data theft
XSS bug allows Amazon account hijacking
A recurring XSS bug in Amazon’s Kindle Library, i.e. the “Manage your Kindle” web application, can be exploited by attackers looking to hijack users’ …
Freenode suffers breach, asks users to change their passwords
Popular IRC network Freenode has suffered a security breach and is asking users to change their passwords, as they might have been compromised. “Earlier today the …
Home Depot and Target attackers likely not the same
More details about the malware used in the Home Depot breach have surfaced, and it seems that, after all, it wasn’t the one used in the Target breach (BlackPOS). …
Everything you need to know about POS malware
With this year’s dramatic uptick in data breaches targeting retailers and restaurant chains and, more specifically, the payment card data they process every day, …
Most people still unconcerned about privacy threats
While cyber thieves continue to breach major corporations such as JP Morgan and, just last week, the Salvation Army and Home Depot, Americans still seem to be unconcerned …
Home Depot breach confirmed, stolen info used to change PINs, collect money
In a terse statement, and an annoyingly repetitive FAQ, Home Depot has confirmed that it had suffered a breach of its payment data systems. The breach could impact any …
Mounting evidence points towards Home Depot breach
Still officially unconfirmed, a Home Depot hack looks increasingly likely to have happened. As Nicole Perlroth noted, the source of stolen card information can be discovered …
Home Depot breached, carders selling stolen payment card info
The Home Depot, a popular American home improvement and construction retailer that boasts of 2,200 stores in the US and 287 abroad, has apparently suffered a data breach that …
Namecheap accounts brute-forced by CyberVor gang?
California-based domain registrar and web hosting firm Namecheap has been targeted by hackers, the company’s VP of hosting Matt Russell warned on Monday, and said that …
New BlackPOS variant masquerades as AV service
Before the Backoff point-of-sale malware received deserved attention, the main player in the PoS malware field was BlackPOS (or Kaptoxa), the memory-scraping malware that was …
JPMorgan attackers altered bank records
The number of US banks that have apparently been targeted and breached by hackers is slowly rising, as newer reports say that seven financial organizations have been hit. …
FBI investigating JPMorgan, US banks breaches
In the wake of reports that several big US financial institutions have had their networks compromised by hackers this month, the FBI and the Secret Service have mounted an …