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10 Million Android Devices Infected By ‘HummingBad’ Malware, Researchers Say

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Researchers revealed that a new form of malware targeting Android users – known as ‘HummingBad’ – has infected roughly 10 million devices worldwide. According to a recent report by security firm Check Point, the malware first surfaced in February 2016. Since mid-May, however, the number of instances seen in the wild have increased significantly. “[The malware] […]… Read More

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Researchers Uncover New Malware Disguised As WhatsApp, Uber and Google Play

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Security researchers recently discovered a new malware that masquerades itself as a number of popular apps, including WhatsApp, Uber and Google Play, to try and trick unsuspecting users to provide their credit card data. According to the researchers at security firm FireEye, the malware has been spreading via an SMS (short message service) phishing campaign […]… Read More

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U.S. Charges Filipino Man For Hacking Celebrities’ Bank Accounts

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A Filipino man has been charged with running a large-scale identity theft scheme targeting numerous high-profile victims, reported Reuters. Last week, federal prosecutors in the District of New Jersey, charged Peter Locsin, 35, of Talisay City, Philippines, with one count of bank fraud conspiracy and two counts of aggravated identity theft. According to authorities, Locsin […]… Read More

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‘PunkeyPOS’: Researchers Discover Ongoing Malware Campaign Targeting US Businesses

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Researchers have identified an ongoing campaign that has infected over 200 point-of-sale terminals leveraging ‘PunkeyPOS’ – a malware variant first uncovered in April 2015. According to security experts at PandaLabs, the malware sample has been predominantly targeting US businesses – more specifically, restaurants. In a blog post, researchers explained PunkeyPOS, which originates from an older […]… Read More

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Acer Online Store Breach Exposed Credit Card Data of 34,500 Customers

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Tech giant Acer is notifying thousands of customers that over the course of nearly a year, an unauthorized party may have accessed their payment card information. In a letter sent to the California Attorney General’s office, the Taiwan-based company explained the breach involved the information of customers who had used its North American ecommerce site […]… Read More

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Let’s Encrypt Leaks Over 7,600 User Email Addresses

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Let’s Encrypt, a free certificate authority, recently announced that a glitch in its email server led to the exposure of more than 7,600 user email addresses. In a statement, Josh Aas, Executive Director at the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), explained the issue was caused by a bug in the company’s subscriber email system: “On […]… Read More

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12 Top Talks from the 2016 Retail Cyber Intelligence Summit

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The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC) hosted its inaugural summit this April – an event which brought together more than 200 information security leaders from some of the region’s largest retail and consumer services organizations. Throughout the two-day event in the “Windy City,” industry experts shared insights, advice and lessons learned from tackling the […]… Read More

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Breach at Nulled.io Hacker Forum Exposes Over 500K Registered Users

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A popular underground hacker forum used by cybercriminals to trade and purchase leaked data, stolen credentials and software cracks was recently breached. According to Risk Based Security, hackers leaked a 1.3GB compressed archive containing a massive 9.45GB database file with the details of more than 536,000 Nulled.io user accounts, including usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, […]… Read More

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Sweden’s Critical Infrastructure Was Reportedly Attacked by Russian Hackers

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In November 2015, outages in Sweden’s Air Traffic Control System lasting several days led to hundreds of domestic and international flights being grounded at multiple airports across the country. According to the International Business Times, sources in the Swedish government have claimed the outages were the result of a sustained cyber attack perpetrated by Russian […]… Read More

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CBS Sports App, Mobile Site Left Millions of Users’ Personal Data Exposed

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Sports fanatics using the CBS Sports app or mobile site recently may have had their personal information exposed to online theft, researchers say. According to mobile security firm Wandera, both the Android and iOS versions of the app were found transferring users’ names, email addresses, account passwords, dates of birth and zip codes over an […]… Read More

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