In a recent unsettling development, American Express has confirmed that sensitive information related to its credit cards has been compromised due to a data breach at a third-party service provider. This incident has raised serious concerns about the security of financial data and the implications for customers worldwide. The Breach Explained The breach was reportedly […]
Cybersecurity researchers have shared the inner workings of an Android malware family called Fluhorse. The malware “represents a significant shift as it incorporates the malicious components directly within the Flutter code,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Axelle Apvrille said in a report published last week. Fluhorse was first documented by Check Point in early May 2023, […]
Two point-of-sale (PoS) malware variants have been put to use by a threat actor to steal information related to more than 167,000 credit cards from payment terminals. According to Singapore-headquartered cybersecurity company Group-IB, the stolen data dumps could net the operators as much as $3.34 million by selling them on underground forums. While a significant […]
A Ukrainian national and a mid-level supervisor of the hacking group known as FIN7 has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role as a “pen tester” and perpetuating a criminal scheme that enabled the gang to compromise millions of customers debit and credit cards. Andrii Kolpakov, 33, was arrested in Spain on […]
Researchers observed a new wave of PHP-based Web Skimmer by Magecart group 12 threat actors to steal card details from Magento 1 websites. Magento eCommerce platform is written by PHP, and acquired by Adobe. also frequently targeted by the threat actors specifically from the Magecart group, who have very active to attack vulnerable e-commerce platforms. […]
Researchers reported on Monday that hackers are now exploiting Google’s Analytics service to stealthily pilfer credit card information from infected e-commerce sites. According to several independent reports from PerimeterX, Kaspersky, and Sansec, threat actors are now injecting data-stealing code on the compromised websites in combination with tracking code generated by Google Analytics for their own […]
There are reports of charges to users who had canceled their accounts for months. Hackers have exploited Netflix’s data retention policies to reactivate canceled customer subscriptions and steal their accounts according to cyber security awareness experts. Former subscribers mention that their accounts were reactivated and their bank accounts were charged, this after months of having […]
A hacker group has released a new database of stolen payment cards on Joker’s Stash, a popular hacking forum. According to web application security specialists who analyzed the new publication, this time the stolen information appears to be related to the hacking on four major restaurant chains in the US. This new batch appeared on […]
Ethical hacking specialists have detected that a dark web site dedicated to the sale of stolen payment card data has included among its offer a list with at least 1.3 million new credit and debit cards extracted from several India-established banks. Security firm Group-IB reported the incident for the first time, stating that the list […]
If you have not been able to recover your credit card for a long time, chances are your credit card is marketed on the Dark Web. According to a report, over 23 million stolen credit cards and debit cards were offered for sale, on the dark web, in the first half of 2019. Cybersecurity firm […]
Noam Rotem and Ran Locar with their research team found a database leak in YouHodler. YouHodler, A Crypto lending site offered an easy way for its users to apply for crypto-loans or turn their crypto-holdings into fiat currencies. The breach has that more than 86 million records, including full customer names, email addresses, addresses, phone […]
A chrome extension that still available on Chrome Web Store steals the payment card information from website forms visited by the users. The extension found to be active form February 2018, and the extenstion hidden from regular searches and will be available only through the link that attackers use to spread. Malicious extension named Reader […]
Accessing deep web is not an difficult now days. You just have to install TOR in your operating system. TOR is the freeware available over the internet to access deep web. There are many reasons why an user want to use TOR, mention ethical hacking professors. Tor provides privacy online as it creates an encrypted […]
When Apple introduced Autofill and Saved Password features in iOS 7, it made things a lot easier for iPhone users. These features eliminated the need to enter a password everytime you visit a website. The autofill feature made it easy to fill forms online as your basic details such as name and email address are filled […]
The company put a hold on payments through its site after fraud reports emerged. OnePlus has confirmed that its systems have been breached, following reports of credit card fraud from customers who bought a phone from the company. The phone maker sent an email to customers Friday, saying customers’ credit card numbers, expiry dates, and security […]
One of the biggest Retailer in US Buckle, Inc under Cyber Attack in their Payment card Data systems where hacker inject a Malware to steal the Customers Credit card data and company operates 465 stores in 44 U.S . This Malicious Software was identified Buckle retail store location point-of-sale (POS) system.according to the forensic report, […]
Short Bytes: Personal information like credit cards, emails, IP address, corporate accounts, and other information are stolen from people and openly sold on the dark web. An infographic shows the 2016 price tags for such information. An average VISA or MasterCard credit is sold for as low as £11 ($13.67) on the dark web in the […]
Danish Payment Processing Firm Nets Suspects Losing 100,000 credit cards to Hackers. Nets, a well-known Danish payment processing company claims to have lost 100,000 credit cards to hackers. The company has even informed local banks to block up the 100,000 credit cards, which are suspected to be compromised by hackers. MUST READ: CRIMINALS STEAL 1.44 BILLION […]
The security expert Salvador Mendoza demonstrated that is it easy to steal Samsung Pay tokens and reuse them to make fraudulent purchases. The security researcher Salvador Mendoza has discovered a flaw in the Samsung Pay system that could be exploited by hackers to remotely skim credit cards. The attackers can steal Samsung Pay tokens and […]
What goes around comes around — The cyber crime ShOping.su known for selling hacked accounts has been hacked and massive data has been leaked online! The year 2016 has been hard on internet users and websites alike since more than 1,076 data breaches have occurred. The latest one is ShOping.su previously known as ShOping.net, a Dark Net platform where hackers and cyber criminals sell hacked and stolen […]
Short Bytes: Diebold has developed a concept ATM that reduces the use of plastic money for cash withdrawal to zero. The self-serving machine Irving will identify users through their Iris scan and smartphones delivering cash within 10 seconds. With the ever increasing threat of black hats, after ATMs, the credit cards are at the risk […]