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Xiaomi Data Breach — "Exposing Xiaomi" Talk Pulled from Hacking Conference | https://thehackernews.com/2014/10/xiaomi-data-breach-hacker.html | China's number one — and the world's 3rd largest — smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi, which is trying to make inroads into India's booming mobile phone market, was found secretly sending users' personal data, including IMEI numbers, phone numbers and text messages to the web servers back to Beijing in China.
INDIA AND T... | Data_Breaches |
Nearly 7 Million Dropbox Account Passwords Allegedly Hacked | https://thehackernews.com/2014/10/nearly-7-million-dropbox-account.html | Internet users have faced a number of major privacy breaches in last two months. Major in the list are The Fappening, The Snappening and now the latest privacy breach in Dropbox security has gained everybody's attention across the world.
Dropbox, the popular online locker service, appears to have been hacked by an unn... | Data_Breaches |
The Snappening — Snapchat Hacker Threatens to Leak thousands of Images | https://thehackernews.com/2014/10/the-snappening-snapchat-hacker_10.html | The waves of celebrities photos have not yet stopped completely, and a new privacy threat has emerged exposing tens of thousands of private photographs and videos of innocent users are circulating over the Internet.
The personal image that are believed to be sent through Snapchat — the ephemeral messaging service that... | Data_Breaches |
SQL Injection Vulnerability in 'Yahoo! Contributors Network' | https://thehackernews.com/2014/10/sql-injection-vulnerability-in-yahoo.html | Yahoo! Contributors Network (contributor.yahoo.com), the network of authors that generated the contents such as photographs, videos, articles and their knowledge to more than 600 million monthly visitors, was vulnerable to a Time based Blind SQL Injection vulnerability.
Behrouz Sadeghipour, a security researcher repor... | Data_Breaches |
TripAdvisor's Viator Hit by Massive Data Breach Affecting 1.4 Customers | https://thehackernews.com/2014/09/tripadvisors-viator-hit-by-massive-14_24.html | TripAdvisor's Online travel booking and review website Viator has reportedly been hit by a massive data breach at its that may have exposed payment card details and account credentials of its customers, affecting an estimated 1.4 million of its customers.
The San Francisco-based Viator, acquired by TripAdvisor – the w... | Data_Breaches |
Hacking any eBay Account in Just 1 Minute | https://thehackernews.com/2014/09/hacking-ebay-accounts.html | Four month ago, a massive data breach on the eBay website affected 145 million registered users worldwide after its database was compromised. Meanwhile, another critical vulnerability on the eBay website was reported, allowing an attacker to hijack millions of user accounts in bulk.
An Egyptian security researcher 'Ya... | Data_Breaches |
'The Home Depot' Data Breach Put 56 Million Payment Cards at Risk | https://thehackernews.com/2014/09/the-home-depot-data-breach-put-56_18.html | Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement retailer, announced on Thursday that a total of 56 million unique payment cards were likely compromised in a data breach at its stores, suggesting that the data breach on Home improvement chain was larger than the Target data breach that occurred last year during Christ... | Data_Breaches |
Namecheap Accounts Compromised in Data Breach | https://thehackernews.com/2014/09/namecheap-accounts-compromised-in-data_2.html | LA-based domain name registrar and hosting company Namecheap warned its customers on Monday that cybercriminals have begun accessing their accounts by using the list of credentials gathered from third-party websites.
The Hosting company confirmed the security breach and informed that the hackers have compromised some ... | Data_Breaches |
70% of South Korean Population Victimized In Online Gaming Heist | https://thehackernews.com/2014/08/70-of-south-korean-population_27.html | More than half of South Korea's 50 million population aged between 15 and 65 have been affected in a massive data breach, compromising their personal information.
The data breach came to light when 16 individual were arrested following the theft of about 220 million stolen records from a number of online game, rington... | Data_Breaches |
Grocery Stores 'Supervalu' and 'Albertsons' Hacked for Credit Card Data | https://thehackernews.com/2014/08/grocery-stores-supervalu-and-albertsons_17.html | Albertson's and SuperValu - Two nation's most popular supermarket store chains announced last weekend that a data breach may have revealed the credit and debit card information of their customers at a number of grocery store locations in more than 18 states.
Minnesota-based Supervalu announced that an unknown number o... | Data_Breaches |
Indexeus — Search Engine Exposes Malicious Hackers and Data Breaches | https://thehackernews.com/2014/07/indexeus-search-engine-exposes_22.html | So far, we have seen the search engine for online underground Black Markets, named 'Grams' that lets anyone find illegal drugs and other contraband online in an easier way ever and is pretty much fast like Google Search Engine.
Now, a new search engine has been launched that primarily exposes all the available informa... | Data_Breaches |
Chinese Hackers Broke into the Database of U.S. Federal Employees | https://thehackernews.com/2014/07/chinese-hackers-broke-into-database-of.html | Chinese hackers broke into the computer systems of United States government agency that keeps the personal information of all federal employees, according to the paper published in the New York Times.
