Collaborate Disseminate
A phishing campaign emulating the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to target more than 100,000 people world-wide was identified and tracked by CDN (cloud delivery network) and cloud service Akamai. The campaign, involving 289 domains and 832 URLs, rem… Continue reading IRS Phishing Campaign Targeted 100,000 People
Personal details belonging to approximatively 2.2 million user accounts from GateHub and EpicBot were leaked online, according to Troy Hunt, creator of the Have I Been Pwned? Data breach search website. The websites of GateHub, a cryptocurrency wallet … Continue reading Gatehub and EpicBot Hacked; 2.2 Million User Accounts Leaked
The website of the Monero open-source cryptocurrency was compromised, and some users downloaded a modified binary that contained malware designed to steal funds from people’s wallets. When a Linux user downloaded the latest Monero binary from the… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Monero Website Hacked, Original Binaries Replaced
When the Black Friday craze engulfs the planet, people often throw caution aside for a good deal, opening a door for all sorts of cybercriminals. But staying safe online is not difficult if you follow a few simple rules. Six times more spam emails are … Continue reading How to Stay Safe Online on Black Friday
Immediately after launch, compromised Disney+ accounts started to show up on various online forums, sometimes for free, affecting thousands of legitimate users. While the launch of the Disney+ streaming service was a success, it didn’t come witho… Continue reading Compromised Disney+ Accounts Already Selling on Dark Markets
Utah-based InfoTrax Systems, L.C. has settled with the FCC (Federal Trade Commission) for its failure to protect its data following a hack that exposed the data for 1 million clients. Hackers breached the InfoTrax Systems infrastructure and remained un… Continue reading FCC Settles with InfoTrax Systems for Failure to Secure Data of 1 Million Clients
2019 is on track to set a record for the highest number of security incidents ever recorded, with 5,183 data breaches and 7.9 billion records exposed by November in the United States alone, according to a report from Risk Based Security.
The post … Continue reading Record Number of Breaches and Leaked Records Registered in 2019, Study Shows
iPhone users reported that Facebook was opening the primary camera when the app was in use, leading to speculation that this function was being used to spy on people. Facebook was quick to say it was nothing more than a bug. Some iPhone users noticed t… Continue reading Facebook App for iOS Caught Accessing Camera in Background
A complex Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack hit the UK Labour Party’s server infrastructure, but failed to compromise any system or to steal any data. The Labor Party’s executive director of elections, Niall Sookoo, said that thei… Continue reading UK Labour Party Servers Hit by DDOS from Russia and Brazil
Despite the Microsoft-issued patch for BlueKeep, attackers are still exploiting the infamous vulnerability, underlining a problem with the way patches are applied in organizations and by individual users. The SANS Institute observed exploitation of Blu… Continue reading Attackers Still Finding Plenty of Systems Vulnerable to Bluekeep