar products have been hacked. The company has been forced to shut down its online...
View Article6 M’sians Arrested in Jakarta for hacking into bank ATMs
Indonesian police have detained six Malaysians for allegedly hacking into the accounts of 112 bank customers through automated teller machines and stealing rupiah 1.24 billion .
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom Teams Up with CipherCloud to Secure Data in the Cloud
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has joined forces with CipherCloud, a startup whose solutions are designed to enable organizations to adopt the cloud without having to worry about...
View ArticleBarrett Brown’s Defense Files Motion to Dismiss Indictment Related to...
The legal defense team of the famous activist Barrett Brown has filed another motion to dismiss the indictment related to him sharing a hyperlink that pointed to data stolen by hackers from Stratfor....
View ArticleNew technique targets C code to spot, contain malware attacks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new tool to detect and contain malware that attempts root exploits in Android devices.
View Article46 Piracy Websites Will Be Blocked at ISP Level in Italy
Italian authorities have decided to block a total of 46 websites that offer torrents, streaming and file sharing services. This is said to be the largest operation against pirate websites Italy has...
View Article4 People Arrested by UK Police in Connection with Currier Fraud Schemes
British law enforcement authorities are investigating hundreds of cases of courier fraud. The West Midlands Police have announced that a total of ten properties have been raided and four people have...
View ArticleUsers in Europe Targeted with “Apple Discount Card” Phishing Scam
Kaspersky warns that a new Apple phishing scam has been making the rounds since January. In this case, the cybercriminals are targeting Europeans. The scammers try to trick victims into thinking that...
View ArticleSilk Road Backup Server Allegedly Hosted with Small Pennsylvania Company [NYT]
More details are coming to light in the Silk Road case. It turns out that US authorities believe the Tor-based underground marketplaces operators backed up data on a server run by JTAN, a small hosting...
View ArticleRussia-Ukraine standoff going online as hackers attack
A Russian soldier stands guard near a Ukrainian navy ship in the harbor of the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol on March 5, 2014.
View ArticleBitstamp Warns of Phishing Emails After Being Hit by Hackers
The Bitcoin exchange service Bitstamp has been hacked. Its uncertain what the attackers have managed to steal, but its certain that theyve obtained Bitstamp customer email addresses. A few days ago, a...
View ArticleThird cryptocurrency exchange becomes hacking victim, loses Bitcoin
Following Mt. Gox and Flexcoin, Poloniex has admitted to losing over 10 percent of customer funds due to cyberattacks. Incoming search terms for the article: Poloniex zdnet
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