The attack occurred on the Office of Personnel Management and Senior American officials believe that the attackers suc... | Data_Breaches |
BrutPOS Botnet Compromises insecure RDP Servers at Point-of-Sale Systems | https://thehackernews.com/2014/07/brutpos-botnet-compromises-insecure-rdp.html | Cyber criminals are infecting thousands of computers around the world with malware and are utilizing those compromised machines to break into Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals using brute-force techniques, and the attackers have already compromised 60 PoS terminals by brute-force attacks against poorly-secured connections ... | Data_Breaches |
POS Machine Vendor Warns of Possible Payment Card Breach at Restaurants | https://thehackernews.com/2014/07/pos-machine-vendor-warns-of-possible.html | Due to the better track inventory and accuracy of records, Point-of-sale (POS) systems are being used in most of the industries including restaurants, lodging, entertainment, and museums around the world. It can be easily set-up depending on the nature of the business.
Despite that, Point-of-sale (POS) systems are cri... | Data_Breaches |
AT&T Suffers Data Breach, Customers' Personal Information Compromised | https://thehackernews.com/2014/06/at-suffers-data-breach-customers.html | AT&T has confirmed a security data breach in which attackers have compromised the security of a number of its mobile customers and stolen personal information including Social Security numbers and call records.
Back in April this year, AT&T suffered a data breach in which some of its customer information, including bi... | Data_Breaches |
PF Chang's China Bistro Confirms Credit and Debit Card Breach | https://thehackernews.com/2014/06/pf-changs-china-bistro-confirms-credit.html | Following the massive data breaches at eBay, Neiman Marcus Group and Michaels Stores, yet another private equity company Centerbridge Partners-backed restaurant chain P.F. Chang's China Bistro suffered a potential Credit and Debit card data breach.
The Asian-themed casual dining restaurant chain confirmed on Thursday ... | Data_Breaches |
Spotify Hacked, Urges Android Users to Upgrade app and Change Password | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/spotify-hacked-urges-android-users-to.html | Today, the popular Music streaming service Spotify said the company has suffered a Data breach and warned users of its Android app to upgrade it in the wake of a potential data breach in their servers.
Spotify is a commercial music streaming service launched in October 2008 by Swedish start-up Spotify AB and is freely... | Data_Breaches |
eBay Hacked, Change your Account Password Now | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/ebay-hacked-change-your-account.html | If you have an eBay Account then you should change your password immediately, because the World's biggest E-commerce company with 128 million active users announced today in a press release that it had been Hacked.
eBay revealed that attackers compromised customers' database including emails, physical addresses, encry... | Data_Breaches |
Book Review: Hacking Point of Sale, In-Depth Study on Payment Applications | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/book-review-hacking-point-of-sale-in.html | Point-of-sale (POS) is the hottest topic in payment structures and its one of the most popular technology topics as well. A Point-of-sale (POS) machine is a computerized replacement for a cash register. It has ability to quickly process a customer's transaction, accurately keep the records, process credit and debit car... | Data_Breaches |
New Guidelines Explain How Apple will Legally Process Law Enforcement Data Requests | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/new-guidelines-explain-how-apple-will.html | Despite the contrary regarding NSA's DROPOUTJEEP program, Apple had always denied working with the NSA in the creation of any backdoors used to spy on its users and also claimed that the NSA doesn't have backdoor access to its data. But, Apple could legally share your phone data with the law enforcement agencies if ask... | Data_Breaches |
Popular URL Shortener 'Bitly' User Accounts Reportedly Compromised | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/popular-url-shortener-bitly-user.html | The famous URL shortening service is facing a data breach. The very popular URL shortening service Bitly, has issued an urgent security warning saying that its users' account credentials may have been compromised, according to a blog post published yesterday.
"We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials h... | Data_Breaches |
France Telecom Orange Hacked Again, Personal Details of 1.3 Million Customers Stolen | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/france-telecom-orange-hacked-again.html | French leading telecommunications company 'Orange' hit by second major data breach of its kind in a matter of months. Company announced that hackers have stolen personal data of 1.3 million customers of its online portal.
ORANGE HACKED SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS
Hackers have stolen a "limited amount of personal infor... | Data_Breaches |
Facebook Introduces Anonymous Login to Limit Third-party App Permissions | https://thehackernews.com/2014/05/facebook-anonymous-login-third-party-apps.html | We're comfortable in sharing information with our Facebook friends, but it is quite sneaky for Facebook users to offer their Identities and credentials when logging in to third-party apps, they don't trust. To deal with this issue, the social network giant has plans to improve the way users login to the third party app... | Data_Breaches |
"4chan Hacked", Most Popular Image-Bulletin Board Compromised | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/4chan-Hacked-Image-Bulletin-Board.html | The founder of 4chan, Christopher Poole, aka "moot" has confirmed few hours ago, in a blog post that the popular image-based bulletin board was hacked.
The attacker gained access to the administrative functions and successfully hacked into one of 4chan's database by exploiting a website's software vulnerability last w... | Data_Breaches |
AOL Hit by Massive Data Breach, Urges Users to Change Passwords | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/aol-hit-by-massive-data-breach-urges.html | If you are a user of the American On-Line (AOL) mail service then you are advised to change your password as soon as possible.
AOL Inc. on Monday confirmed the company suffered a massive data breach that may have affected a "significant number" of email accounts.
