Zeljka Zorz
Programmer steals US government software source code
A Chinese computer programmer has been arrested in New York for having allegedly copied and stolen the source code of software developed by the US Treasury Department, …
Koobface botnet goes down, suspects scurry to erase tracks
As the names of the five individuals believed to be behind the Koobface botnet were revealed on Tuesday, their reaction was almost immediate and seems to validate the …
Free Facebook Mug scam doing rounds
A few months ago it was a free Facebook t-shirt to celebrate the social network’s 7th birthday, now it’s a free Facebook-themed ceramic mug, but the scam behind …
Symantec admits its networks were hacked and source code stolen
After having first claimed that the source code leaked by Indian hacking group Dharmaraja was not stolen through a breach of its networks, but possibly by compromising the …
Bogus Western Union notice leads to phishing
A fake Western Union notice is hitting inboxes around the world and scaring people into following the offered link to a phishing page. “Failure in updating your profile …
Google tests QR code-based authentication
Google has apparently been testing an alternative to its two-step verification option for accessing Gmail and Google accounts, and it uses a QR code. The option is thought to …
Facebook “Free Mobile Recharge” scam hijacks accounts
A phishing and survey scam rolled into one is currently targeting Facebook users and ends up hijacking their accounts and making it difficult for users to get them back, warns …
Fake browser plug-in “shares” Facebook scam
Facebook survey scams mostly follow the same pattern: they lure users in with offers of watching a funny/amazing/adult-themed video, directly ask them to “share” …
Hackers steal $6.7 million in bank cyber heist
A perfectly planned and coordinated bank robbery was executed during the first three days of the new year in Johannesburg, and left the targeted South African Postbank – …
Brazen Brazilian hackers opening cybercrime schools
Brazilian hackers are known for their preference for stealing and misusing phished banking credentials and credit card numbers, but also for their penchant to openly brag …
Identities of likely Koobface gang members revealed
It was a well-known fact in security circles that some researchers were involved for quite some time in an investigation aiming at revealing the identities of the individuals …
Hackers breach T-Mobile Web server, leak staff data
A Web server hosting part of T-Mobile’s official website has apparently been compromised by TeaMp0isoN, a hacker collective associated with Anonymous, and some of the …