data theft
U.S. Federal Reserve admits being breached by Anonymous
U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed the breach of one of its internal websites by the hands of Anonymous hackers, but denied that the file containing personal information of over …
Hackers breach U.S. Energy Department networks
Notifications sent out to employees and contractors of the U.S. Department of Energy have confirmed that it and its networks have been the latest victim of …
Twitter confirms hack compromised 250,000 user accounts
Twitter has reset the passwords and revoked session tokens of some 250,000 Twitter users following a successful breach of a database containing user data. The compromise has …
Bogus Windows 8 activators collect users’ private info
Despite Windows 8 sales being not as good as Microsoft hoped, there is considerable interest in the new OS version. Still, not everybody wants to pay to try it out, and …
Sony fined £250,000 for 2011 Playstation Network breach
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Sony £250,000 for failing to adequately protect UK gamers’ personal and possibly even financial information …
Researchers crack Microsoft’s Fix It for latest IE 0-day
Microsoft has announced on Friday that this month’s Patch Tuesday will include seven advisories, but unfortunately there will be no patch for the recently detected IE …
Scarlett Johansson hacker gets 10 years in prison
36-year-old Florida resident Christopher Chaney has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and to pay $66,000 restitution for having hacked the email accounts of Scarlett …
ExploitHub confirms breach
ExploitHub.com, the well-known online marketplace where one can buy exploit code for disclosed vulnerabilities, has confirmed that its web application server was compromised, …
Researchers uncover Tor-powered Skynet botnet
Rapid7 researchers have recently unearthed an unusual piece of malware that turned out to be crucial to the formation of an elusive botnet – dubbed Skynet by the …
Custom-made malware is infecting POS terminals
A new type of malware aimed at Point-of-Sale (POS) systems has been spotted on machines belonging to big-name retailers, hotels, restaurants, and parking providers located …
Facebook helps Feds take down international cybercrime ring
The Department of Justice and the FBI announced the arrests of 10 individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom, and the …
Team GhostShell leaks 1.6M account details
Hacker collective Team GhostShell, which has recently specialized in massive data leaks, has done it again and made public 1.6 million account details allegedly stolen from …