The company has issued a warning to users that their p... | Data_Breaches |
19-Year-Old Teenager Arrested for Exploiting Heartbleed Bug to Steal Data | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/19-year-old-teenager-arrested-for_16.html | A teenager has been arrested by the Canadian police in relation to the infamous malicious breach on the country's taxpayer system using one of the most critical internet flaws, Heartbleed.
Heartbleed bug, that made headlines over past two weeks and every websites around the world flooded with its articles. Every infor... | Data_Breaches |
Flickr vulnerable to SQL Injection and Remote Code Execution Flaws | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/flickr-vulnerable-to-sql-injection-and.html | Yahoo-owned Flickr, one of the biggest online photo management and sharing website in the world was recently impacted by critical web application vulnerabilities, which left website's database and server vulnerable hackers.
Ibrahim Raafat, a security researcher from Egypt has found SQL injection vulnerabilities on Fli... | Data_Breaches |
Pakistani Hacker Arrested for Hacking Telecom Company Database | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/pakistani-hacker-arrested-for-hacking_5.html | Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a Pakistani Hacker allegedly involved in hacking into a telecom company and uploading their database on his website.
With the help of the National Response Center for Cyber Crime (NR3C) of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency, the local authorities were abl... | Data_Breaches |
Vulnerable Texas Transportation Site 'TxTag' leaves 1.2 Million Credit Cards at Risk | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/vulnerable-texas-transportation-site.html | Do you know, Why another major company is getting hacked every week? Because of poor policies, Laziness to Incident Response and lack in will-power to put efforts on applying important patches.
Some companies are not taking their security more seriously, and best suitable example for this is TxTag, an electronic toll ... | Data_Breaches |
Worst Data Breach in German History, 18 Million Email Passwords Compromised | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/worst-data-breach-in-german-history-18.html | Germany has confirmed its biggest Data theft in the country's history with usernames and passwords of some 18 million email accounts stolen and compromised by hackers.
The Story broke by the German press, Der Spiegel on Thursday, when German Authorities revealed another mass hacking of private data belonged to German ... | Data_Breaches |
LinkedIn Hack Tool Exposes Users' Emails without Exploiting Any Vulnerability | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/linkedin-hack-tool-exposes-users-emails.html | A Free Chrome, Firefox and Safari web browser plugin floating around the web, called 'Sell Hack' allows users to view the hidden email address of any LinkedIn user, means anyone can grab email addresses that we use for professional purposes.
When installed, the 'Sell Hack' plugin will pop up a 'Hack In' button on Link... | Data_Breaches |
Researchers explained How ANGRY BIRDS Sharing Your Personal Data | https://thehackernews.com/2014/04/researchers-explained-how-angry-birds.html | We are already aware about the fact that most probably every mobile app is collecting our data in one or the other form. Thanks to Edward Snowden, who provided the secret documents that revealed that the world's most popular Smartphone applications, including gaming apps such as Angry Birds, are telling the government ... | Data_Breaches |
Ukrainian Hacker falsely claimed theft of 800 million Credit Card | https://thehackernews.com/2014/03/ukrainian-hacker-falsely-claimed-theft.html | 800 Million US based Credit and Debit cards compromised! Really it's a big number and till now it has not been sized by the cyber security officials but a hacker group claims that they had stolen data on hundreds of millions of U.S. card accounts.
Last week, the hacker group called itself Anonymous Ukraine (Op_Ukraine... | Data_Breaches |
25 Million 'NAVER' Accounts Breached using Stolen Data | https://thehackernews.com/2014/03/25-million-naver-accounts-breached.html | A 31-year-old South Korean has been recently accused by the police for the allegation of infiltrating and hacking the accounts of 25 million users of Naver, one of the popular search portal in South Korea.
On Wednesday, the Asian National Police Agency revealed that the suspect purchased the private information of 25 ... | Data_Breaches |
360 Million Stolen Credential FOR SALE on Underground Black Market | https://thehackernews.com/2014/02/360-million-stolen-credential-for-sale_27.html | Your Financial Credentials are on SALE on the Underground Black Market without your Knowledge… sounds like a nightmare, but it's TRUE.
Cyber security firm, Hold Security, said it has traced over 360 million stolen account credentials that are available for Sale on Hacker's black market websites over past three weeks. ... | Data_Breaches |
Ultrasonic Password Security for Google Accounts | https://thehackernews.com/2014/02/google-may-implement-ultrasonic.html | Does a Strong Password Guarantee you the Security of your Online Account? If yes, then you should once check out our 'Data breaches' section on the website.
A Startup Company, SlickLogin has developed a technology that enables you to login into online accounts using Ultrasonic sound, instead of entering username and p... | Data_Breaches |
Crowd-Funding site Kickstarter Hacked! It's time to change your Password | https://thehackernews.com/2014/02/Kickstarter-hacked-password-data-breach.html | If you have an account at the popular crowd funding site Kickstarter, it's time to change your account's password. Kickstarter's CEO Yancey Strickler says that the company has been hacked by an unknown hacker earlier this week.
