Atlassian’s HipChat Hacked — Users’ Data May Have Been Compromised

Atlassian’s group chat platform HipChat is notifying its users of a data breach after some unknown hacker or group of hackers broke into one of its servers over the weekend and stole a significant amount of data, including group chat logs.

What Happe… Continue reading Atlassian’s HipChat Hacked — Users’ Data May Have Been Compromised

Webroot ‘mistakenly’ flags Windows as Malware and Facebook as Phishing site

Popular antivirus service Webroot mistakenly flagged core Windows system files as malicious and even started temporarily removing some of the legit files, trashing user computers around the world.

The havoc caused after the company released a bad upda… Continue reading Webroot ‘mistakenly’ flags Windows as Malware and Facebook as Phishing site

Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Being Used to Hack Thousands of Vulnerable Windows PCs

Script kiddies and online criminals around the world have reportedly started exploiting NSA hacking tools leaked last weekend to compromise hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Windows computers exposed on the Internet.

Last week, the mysterious hackin… Continue reading Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Being Used to Hack Thousands of Vulnerable Windows PCs

Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Being Used to Hack Thousands of Vulnerable Windows PCs

Script kiddies and online criminals around the world have reportedly started exploiting NSA hacking tools leaked last weekend to compromise hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Windows computers exposed on the Internet.

Last week, the mysterious hackin… Continue reading Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Being Used to Hack Thousands of Vulnerable Windows PCs

US Court Sentences Russian Lawmaker’s Son to 27 Years in Jail for Hacking

The son of a prominent Russian lawmaker was sentenced on Friday by a US federal court to 27 years in prison after being convicted of stealing millions of US credit card numbers and causing some $170 million in damages to businesses and individuals.

Th… Continue reading US Court Sentences Russian Lawmaker’s Son to 27 Years in Jail for Hacking

Beware! Dozens of Linksys Wi-Fi Router Models Vulnerable to Multiple Flaws

Bad news for consumers with Linksys routers: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed the existence of nearly a dozen of unpatched security flaws in Linksys routers, affecting 25 different Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers models widely used today.

IOActive… Continue reading Beware! Dozens of Linksys Wi-Fi Router Models Vulnerable to Multiple Flaws

Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1,150 InterContinental Hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is notifying its customers that credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been stolen after it found malware on payment card systems at 1,174 franchise hotels in the United States.

It’s the second… Continue reading Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1,150 InterContinental Hotels

To Protect Your Devices, A Hacker Wants to Hack You Before Someone Else Does

It should be noted that hacking a system for unauthorised access that does not belong to you is an illegal practice, no matter what’s the actual intention behind it.

Now I am pointing out this because reportedly someone, who has been labeled as a ‘vig… Continue reading To Protect Your Devices, A Hacker Wants to Hack You Before Someone Else Does

Russian Hacker Selling Cheap Ransomware-as-a-Service On Dark Web

Ransomware has been around for a few years, but it has become an albatross around everyone’s neck, targeting businesses, hospitals, financial institutions and individuals worldwide and extorting millions of dollars.

Forget about developing sophisticat… Continue reading Russian Hacker Selling Cheap Ransomware-as-a-Service On Dark Web