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Facebook Joins Harvard in Initiative to Defend Against Election Hacking

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Facebook and Harvard are partnering in an initiative aimed at protecting against hackers targeting US elections. Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Facebook and advisor for the project, made the announcement at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The social media giant will reportedly provide initial funding of $500,000 to […]… Read More

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Trickbot Trojan Found Targeting US Financial Institutions

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Security researchers have observed a new, Necurs-powered Trickbot spam campaign targeting international and US-based financial institutions. The notorious banking Trojan has been responsible for man-in-the-browser (MitB) attacks since 2016. Until now, however, the malware’s webinject configuration had only targeted organizations outside of the US. Researchers at Flashpoint discovered the new Trickbot spam campaign earlier this […]… Read More

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FBI Issues Alert Warning of Privacy, Safety Risks with Smart Toys

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The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a public service announcement earlier this week, warning parents of the privacy and safety risks associated with internet-connected toys. The advisory noted that smart toys and entertainment devices for children are increasingly incorporating technologies that learn and tailor their behaviors based on user interaction. “These toys typically […]… Read More

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14 Million Verizon Customer Records Reportedly Left Exposed

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The personal information of as many as 14 million US Verizon customers was left exposed online, claims a cybersecurity firm. According to reports, the data was found on an unprotected Amazon S3 storage server controlled by an employee of Israel-based technology company NICE Systems. The third-party vendor appeared to have created the data repository to […]… Read More

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Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos Warns of Seven-Month Payment Card Breach

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Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos is, once again, warning customers of a data breach that may have compromised their payment card information. In a press release last week, the popular hotel, resort and casino franchise announced it was recently alerted of a security incident through its third-party hotel reservation system – Sabre Hospitality Solutions SynXis. […]… Read More

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Survey: Half of Organizations Hit with Ransomware Experience Multiple Attacks

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Organizations that have fallen victim to a ransomware attack once are likely to suffer multiple attacks, revealed a new survey. The findings come from Druva’s Annual Ransomware Report, which polled over 830 IT professionals in various industries across the globe. The majority of respondents (80 percent) said they have seen a rise in ransomware incidents, […]… Read More

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Anthem to Pay $115 Million to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Over 2015 Data Breach

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Anthem has agreed to pay $115 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the 2015 data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly 80 million customers. If approved, the proposed settlement – which will be heard in a federal court next month – would be the largest ever in regards to data theft. The […]… Read More

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Honda Halts Car Production Following WannaCry Infection

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Japanese automaker Honda Motor said it temporarily shut down production at a local car plant earlier this week after finding systems infected with WannaCry ransomware. According to a report by Reuters, the company was forced to halt production on Monday at the Sayama plant, which is located northwest of Tokyo. A Honda spokeswoman said the […]… Read More

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TrickBot Banking Trojan Found Targeting Payment Processing Providers, CRMs

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TrickBot has expanded its targets beyond global financial institutions to include several payment processors and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) providers, warn security researchers. The banking trojan – which shares many characteristics with Dyre – first surfaced in the summer of 2016, targeting banks across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Earlier this year, TrickBot’s campaigns […]… Read More

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Paid Online Survey Site Breached, 6 Million User Accounts Stolen

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Hackers have reportedly stolen account details for about six million users of CashCrate, a site that pays users for completing surveys online. According to a report by Motherboard, who obtained the database, the compromised data includes users email addresses, names, passwords and physical addresses. “Judging by timestamps in the stolen database, the earliest accounts date […]… Read More

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