Kickstarter said in a blog post that no credit card information was stolen in Data Breach, ... | Data_Breaches |
TESCO Customers' account details leaked online | https://thehackernews.com/2014/02/Tesco-emails-databased-hacked_15.html | You all were busy in celebrating Valentine's Day with your loved ones, and the cyber criminals were too celebrating the day in their own way, and this time, with the TESCO customers.
A list of over 2,240 Tesco.com Internet Shopping accounts was posted Online on the Pastebin website by some unknown hackers on Thursday,... | Data_Breaches |
800,000 Customers' detail stolen in Data Breach at French Telecom 'Orange' | https://thehackernews.com/2014/02/800000-customer-details-stolen-in-data_2.html | One of the world's largest mobile operator 'Orange' has been hit by data breach.
The French multinational telecommunication company announced recently, it was targeted by unknown hackers on 16th January 2014, who allegedly gained access to the accounts of up to 800,000 customers of Orange website.
According to a repo... | Data_Breaches |
Tor-enabled Point-of-Sale malware 'ChewBacca' stole Credit Card data from 11 Countries | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/tor-enabled-point-of-sale-malware.html | After the massive data breaches at U.S retailers Target and Neiman Marcus in which financial credentials of more than 110 million and 1.1 million customers were compromised respectively, shows that the Point of Sale (POS) system has become a new target for the cyber criminals.
Despite the BlackPOS malware of Point of ... | Data_Breaches |
Yahoo Mail hacked; Change your account password immediately | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/yahoo-mail-hacked-change-your-account.html | A really bad year for the world's second-largest email service provider, Yahoo Mail! The company announced today, 'we identified a coordinated effort to gain unauthorized access to Yahoo Mail accounts', user names and passwords of its email customers have been stolen and are used to access multiple accounts.
Yahoo did... | Data_Breaches |
Angry Birds and other Mobile Gaming apps leaking your private information to NSA | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/angry-birds-and-other-mobile-gaming_27.html | Are you fond of playing games on your Smartphone like Angry Birds or Subway Surfer?? You should now stop wasting your time, because NSA is utilizing your gaming energy in the best possible way.
According to the latest documents leaked by former U.S. Government contractor Edward Snowden, Some of the world's most popula... | Data_Breaches |
Foursquare vulnerability that exposes 45 million users' email addresses | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/foursquare-vulnerability-that-exposes.html | A location based Social Networking platform with 45 million users,'Foursquare' was vulnerable to the primary email address disclosed.
Foursquare is a Smartphone application that gives you details of nearby cafes, bars, shops, parks using GPS location and also tells about your friends nearby.
According to a Penetratio... | Data_Breaches |
Possible Data Breach at Arts and Crafts Retailer 'Michaels Store' | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/possible-data-breach-at-arts-and-crafts.html | Western landscapes are facing a hell lot of data breaches started with Target, Neiman Marcus and now country's largest crafts chain 'Michael's Art and Crafts' may be is the latest retailer hit by a security breach.
In a statement, Irving, Texas-based company acknowledged a possible data security breach that may have a... | Data_Breaches |
16 Million German Users' Data Compromised in mysterious Botnet Malware attack | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/16-million-german-users-data.html | A New day begins with a Cup of Coffee and with new massive Data Breach News.
This time in Germany, the Digital identities of about 16 million online users had been stolen, and posing a risk to their accounts linked to social media and other services.
Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) discovered a security... | Data_Breaches |
23-Year-old Russian Hacker confessed to be original author of BlackPOS Malware | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/23-year-old-russian-hacker-confessed-to.html | In the previous reports of Cyber Intelligence firm 'IntelCrawler' named Sergey Tarasov, a 17-year-old teenager behind the nickname "ree[4]", as the developer of BlackPOS malware.
BlackPOS also known as "reedum" or 'Kaptoxa' is an effective crimeware kit, used in the massive heist of possibly 110 million consumers' Cre... | Data_Breaches |
More details about alleged 17-year-old Russian BlackPOS Malware Author released | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/Russian-hacker-BlackPOS-Malware-Author.html | Security experts at IntelCrawler provided a new interesting update on BlackPOS malware author, that he forgot to delete his Social networking profile even after the last exposure from the investigators.
As we have reported a few days before that the Intelligence firm IntelCrawler has identified a 17 year old teenager,... | Data_Breaches |
20 Million Credit Cards stolen in South Korea; 40% Population affected by the Data Leak | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/bank-data-and-credit-card-details-of-20.html | Since all threats to data security and privacy often come from outside, but internal threats are comparatively more dangerous and a difficult new dimension to the data loss prevention challenge i.e. Data Breach. The "Insider threats" have the potential to cause greater financial losses than attacks that originate outsi... | Data_Breaches |
BlackPOS Malware used in TARGET Data Breach developed by 17-Year Old Russian Hacker | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/BlackPOS-Malware-russian-hacker-Target.html | The Holiday data breach at TARGET appeared to be part of a broad and highly sophisticated international hacking campaign against multiple retailers, involving the heist of possibly 110 million Credit-Debit cards, and personal information.
