European Central Bank Shuts Down ‘BIRD Portal’ After Getting Hacked

The European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed Thursday that it had been hit by a cyberattack that involved attackers injecting malware into one of its websites and potentially stealing contact information of its newsletter subscribers.

Headquartered in Ge… Continue reading European Central Bank Shuts Down ‘BIRD Portal’ After Getting Hacked

Slack Resets Passwords For Users Who Hadn’t Changed It Since 2015 Breach

If you use Slack, a popular cloud-based team collaboration server, and recently received an email from the company about a security incident, don’t panic and read this article before taking any action.

Slack has been sending a “password reset” notific… Continue reading Slack Resets Passwords For Users Who Hadn’t Changed It Since 2015 Breach

Critical Flaw Reported in Popular Evernote Extension for Chrome Users

Cybersecurity researchers discover a critical flaw in the popular Evernote Chrome extension that could have allowed hackers to hijack your browser and steal sensitive information from any website you accessed.

Evernote is a popular service that helps … Continue reading Critical Flaw Reported in Popular Evernote Extension for Chrome Users

In-Depth Analysis of JS Sniffers Uncovers New Families of Credit Card-Skimming Code

In a world that’s growing increasingly digital, Magecart attacks have emerged as a key cybersecurity threat to e-commerce sites.

Magecart, which is in the news a lot lately, is an umbrella term given to 12 different cyber criminal groups that are spec… Continue reading In-Depth Analysis of JS Sniffers Uncovers New Families of Credit Card-Skimming Code

Critical Magento SQL Injection Vulnerability Discovered – Patch Your Sites

If your online e-commerce business is running over the Magento platform, you must pay attention to this information.

Magento yesterday released new versions of its content management software to address a total of 37 newly-discovered security vulnerab… Continue reading Critical Magento SQL Injection Vulnerability Discovered – Patch Your Sites

New MageCart Attacks Target Bedding Retailers My Pillow and Amerisleep

Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed details of two newly identified Magecart attacks targeting online shoppers of bedding retailers MyPillow and Amerisleep.

Magecart is an umbrella term researchers gave to at least 11 different hacking groups th… Continue reading New MageCart Attacks Target Bedding Retailers My Pillow and Amerisleep

Hacker Breaches Dozens of Sites, Puts 127 Million New Records Up for Sale

A hacker who was selling details of nearly 620 million online accounts stolen from 16 popular websites has now put up a second batch of 127 million records originating from 8 other sites for sale on the dark web.

Last week, The Hacker News received an… Continue reading Hacker Breaches Dozens of Sites, Puts 127 Million New Records Up for Sale

Someone Hacked PHP PEAR Site and Replaced the Official Package Manager

Beware! If you have downloaded PHP PEAR package manager from its official website in past 6 months, we are sorry to say that your server might have been compromised.

Last week, the maintainers at PEAR took down the official website of the PEAR (pear-p… Continue reading Someone Hacked PHP PEAR Site and Replaced the Official Package Manager

Flight Booking System Flaw Affected Customers of 141 Airlines Worldwide

Almost half of the fight travelers around the world were found exposed to a critical security vulnerability discovered in online flight ticket booking system that allowed remote hackers to access and modify their travel details and even claim their fre… Continue reading Flight Booking System Flaw Affected Customers of 141 Airlines Worldwide

phpMyAdmin Releases Critical Software Update — Patch Your Sites Now!

Developers of phpMyAdmin, one of the most popular and widely used MySQL database management systems, today released an updated version 4.8.4 of its software to patch several important vulnerabilities that could eventually allow remote attackers to take… Continue reading phpMyAdmin Releases Critical Software Update — Patch Your Sites Now!