data theft
Why are hackers increasingly targeting the healthcare industry?
Cyber-attacks in the healthcare environment are on the rise, with recent research suggesting that critical healthcare systems could be vulnerable to attack. In general, the …
Another “historic” hack and leak: 51 million iMesh accounts for sale
Email addresses and login credentials of some 51 million users of the recently defunct iMesh file sharing service are being sold online for 1 bitcoin. The seller is …
32m Twitter login credentials stolen from users
Leaked Source has added 32,888,300 records of Twitter users to its repository of leaked data. The source of the batch is a user who goes by the alias …
Stolen LinkedIn data used in malware campaign hitting European users
European LinkedIn users are being targeted with highly personalized malicious emails. It is more than likely that the attackers are misusing the compromised LinkedIn user data …
FastPOS malware exfiltrates data immediately after harvesting it
POS malware might have taken a backseat when ransomware became the go-to malware for many cyber crooks, but stealing payment card information to effect fraudulent transactions …
65 million Tumblr users’ email addresses, passwords sold on dark web
Email addresses and hashed and salted passwords of 65 million Tumblr users are being sold online by “peace_of_mind,” aka “Peace”, the individual that …
FBI warns about keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers
A private industry notification issued by the FBI in late April may indicate that keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers have been fund being used in the wild. The …
Black Jack Free app carries deadly banking Trojan
Despite Google’s best efforts, malware peddlers occasionally manage to get their malicious wares on Google Play. The latest example of this unfortunate reality is an app …
Fraudsters loot W-2 data stored by Equifax
Equifax, one of the big-three US credit bureaus, has been targeted by fraudsters that search for W-2 data and use it for claiming fraudulent tax returns. But the company …
Fraudsters steal tax data from ADP customer portal
ADP has confirmed identity thieves managed to access W-2 data of a number of its customers’ employees through the company’s customer portal, but says that the …
Gozi malware creator sentenced to time served
Nikita Kuzmin, the creator of the Gozi malware, was sentenced on Monday in Manhattan federal court to time served (37 months). He was also ordered to pay nearly $7 million in …
Screen overlay Android malware is on the rise
As predicted, the ability to lay screens over legitimate (e.g. banking) apps is becoming a crucial feature for the success of Android malware. The capability was first seen in …