Target confirmed last weekend that a malicious software was embedded in point-of... | Data_Breaches |
US retailer Neiman Marcus confirmed data breach after TARGET | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/us-retailer-neiman-marcus-confirmed_12.html | The TARGET Hack was not the only massive Data breach that happened during the last Black Friday, but also other three major US Retailers were also hacked.
Recently, Neiman Marcus also confirmed a data breach that involves Credit card theft from its customers during the holiday shopping season, using similar techniques... | Data_Breaches |
Rogue software update cause Malware attack on Japanese Nuclear Power Plant | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/rogue-software-update-cause-malware_9.html | The most critical and worst target of a State-sponsored cyber-attacks could be Hospitals, Dams, Dykes and Nuclear power stations and this may cause military conflicts between countries.
According to Japan Today, The Monju nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan was accidentally targeted by a malware on 2nd January, when ... | Data_Breaches |
Hack or attempt to Hack, you may face 20 years in prison | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/hacker-Personal-Data-Privacy-Security-Act.html | The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman 'Patrick Leahy' reintroduced a revamped version of the "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act" for tough criminal penalties for hackers, that he originally authored in 2005.
During last Christmas Holidays, a massive data breach had occurred at the shopping giant Target, involvi... | Data_Breaches |
Exclusive - openSUSE Forum Hacked; 79500 Users Data Compromised | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/openSUSE-Forum-Hacked-by-Pakistani-hacker.html | After Snapchat hack, this can be another worst data breach of the new year. A Pakistani hacker 'H4x0r HuSsY' has successfully compromised the official Forum of 'openSUSE', a Linux distro developed, sponsored & supported by SUSE.
The hacker managed to deface the Forum and uploaded its custom message page as shown and ac... | Data_Breaches |
Potential backdoors discovered in US-based components used by French Satellites | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/potential-backdoors-discovered-in-us.html | United Arab Emirates (UAE) may terminate a $930 Million USD contract with France based companies for the supply of two two military Imaging satellites due to the discovery of several US produced components in them.
Now the deal is in danger because the UAE claims it has discovered backdoors in the components which are... | Data_Breaches |
Staysure Hacked, Credit Card details of 93,000 Customers stolen | https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/Staysure-hacked-credit-card-data-breach.html | Staysure, a UK based Insurance company has suffered a massive data breach. More than 93,000 customers' sensitive financial data may have been compromised by unknown hackers.
We became aware of the problem on November 14, and quickly informed the relevant card issuing bodies and subsequently The Financial Conduct Author... | Data_Breaches |
Hacker threatens to sell data of 3.7 Million Israeli Bank Customers, demands extortion money in Bitcoin | https://thehackernews.com/2013/12/hacker-Israeli-Bank-botnet-malware-extortion-bitcoin.html | Data breaches and security incidents are a constant in the headlines these days. Hackers and cyber criminals are motivated by status or money and finding new innovative and more creative attacks to achieve this.
One of them are, Digital Bank robbery - where the thieves didn't need masks and guns to pull off the job, a... | Data_Breaches |
40 Million Credit Card accounts affected in massive data breach at 'Target' Stores during Black Friday | https://thehackernews.com/2013/12/Target-Credit-Card-hacking-Data-breach.html | If you have shopped something during the Black Friday weekend from Target's U.S based Retailer stores, then please pay serious attention - Your Credit and Debit card account may have been at Risk.
There are more than 1,500 Target stores throughout the U.S and 40 Million credit and debit card accounts of Target's custom... | Data_Breaches |
Russian hackers stole Personal details of 54 million Turkish Citizens | https://thehackernews.com/2013/12/russian-hackers-stole-personal-details.html | The Publicized Hacks, Cyber attacks and Data breaches continue to increase, and the majority of attacks are from outsiders.
Recently, Some unknown Russian hackers have reportedly stolen Personal details of nearly 54 million Turkish citizens, about 70% of the whole Turkish population.
According to a report published by... | Data_Breaches |
Vodafone Iceland hacked and exposed 70000 Users' Personal Information | https://thehackernews.com/2013/11/vodafone-iceland-hacked-and-exposed.html | Today Vodafone Iceland was hacked by the Turkish group of hackers Maxn3y (@AgentCoOfficial) who in the past has stolen data from airports' systems, electronic giants and fast food company.
The hackers announced via Twitter that he has successfully compromised Vodafone Iceland server and defaced the official website (V... | Data_Breaches |
What Does PCI 3.0 Mean to Security Practitioners? | https://thehackernews.com/2013/10/what-does-pci-30-mean-to-security_23.html | Cybercrime, identity theft, and frauds are on the rise; and in most cases, the data breaches are associated with credit cards and cardholder data. The impact of data breach not only affects your organization, but also your customers.
A common observation cites that organizations that are PCI compliant are 50% less lik... | Data_Breaches |
Top 3 Focus Areas that can help you in Data Loss Prevention | https://thehackernews.com/2013/10/top-3-focus-areas-that-can-help-you-in.html | One of the most intimidating issues that gives nightmares to IT teams across organizations is data breaches or data loss. Typically, data loss happens when security is compromised and corporate sensitive data is accessed. It might fall under any of these categories:
Unauthorized, intentional or unintentional exfiltrati... | Data_Breaches |
Drupal resets 1 Million Passwords after Data Breach | https://thehackernews.com/2013/05/drupal-resets-1-million-passwords-after.html | A Drupal data breach was announced by the official Drupal Association, that Passwords for almost one million accounts on the Drupal.org website are being reset after hackers gained unauthorized access to sensitive user data.
