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An online wallet service for Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies CoinWallet was forced to shut down their operations by May 1, 2016, after an ugly data breach incident that transpired on April 6, 2016. This is the Fourth Bitcoin platform in the past month to get knocked out by a cyber-attack in a row, and the […]
The social network giant Facebook is all out to prevent its users from becoming targets of malicious actors’ scam campaigns It has been identified by consumers that there are certain ads and pages that are actually scam campaigns and users are worried that the clothing ads on Facebook don’t really sell clothes at unbelievably low […]
Latest Facebook Phishing Scam: ‘Account in Violation of Terms of Service’ You suddenly get a warning message seemingly from the Facebook Ads Team claiming that your account has been found in violation of terms of service and will be shut down for safety reasons. In a nutshell: This is a hoax and a false message, it’s […]
HACKING TEAM YET AGAIN IN HOT WATER, LOSES LICENSE TO SELL MALWARE OUTSIDE EUROPE Just a year after it was hacked, the Milan-based government spyware creator Hacking Team is in hot soup again. This time, it’s done by “The Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE)” and not by some hacktivist, the Hacking team ended up […]
Alert: The previously discussed Steam Stealer malware is way bigger than we thought — The malwarE is also embedded with a remote administration tool (RAT) A couple of weeks ago we warned you about Steam Stealer malware. Now, the latest Steam scam has been discovered with the help of a gamer Patrizza Vampizza’s post on […]
Guccifer Hacker from Romania who Infiltrated Computer Accounts of Bush and Colin Powell now Facing Criminal Charges in the United States Marcel Lazar, aka Guccifer, is a Romanian hacker who managed to break into computer accounts of high-profile political figures and is now paying the price of his malicious deeds. The 44-year old hacker has […]
Scammers Distribute Malware to Drivers in Pennsylvania using Accurate Speeding Data Scammers and their antics are simply unbelievable. This time, scammers have come up with a unique strategy of malware scam as they are now sending fake emails that appear to be sent by the local police department in Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania. The email poses as […]
San Francisco’s Verizon Enterprise solution’s computer security wing suffered an abrupt massive hack of 1.5 million customers’ records. Brian Krebs who is an ace computer security writer stated that the whole database was on sale for $100,000 at a discreet underground cybercrime forum. The offer also holds increments of 100,000 records for $10,000 per piece. […]
The Jerusalem Post reports that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement’s main, expert hacker has been indicted by an Israeli judge. The Palestinian hacker, Maaged Ben Juwad Oydeh was formally charged by the judge at the Beersheba District Court after he was arrested by Israeli forces earlier this year. Oydeh has been accused of several offenses […]
FBI Adds three Syrian Electronic Army Members to its Cyber’s Most Wanted List and Charges Three for Hacking The three members of the Syrian Electronic Army involved in the hacking of prominent US media organizations and military’s social media platforms and websites have been charged with multiple computer hacking related conspiracies in a US federal […]
While you might think that what a Russian APT group does to attack Ukrainian infrastructure has little to do with the life of an IT Admin, but they are providing a snapshot of where the battle against cyber crime is headed. 06:34, Raleigh, North Carolina – You can probably guess what kind of blog post […]
Steam Stealer Malware is becoming a sensation for cyber criminals and it puts 125 million Steam users at risk According to the researchers at Kaspersky Lab (pdf), Steam Stealer has provided a happy hunting ground for all malicious hackers. The low cost of Steam Stealer makes it accessible for more and more hackers. It requires […]
Mainstream Websites including AOL, BBC and The New York Times Become Targets of Malvertising A number of popular, high-profile websites have become targets of an extensive malvertising campaign. The websites attacked include many big names such as MSN, AOL, BBC, and The New York Times. Remember, this is not the first time for MSN to […]
Scammers installing credit card skimmer device caught on CCTV by Police An incredibly quick act of installing debit/credit stealing device was caught by the CCTV cameras, which were installed at a petrol station in Miami-Dade, US. Miami Beach Police identified that scammers are equipped with such effective credit and debit card stealing tactics that it […]
A Pastebin post claims that pedophiles are using Anonymous’ guy Fawkes mask to trap children online Nowadays, hackers and hacktivists are hell-bent on exposing Pedophiles that are busy scaring the memories of children of all ages with their malicious acts but apparently, cyber activists have identified that sexual predators are using the alibi of Anonymous, the […]
The anti-DDoS firm Staminus claims to provide total protection from cyber attacks — However, they couldn’t protect themselves from such attacks Anti-DDoS firm, Staminus Communications Inc., a California-based Internet hosting provider that specializes in providing protection for customers from massive “distributed denial of service” (DDoS) attacks aimed at knocking sites offline, has itself apparently been massively […]
A simple spelling mistake has saved a bank from losing a huge amount of money — Hackers misspelled “foundation” in the NGO’s name as “fandation” ? A spelling mistake proved to be the savior for the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed, banking officials said. The spelling mistake which was made during the […]
ESET security researchers have discovered an Android malware targeting banking customers in Australia — The malware also bypasses the two-factor authentication system Four of Australia’s largest banks customers are being targeted by a sophisticated Android attack which has so far managed to remove two-factor authentication system and can steal banking details. The four big banks involved […]
Until now ransomware was targeting Windows and Linux users but now it’s time for Apple users to feel the taste The ongoing battle about encryption engulfing Apple has reached a whole new level as Apple users of the Macintosh computers were hacked over the weekend using software known as ransomware. The attempt is the first […]
This PayPal phishing scam tricks users into clicking a fake link and asks for login details — Don’t fall for it! PayPal is probably the most regular recipient of phish scams and perhaps by now its users are also well aware of this fact. However, it is still important to learn about the newest of […]
The infamous hacker, popularly known as Segate, Oreon and Predator, has pleaded guilty finally in front of a New York judge. The 34-year-old Ercan Findikoglu was accused of 18 charges including accessing customer information and PINs from their debit/credit cards and withdrawing cash from ATMs worldwide. He was also accused of targeting prominent US financial […]