Collaborate Disseminate
Law enforcement has arrested four individuals for having tampered with ATMs in multiple European cities and created counterfeit credit cards. On 30 November, Europol announced the arrests of four Bulgarian citizens. The individuals are believed to have… Continue reading Four Europeans Arrested for ATM Tampering, Creating Fake Credit Cards
A judge has ordered digital currency broker Coinbase to hand over the details of 14,355 users to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Filed on 28 November with the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, the court order (PDF) demands… Continue reading Coinbase Ordered to Hand Over Details of 14,355 Users to the IRS
On 24 September, two men pulled up alongside a home in Elmdon in the county of West Midlands, England. One of the men walked up to the house while the other approached a Mercedes parked outside. The former waved a box in front of the victim’s hou… Continue reading Relay Attack against Keyless Vehicle Entry Systems Caught on Film
Malicious actors are exploiting a 17-year-old vulnerability to infect machines with malware using a component of the Cobalt Strike penetration tool. An attack under this campaign begins when a user receives a spam email from Visa announcing a change to… Continue reading Attackers Exploit 17-Year-Old Bug to Deliver Malware via Cobalt Strike
A backdoor known as Tizi installs spyware onto Android devices in an effort to steal data from their owners’ social media profiles. The Google Play Protect security team first detected the digital threat in September 2017 when they found an app w… Continue reading Tizi Backdoor Uses Spyware to Steal Android Users’ Social Media Data
An elite club in the United Kingdom has announced a data security incident where someone stole data pertaining to 5,000 of its members. The theft occurred when someone stole a backup computer drive for the Oxford and Cambridge Club out of a locked room… Continue reading Elite UK Club Announces Theft of 5,000 Members’ Data
Enterprise networks are at risk of digital threats now more than ever. To remain competitive in the digital age, organizations frequently introduce new hardware devices and software installations to their IT environments. But these assets might suffer … Continue reading What Is Log Management?
Black Friday is a big day for shoppers. In 2016, 154 million consumers shopped over Thanksgiving weekend and spent $9.36 billion, constituting a year-over-year increase of 16.4 percent. More than half of that money spent ($5.27 billion) occurred online… Continue reading One in 25 Searchable ‘Black Friday’ Apps Blacklisted as Malicious, Finds Report
Federal and local authorities have arrested eight individuals in connection with a credit card skimming scheme that caused losses in excess of $3.5 million. On 17 November, representatives of the United States Attorney Western District of Kentucky̵… Continue reading Eight Arrests Made in Connection with $3.5M Credit Card Skimming Scheme
Hackers demanded a ransom of approximately $8,000 after they attacked the Sacramento Regional Transit’s (SacRT) computer system. The attack occurred on 18 November, reports The Sacramento Bee, when unknown hackers defaced the public transportatio… Continue reading Hackers Demanded $8K from Sacramento Regional Transit after Attack