The security of the open source content management system has been compromised via third-party... | Data_Breaches |
HP LaserJet Security flaw allows remote data access | https://thehackernews.com/2013/03/hp-laserjet-security-flaw-allows-remote.html | A critical vulnerability discovered in certain LaserJet Pro printers that could give remote attackers access to sensitive data. Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Response Team recently issued a vulnerability note warning that HP LaserJet Professional printers contain a telnet debug shell which could allow a remote... | Data_Breaches |
Energy Department networks hit by major Cyber Attack | https://thehackernews.com/2013/02/energy-department-networks-hit-by-major.html | The Computer networks of Energy Department were attacked by unknown hackers in a major cyber attack two weeks ago and personal information on several hundred employees was compromised.
The Washington Free Beacon reports that, FBI agents are investigating the attacks and 14 computer servers and 20 workstations reported... | Data_Breaches |
Researchers Uncover FIN8's New Backdoor Targeting Financial Institutions | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/researchers-uncover-fin8s-new-backdoor.html | A financially motivated threat actor notorious for setting its sights on retail, hospitality, and entertainment industries has been observed deploying a completely new backdoor on infected systems, indicating the operators are continuously retooling their malware arsenal to avoid detection and stay under the radar.
The... | Malware |
New SideWalk Backdoor Targets U.S.-based Computer Retail Business | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/new-sidewalk-backdoor-targets-us-based.html | A computer retail company based in the U.S. was the target of a previously undiscovered implant called SideWalk as part of a recent campaign undertaken by a Chinese advanced persistent threat group primarily known for singling out entities in East and Southeast Asia.
Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET attributed the malwar... | Malware |
ShadowPad Malware is Becoming a Favorite Choice of Chinese Espionage Groups | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/shadowpad-malware-is-becoming-favorite.html | ShadowPad, an infamous Windows backdoor that allows attackers to download further malicious modules or steal data, has been put to use by five different Chinese threat clusters since 2017.
"The adoption of ShadowPad significantly reduces the costs of development and maintenance for threat actors," SentinelOne researche... | Malware |
Cybercrime Group Asking Insiders for Help in Planting Ransomware | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/cybercrime-group-asking-insiders-for.html | A Nigerian threat actor has been observed attempting to recruit employees by offering them to pay $1 million in bitcoins to deploy Black Kingdom ransomware on companies' networks as part of an insider threat scheme.
"The sender tells the employee that if they're able to deploy ransomware on a company computer or Window... | Malware |
Researchers Find New Evidence Linking Diavol Ransomware to TrickBot Gang | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/researchers-find-new-evidence-linking.html | Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about an early development version of a nascent ransomware strain called Diavol that has been linked to threat actors behind the infamous TrickBot syndicate.
The latest findings from IBM X-Force show that the ransomware sample shares similarities to other malware that ha... | Malware |
New AdLoad Variant Bypasses Apple's Security Defenses to Target macOS Systems | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/new-adload-variant-bypasses-apples.html | A new wave of attacks involving a notorious macOS adware family has evolved to leverage around 150 unique samples in the wild in 2021 alone, some of which have slipped past Apple's on-device malware scanner and even signed by its own notarization service, highlighting the malicious software ongoing attempts to adapt an... | Malware |
Why Is There A Surge In Ransomware Attacks? | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/why-is-there-surge-in-ransomware-attacks.html | The U.S. is presently combating two pandemics--coronavirus and ransomware attacks. Both have partially shut down parts of the economy. However, in the case of cybersecurity, lax security measures allow hackers to have an easy way to rake in millions.
It's pretty simple for hackers to gain financially, using malicious s... | Malware |
Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/beware-new-android-malware-hacks.html | A new Android trojan has been found to compromise Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021 via fraudulent apps distributed through Google Play Store and other third-party app marketplaces.
Dubbed "FlyTrap," the previously undocumented malware is believed to be part of a family o... | Malware |
Pulse Secure VPNs Get New Urgent Update for Poorly Patched Critical Flaw | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/pulse-secure-vpns-get-new-urgent-update.html | Pulse Secure has shipped a fix for a critical post-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Connect Secure virtual private network (VPN) appliances to address an incomplete patch for an actively exploited flaw it previously resolved in October 2020.
"The Pulse Connect Secure appliance suffers fro... | Malware |
New Amazon Kindle Bug Could've Let Attackers Hijack Your eBook Reader | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/new-amazon-kindle-bug-couldve-let.html | Amazon earlier this April addressed a critical vulnerability in its Kindle e-book reader platform that could have been potentially exploited to take full control over a user's device, resulting in the theft of sensitive information by just deploying a malicious e-book.
