FireEye IT security firm has discovered Android malware apps that can masquerade as the most popular financial applications including world’s biggest banks. In total, the security firm found Android apps from 33 financial institutions masquerading for the purpose of stealing financial data. These apps come from a family of Trojan apps known as “SlemBunk” and […]
ShortRead: MacKeeper, a utility software suite for Mac OS X faced a data breach which has exposed details in relation to its 13 million customers. The most interesting part of this breach is that the guy who reported this breach doesn’t even have a Mac and found this on Shodan which is a search engine […]
According to an official document from the FBI, a Russian gang has been involved in a breach of 1.2 billion login credentials. Furthermore, the records state the gang as “CyberVor” and have been charged with theft of 1.2 billion login credentials and half a billion email addresses. FBI’s investigations were based on the findings of […]
A hacker going with the online handle of Kuroi SH hacked and defaced several domains of the United States based Uniformed Services University and leaked 2014 login credentials online. Uniformed Services University (USU) is the country’s only Federal Health Sciences University whose primary mission is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home […]
The Dyreza Trojan long ago ceased its exclusive focus on stealing banking credentials, and has been blamed for its part in attacks against Salesforce.com customers, webhosts and registrars, online retailers and many more. Researchers at Proofpoint today published new information that indicates the malware is now being used to phish credentials for the IT supply […]
CoreBot is a new malware that steals user credentials and have the ability to cause a great amount of trouble. This stealer malware is specifically designed with ample strength that it is quite easy to steal data from targeted victim and have the capability to control the computer, reveals a security report published by IBM. […]
A new piece of data-stealing malware has a real thirst for credentials—and the potential for worse trouble down the line. IBM today published a report on CoreBot, generic information-stealing malware designed with enough flexibility to soon ramp up its capabilities to exfiltrate data in real time. “CoreBot appears to be quite modular, which means that […]
Did you ever think that your refrigerator could be hacked? Welcome to the world of the Internet of Things (IoT) where our everyday items are being equipped with Internet connectivity. All of these technological advancements and smarter devices are supposed to make our life easier, but now it seems like these revolutionary devices are making […]
The first ever security flaw in Windows 10 is here — A team of security researchers have found a vulnerability in the file sharing protocol of Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB). It’s the same vulnerability that was discovered about 14 years ago and was partly patched by Microsoft but surprisingly it can still be exploited via […]
Over 500,000 Android users targeted by phishing apps harvesting their Facebook credentials. ESET detects these trojans as Android/Spy.Feabme.A.
Reportedly, login credentials of around 47 U.S government institutions across 89 different domains have been leaked. Apparently, in the earlier part of 2015, 12 out of these 47 agencies (including the Department of State & Energy) allowed access to their computer network without two-factor authentication to some of their users. Resultantly, “the presence of these […]
Just few days ago we reported how Anonymous and AnonGhost hacking groups are gearing up to carryout cyber attacks on Israeli servers under the banner of OpIsrael. As promised, hackers (both from Anonymous and AnonGhost hackitivist groups) are carrying out massive cyber attacks on Israeli government and business websites (mostly owned by civilians). The teams involved in these […]
The pro-Palestinian online hacktivist AnonGhost is claiming to leak hundreds of Facebook emails and passwords belonging to Israeli Facebook users for upcoming OpIsrael starting from 7th April 2015. Hackers have pasted the leaked data on Pastebin along with a message for government and people of Israel. The data contains emails and clear text passwords of […]
A PhishTank has been located where the Apple store users have been the victims of phishing emails. OVH, very well-known web hosting platform based in Europe which says that it is responsible for running Apple Store Confirmation page. This page seems to be the place of the fraud. So here is a detailed analysis with […]
Some five million people who used their Gmail address as a user name had their passwords published by someone who apparently thinks that’s a cool thing to do. Changing you Gmail password now is a good idea.
If only two factor authentication had been used, maybe the database would never have been accessed by online criminals.
It has been reported by a cyber-security firm that huge number of credentials in the form of a cache are being presented for online sale in the black markets. About 360 million credentials or accounts have been reported to be affected through a series of hacking activities, in which one of them is considered to […]
Online hackavists group Anonymous have breached website of a Gabonese based logistic company Courtage Gabon Logistique (cgl-gabon.com) for supporting the alleged killings of Gabonese youth. Online hackavists group Anonymous had started #OpGabon last month against the alleged killings of children, men and women in Gabon by Ali Bongo Ondimba, a Gabonese politician who has been President of Gabon since October 2009. As […]
Online hackavists from Turkish Ajan hacking group have hacked and defaced the official website of Akron Canton Airport (http://www.akroncantonairport.com), as a result information of over 15,000 people along with airport’s tenders and other financial details have been leaked online for #usaOPERATION1. The group left their deface page along with a message on the hacked website against USA and […]
A hacker going with the handle of S3NZU3 from Brazilian Cyber Army (BCA) have claimed to breach websites of French Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and the country’s Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. According to Softpedia, the websites are directly under the French Ministries includes the Regional Directorate of Youth and Sports – […]
The online hackavist group Anonymous have claimed to hack the official website of Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and appear to post login credentials of 4000 bank executives for #OpLastResort, demanding reforms in country’s cyber crime law. The hacked was announced by the hackers on their official Twitter account, leaked data contains details of bank executives such as names, ranks, […]