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Cyber fraudsters steal over $50 million from airplane systems manufacturer

Austrian company FACC, which develops and produces components and systems made of composite materials for aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus, …

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Authorized Symantec reseller scams users into buying security software

Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a new tech support scam that, unlike most, is being perpetrated by an active member of the Symantec Partner Program. Users are being …

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Asacub Android Trojan: Financial fraud and information stealing

Asacub is a new malware that targets Android users for financial gain. When first identified, Asacub displayed all the signs of an information stealing malware; however, some …

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Malicious Chrome extensions ransack Steam users’ inventory

Steam users are being targeted by a scammer that’s offering apparently helpful Chrome extensions for free, but is actually using them to steal items from victims’ …

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Casino operator sues Trustwave for failing to spot and stop hackers

Nevada-based Affinity Gaming, which operates five casinos in that state and 11 altogether in the US, is suing infosec outfit Trustwave, claiming that the company did a poor …

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CWA hackers breached US DNI Clapper’s email, broadband account

Crackas With Attitude (CWA), a group of hackers with a pro-Palestinian agenda, have hit another high-rank US intelligence chief. The first time around, in October 2015, it was …

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Attackers use SQL injection to manipulate search engine rankings

Akamai has identified a sophisticated SEO campaign that uses SQL injection to attack targeted websites. Affected websites will distribute hidden HTML links that confuse search …

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Group using DDoS attacks to extort business gets hit by European law enforcement

On 15 and 16 December, law enforcement agencies from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and the United Kingdom joined forces with Europol in the framework of an …

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Cyber crooks abuse legitimate EU Cookie Law notices in clever clickjacking campaign

Cyber crooks have set up a clever new clickjacking campaign that takes advantage of pop-up alerts that European users are (by now) accustomed to see: the “EU Cookie …

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Fitbit, warranty fraud, and hijacked accounts

Online account hijackings usually end up with the account owners being the main victims, but there are fraudsters out there who are more interested in ripping off companies …

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Scammers target citizens filing tax returns online

As ten million people prepare to complete their tax returns online in January, British citizens are being bombarded with scams. Forty per cent have received phishing emails …

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Fake “account verification” email targeting Alibaba.com users

Businesses who use Alibaba.com to connect with Chinese manufacturers are being targeted in a recently discovered phishing campaign, Comodo warns. It takes the form of phishing …

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