"By sending Kindle users a single malicious e-book... | Malware |
A Wide Range of Cyber Attacks Leveraging Prometheus TDS Malware Service | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/a-wide-range-of-cyber-attacks.html | Multiple cybercriminal groups are leveraging a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) solution to carry out a wide range of malicious software distribution campaigns that result in the deployment of payloads such as Campo Loader, Hancitor, IcedID, QBot, Buer Loader, and SocGholish against individuals in Belgium as well as governm... | Malware |
Chinese Hackers Target Major Southeast Asian Telecom Companies | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/chinese-hackers-target-major-southeast.html | Three distinct clusters of malicious activities operating on behalf of Chinese state interests have staged a series of attacks to target networks belonging to at least five major telecommunications companies located in Southeast Asian countries since 2017.
"The goal of the attackers behind these intrusions was to gain ... | Malware |
Solarmarker InfoStealer Malware Once Again Making its Way Into the Wild | https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/solarmarker-infostealer-malware-once.html | Healthcare and education sectors are the frequent targets of a new surge in credential harvesting activity from what's a "highly modular" .NET-based information stealer and keylogger, charting the course for the threat actor's continued evolution while simultaneously remaining under the radar.
Dubbed "Solarmarker," the... | Malware |
Experts Uncover Several C&C Servers Linked to WellMess Malware | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/experts-uncover-several-c-servers.html | Cybersecurity researchers on Friday unmasked new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure belonging to the Russian threat actor tracked as APT29, aka Cozy Bear, that has been spotted actively serving WellMess malware as part of an ongoing attack campaign.
More than 30 C2 servers operated by the Russian foreign intellige... | Malware |
Several Malicious Typosquatted Python Libraries Found On PyPI Repository | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/several-malicious-typosquatted-python.html | As many as eight Python packages that were downloaded more than 30,000 times have been removed from the PyPI portal for containing malicious code, once again highlighting how software package repositories are evolving into a popular target for supply chain attacks.
"Lack of moderation and automated security controls in... | Malware |
A New Wiper Malware Was Behind Recent Cyberattack On Iranian Train System | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/a-new-wiper-malware-was-behind-recent.html | A cyber attack that derailed websites of Iran's transport ministry and its national railway system earlier this month, causing widespread disruptions in train services, was the result of a never-before-seen reusable wiper malware called "Meteor."
The campaign — dubbed "MeteorExpress" — has not been linked to any previo... | Malware |
Phony Call Centers Tricking Users Into Installing Ransomware and Data-Stealers | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/phony-call-centers-tricking-users-into.html | An ongoing malicious campaign that employs phony call centers has been found to trick victims into downloading malware capable of data exfiltration as well as deploying ransomware on infected systems.
The attacks — dubbed "BazaCall" — eschew traditional social engineering techniques that rely on rogue URLs and malware-... | Malware |
Hackers Exploit Microsoft Browser Bug to Deploy VBA Malware on Targeted PCs | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/hackers-exploit-microsoft-browser-bug.html | An unidentified threat actor has been exploiting a now-patched zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer browser to deliver a fully-featured VBA-based remote access trojan (RAT) capable of accessing files stored in compromised Windows systems, and downloading and executing malicious payloads as part of an "unusual" campaign.
... | Malware |
New Android Malware Uses VNC to Spy and Steal Passwords from Victims | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/new-android-malware-uses-vnc-to-spy-and.html | A previously undocumented Android-based remote access trojan (RAT) has been found to use screen recording features to steal sensitive information on the device, including banking credentials, and open the door for on-device fraud.
Dubbed "Vultur" due to its use of Virtual Network Computing (VNC)'s remote screen-sharing... | Malware |
Hackers Turning to 'Exotic' Programming Languages for Malware Development | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/hackers-turning-to-exotic-programming.html | Threat actors are increasingly shifting to "exotic" programming languages such as Go, Rust, Nim, and Dlang that can better circumvent conventional security protections, evade analysis, and hamper reverse engineering efforts.
"Malware authors are known for their ability to adapt and modify their skills and behaviors to ... | Malware |
Microsoft Warns of LemonDuck Malware Targeting Windows and Linux Systems | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/microsoft-warns-of-lemonduck-malware.html | An infamous cross-platform crypto-mining malware has continued to refine and improve upon its techniques to strike both Windows and Linux operating systems by setting its sights on older vulnerabilities, while simultaneously latching on to a variety of spreading mechanisms to maximize the effectiveness of its campaigns... | Malware |
XLoader Windows InfoStealer Malware Now Upgraded to Attack macOS Systems | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/xloader-windows-infostealer-malware-now.html | A popular malware known for stealing sensitive information from Windows machines has evolved into a new strain capable of also targeting Apple's macOS operating system.
The upgraded malware, dubbed "XLoader," is a successor to another well-known Windows-based info stealer called Formbook that's known to vacuum credenti... | Malware |
This New Malware Hides Itself Among Windows Defender Exclusions to Evade Detection | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/this-new-malware-hides-itself-among.html | Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday lifted the lid on a previously undocumented malware strain dubbed "MosaicLoader" that singles out individuals searching for cracked software as part of a global campaign.
"The attackers behind MosaicLoader created a piece of malware that can deliver any payload on the system, making... | Malware |
China's Cyberspies Targeting Southeast Asian Government Entities | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/chinas-cyberspies-targeting-southeast.html | A sweeping and "highly active campaign" that originally set its sights on Myanmar has broadened its focus to strike a number of targets located in the Philippines, according to new research.
