Grand Theft Auto V sold more than $1 billion worth of units in a week – no wonder cybercriminals are tempted to cash in. A torrent offering the game on PC has been downloaded “thousands” of times, sites report.
Indonesia as a major source of malicious traffic? That’s what a recent infographic from content delivery network provider Akamai seemed to say. In her first article for We Live Security, ESET security researcher Lysa Myers investigates.
An Indonesian Hacker known with the handle of Dbuzz has hacked and defaced the official sub-domain of U.S. Department of State (http://ourplanet.infocentral.state.gov). Defaced domain belongs to U.S. Department of State that is dedicated to environmental issues and known as ‘Global Conversations: Our Planet’. The U.S Department of State’s Our Planet domain is a resource hub for youth, activists and […]
Middle aged PC users routinely ignore warnings that sites may harm their computers – and that figure has doubled since 2011, according to research by ESET Ireland.
In an extremely high profile hack, An Indonesian hacker going with the handle of Dbuzz has hacked and defaced the official blog (http://blogs.usembassy.gov/) of a website (http://www.usembassy.gov/) managed by the U.S. Department of State, dealing with U.S embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions all over the world. The blog was hacked yesterday where hacker left a deface page along […]
A huge amount of private information harvested via hotel Wi-Fi networks is on sale in China – including phone numbers, dates of birth and addresses from hotel guests who logged in to networks in their rooms.
November 5 will be a day when people from around the world will gather to march and protest for several causes. World’s most powerful online hacktivists Anonymous and RedHack have joined hands for a massive protest on November 5th, 2013 which is going to be held in Turkey for various causes. SoftPedia reports that the protest […]
Children indulge in highly risky behavior online – with nearly one in five 9-11 year olds having physically met strangers they encountered online. Others use false identities – with some under-10s pretending to be 25.
Cyber attacks have doubled in the year 2012-2013, according to a fraud report released by investigators Kroll – and the target is often information, rather than cash.
Newly emerging Pakistan based hacking group TeaM MADLEETS has done a high profile defacement in which the official forum of world renowned UK based Newspaper Daily Mail was hacked and defaced few hours ago. The forum was hacked by TeaM MADLEETS hacker gong with the handle of 1337, who uploaded his deface page along with a message. […]
The hackers from Syrian Electronic Army known for their hardcore support for Syrian President Bashar Ul Assad are back in news with another high profile hack in news by hacking Qatar Domains Registry (registry.qa). As a result, high profile domains of Qatari government were defaced. Hackers left their deface page along with a message on all […]
A group of Azerbaijani hackers from Azerbaijan Hacker Team has hacked several Armenian websites including the website of Armenian National Security Service. As a result of hack, the hackers have claimed to leak top secret documents of The National Security Service. Hackers contacted me online and told that they are anti-Armenian group, working against the […]
A couple in Shanghai city of China is facing criminal charges for selling their infant daughter on an online forum in order to buy an iPhone. The couple is facing charges for human trafficking after putting their child online for adoption and accepting money to buy newly released iPhone. The investigators have found out that mother […]
The detection and blocking of malicious code employed by modern threats, whether targeted attacks or mass-spreading campaigns, has been a game of cat-and-mouse for some time now. Is it time for a new approach?
Iran is now the world’s fourth biggest cyber army, claims an official of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps stressing that the IRGC’s power is seen as a major counterbalance to the US and Israel in the region. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (“IRGC”)’s Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Sepehr has said that Iran with its cyberwarfare capabilities is “the fourth […]
Cybercriminals are already targeting mobile banking apps as a “way in” to customer accounts – as witnessed in ESET’s discovery of a new, advanced Trojan, Hesperbot. But a new IBM system may help secure smartphones – by using near-field communications chips (NFC) for an additional layer of security. It’s the first system to allow “two-factor”
The global press release distribution firm PR Newswire has admitted to a large-scale breach, in which usernames and passwords were stolen – but claims hackers have not sent out “fake” releases, which can be used to manipulate financial markets.
A famous Algerian hacker Over-X has hacked into the server of world renowned Red Bull energy drink, as a result company’s blog and domains of 15 domains have been defaced just 3 hours ago. This is not all because other then Red Bull’s blog and 9 domain, the hacker has also defaced 6 domains belonging to […]
On average, Windows PC users spend five days a year waiting for their machines to load – and the culprit for slow machines isn’t always malware. Here are a few tips to restore your grumbling old PC to top speed.
Security researchers from Autodesk, along with Microsoft, announced new features in AutoCAD to prevent malware in a presentation at Virus Bulletin 2013 in Berlin. We look at how a simple prompt can help keep users safe.
Cyberattacks seem to be a growth industry in Indonesia, with the region having pushed China off the top spot as the leading source of attack traffic in the last quarter, according to internet services provider Akamai.