Cyber Crime
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2.2KDark web hackers selling payment card data of half a million Indians
As of today, 16 payment cards have already been bought by unknown parties from Joker’s Stash marketplace. Last year in October, HackRead...
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The Oscar nominated movie you just downloaded could be a malware
Remember, there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. Cybercriminals are always looking out for ways to capitalize on anything that...
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Man pleads guilty to hacking Nintendo & possession of child pornography
A 21-year old Palmdale, California resident Ryan S. Hernandez has pleaded guilty to hacking into Nintendo Co. LTD’s servers and stealing proprietary...
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How to catch a cybercriminal: Tales from the digital forensics lab
What is it like to defeat cybercrime? A peek into how computer forensics professionals help bring cybercriminals to justice.
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Avast acknowledges collecting user data; shuts down Jumpshot
The anti-virus giant Avast has announced shutting down one of its subsidiaries called Jumpshot after the company was found stealing user data...
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Stolen card data of millions of Wawa customers sold on dark web
Wawa Inc., a renowned Pennsylvania, US-based fuel and convenience store chain, admitted in December 2019 that its payment card processing systems across...
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New report suggests anti-virus firm Avast is selling user data to 3rd parties
Just over 1 month ago, Avast received considerable backlash over its Chrome extensions collecting browsing data of its users on the pretext of...
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Owner of DDoS mitigation firm launched DDoS attacks on others
The owner of Cybersecurity firm BackConnect turned from cyber defender to cyber criminal – He is now reaping what he sowed. A...
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New sextortion scam claims to record you with hacked Google Nest cam
Researchers at the email cybersecurity firm Mimecast have identified a brand new sextortion campaign, which is somewhat unconventional. Unlike the typical scams...
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Feds seize WeLeakInfo.com for selling stolen databases
WeLeakInfo.com was home to over 10,000 data breaches containing over 12 billion indexed records. Hacking in its entirety is a very complex...
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FBI shuts down website selling billions of stolen records
A subscription to the trove of personal details could be had for as little as $2
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Hackers jailed for hacking National Lottery & withdrawing £13
The hacker who, with the help of another person, hacked into the National Lottery database in November 2016 has been sentenced to...
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Simple steps to protect yourself against identity theft
As we enter the New Year, be sure to keep up, or adopt, these good data security habits to avoid identity theft
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Microsoft pwns domains used by hackers for large-scale cyber attacks
Recently, Microsoft was successful in gaining control of 50 domains which were allegedly being used by a North Korean Black Hat group...
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Prison surveillance footage posted on YouTube
It’s not a stretch to surmise that the incident was enabled by poor security settings
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Man accused of hiring hitman on dark web to kill ex-girlfriend
Just another day on the dark web. Buying revenge services on the Dark Web is nothing new at the platform. We reported...
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Popular forms of cybercrime you should be aware of
What is cybercrime? It is any criminal activity where the main object (as a target and/or as a tool) is a computer...