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which first spotted the infections in October 2020, attributed them to a threat actor it tr... | Malware |
Ransomware Attacks Targeting Unpatched EOL SonicWall SMA 100 VPN Appliances | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/ransomware-attacks-targeting-unpatched.html | Networking equipment maker SonicWall is alerting customers of an "imminent" ransomware campaign targeting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series and Secure Remote Access (SRA) products running unpatched and end-of-life 8.x firmware.
The warning comes more than a month after reports emerged that remote access vulnera... | Malware |
Google Details iOS, Chrome, IE Zero-Day Flaws Exploited Recently in the Wild | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/google-details-ios-chrome-ie-zero-day.html | Threat intelligence researchers from Google on Wednesday shed more light on four in-the-wild zero-days in Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer browsers that were exploited by malicious actors in different campaigns since the start of the year.
What's more, three of the four zero-days were engineered by commercial prov... | Malware |
16 Cybercriminals Behind Mekotio and Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Arrested in Spain | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/16-cybercriminals-behind-mekotio-and.html | Spanish law enforcement agencies on Wednesday arrested 16 individuals belonging to a criminal network in connection with operating two banking trojans as part of a social engineering campaign targeting financial institutions in Europe.
The arrests were made in Ribeira (A Coruña), Madrid, Parla and Móstoles (Madrid), Se... | Malware |
REvil Ransomware Gang Mysteriously Disappears After High-Profile Attacks | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/revil-ransomware-gang-mysteriously.html | REvil, the infamous ransomware cartel behind some of the biggest cyberattacks targeting JBS and Kaseya, has mysteriously disappeared from the dark web, leading to speculations that the criminal enterprise may have been taken down.
Multiple darknet and clearnet sites maintained by the Russia-linked cybercrime syndicate,... | Malware |
Chinese Hackers Exploited Latest SolarWinds 0-Day in Targeted Attacks | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/chinese-hackers-exploit-latest.html | Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed that the latest string of attacks targeting SolarWinds Serv-U managed file transfer service with a now-patched remote code execution (RCE) exploit is the handiwork of a Chinese threat actor dubbed "DEV-0322."
The revelation comes days after the Texas-based IT monitoring software maker iss... | Malware |
Trickbot Malware Returns with a new VNC Module to Spy on its Victims | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/trickbot-malware-returns-with-new-vnc.html | Cybersecurity researchers have opened the lid on the continued resurgence of the insidious Trickbot malware, making it clear that the Russia-based transnational cybercrime group is working behind the scenes to revamp its attack infrastructure in response to recent counter efforts from law enforcement.
"The new capabili... | Malware |
Hackers Spread BIOPASS Malware via Chinese Online Gambling Sites | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/hackers-spread-biopass-malware-via.html | Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new malware that's striking online gambling companies in China via a watering hole attack to deploy either Cobalt Strike beacons or a previously undocumented Python-based backdoor called BIOPASS RAT that takes advantage of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio's live-strea... | Malware |
Kaseya Releases Patches for Flaws Exploited in Widespread Ransomware Attack | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/kaseya-releases-patches-for-flaws.html | Florida-based software vendor Kaseya on Sunday rolled out urgent updates to address critical security vulnerabilities in its Virtual System Administrator (VSA) solution that was used as a jumping off point to target as many as 1,500 businesses across the globe as part of a widespread supply-chain ransomware attack.
Fol... | Malware |
Experts Uncover Malware Attacks Targeting Corporate Networks in Latin America | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/experts-uncover-malware-attacks.html | Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday took the wraps off a new, ongoing espionage campaign targeting corporate networks in Spanish-speaking countries, specifically Venezuela, to spy on its victims.
Dubbed "Bandidos" by ESET owing to the use of an upgraded variant of Bandook malware, the primary targets of the threat ac... | Malware |
Kaseya Rules Out Supply-Chain Attack; Says VSA 0-Day Hit Its Customers Directly | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/kaseya-rules-out-supply-chain-attack.html | U.S. technology firm Kaseya, which is firefighting the largest ever supply-chain ransomware strike on its VSA on-premises product, ruled out the possibility that its codebase was unauthorizedly tampered with to distribute malware.
While initial reports raised speculations that REvil, the ransomware gang behind the atta... | Malware |
TrickBot Botnet Found Deploying A New Ransomware Called Diavol | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/trickbot-botnet-found-deploying-new.html | Threat actors behind the infamous TrickBot malware have been linked to a new ransomware strain named "Diavol," according to the latest research.
Diavol and Conti ransomware payloads were deployed on different systems in a case of an unsuccessful attack targeting one of its customers earlier this month, researchers from... | Malware |
REvil Used 0-Day in Kaseya Ransomware Attack, Demands $70 Million Ransom | https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/revil-used-0-day-in-kaseya-ransomware.html | Amidst the massive supply-chain ransomware attack that triggered an infection chain compromising thousands of businesses on Friday, new details have emerged about how the notorious Russia-linked REvil cybercrime gang may have pulled off the unprecedented hack.
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) on ... | Malware |
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