324,000 Financial Records with CVV Numbers Stolen From A Payment Gateway

Around 324,000 users have likely had their payment records stolen either from payment processor BlueSnap or its customer Regpack; however, neither of the company has admitted a data breach.

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This ATM Hack Allows Crooks to Steal Money From Chip-and-Pin Cards

Forget about security! It turns out that the Chip-and-PIN cards are just as easy to clone as magnetic stripe cards.

It took researchers just a simple chip and pin hack to withdraw up to $50,000 in cash from an ATM in America in under 15 minutes.

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Over 1000 Wendy’s Restaurants Hit by Credit Card Hackers

The Popular fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s on Thursday admitted that a massive cyber attack had hit more than 1,000 of its restaurants across the country.

The burger chain did not speculate how many people may have been affected, though it did co… Continue reading Over 1000 Wendy’s Restaurants Hit by Credit Card Hackers

Fraudsters Stole ¥1.4 Billion from 1,400 Japanese ATMs in Just 3 Hours

In an era where major data hacks are on the rise, it is no surprise breaches on individuals are also up.

In just three hours, over 100 criminals managed to steal ¥1.4 Billion (approx. US$12.7 Million) from around 1,400 ATMs placed in small convenience stores across Japan.

The heist took place on May 15, between 5:00 am and 8:00 am, and looked like a coordinated attack by an international

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Creators of SpyEye Virus Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

In Brief
Two International hackers, Aleksandr Andreevich Panin and Hamza Bendelladj, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years and 6 months in prison for their roles in developing and distributing SpyEye banking trojan, a powerful botnet similar to the infamous ZeuS malware.

Both hackers were charged with stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from banking institutions worldwide.

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