Phishing attack on LA County computers; personal data of 756k people stolen

By Pushpa Mishra

The Los Angeles County employees have become the victim of a phishing attack and as a result, the data of around 756,000 individuals has become vulnerable to exploitation. The county has confirmed that a breach was carried out after a Nigerian hacker targeted around 108 employees with phishing attacks. It must be noted that in […]

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Making in-flight cellphone calls? GCHQ, NSA have been listening

By Pushpa Mishra

NSA’s spying and surveillance capabilities are not hidden from anyone now especially when it comes to cell phone conversations made by unsuspecting local citizens. However, what comes as a great surprise is that NSA and the British Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) have been listening to in-flight cell phone conversations of passengers since 2005. This means, […]

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ATM Malware Hack: State Bank of India Blocks Millions of debit cards

By Pushpa Mishra

Some 3.2 million debit cards issued by India’s biggest banks

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Voter Registration Systems of over 20 US States Targeted by Hackers

By Pushpa MishraVoter Registration Systems of over 20 US States Already TargetedThis is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Voter Registration Systems of over 20 US States Targeted by Hackers Continue reading Voter Registration Systems of over 20 US States Targeted by Hackers

Instagram Accounts Getting Hacked; Spreading Adult Content

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Creators of SpyEye Trojan Aleksandr Panin, Hamza Bendelladj Sentenced

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SpyEye’s Developer Aleksandr Panin and Seller Hamza Bendelladj Jailed for

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