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Hackers planted malware on an automated teller machine (ATM) server belonging to an Indian bank as part of a criminal scheme which saw the theft of nearly 944 million rupees (US $13.5 million) in a co-ordinated attack across 28 countries last weekend.
… Continue reading Hackers steal $13.5 million from Indian bank in global attack
Just how did sextortionists get (some) of the digits in your phone number? Why are some hackers saying they won’t be going to DEF CON in Las Vegas anymore? And should Alex Jones from InfoWars be banned from Twitter?
All this and much more is discussed … Continue reading Smashing Security #091: Sextortion, Las Vegas hotels, and Alex Jones
Some computer users are reporting that they have received a new type of extortion email in their inbox, which – in an attempt to scare them into giving in to demands for money – quotes part of their phone number.
But where are the blackmailers getting … Continue reading Sex extortion emails now quoting part of their victim’s phone number
The codes in Q’s posts aren’t actual codes, but instead “just random typing by someone who might play an instrument and uses a qwerty keyboard,” says password expert.
Continue reading Bad news conspiracy theorists. QAnon codes are just a guy mashing his keyboard
You would think that telling Google that you didn’t want your location be tracked by disabling an option called “Location History” would stop the internet giant from errr.. storing data about your location.
Think again.
Continue reading Pausing ‘Location history’ doesn’t stop Google tracking your location. Here’s how to stop it
A former reality TV star was able to sneak in her smartphone and record secret conversations in the Situation Room, supposedly the most secure place in the White House.
Continue reading Security breach in the White House’s Situation Room
Fabled British holiday camp chain Bultin’s has admitted that it has suffered a data breach that may have exposed details of 34,000 guests.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Hackers phish Butlin’s holiday camp chain, access customers’ personal data
Fabled British holiday camp chain Butlin’s has admitted that it has suffered a data breach that may have exposed details of 34,000 guests. Personal information contained within the records accessed by hackers includes names, booking reference num… Continue reading Hackers phish Butlin’s holiday camp chain, access customers’ personal data
Poor security measures have reportedly put the personal details of over 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers at risk, a researcher has revealed.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers had their partial home addresses and SSNs exposed by sloppy security
Poor security measures have reportedly put the personal details of over 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers at risk, a researcher has revealed.
The post 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers had their partial home addresses and SSNs exposed appeare… Continue reading 26.5 million Comcast Xfinity customers had their partial home addresses and SSNs exposed