data theft
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 …
Kaspersky Lab predicts core threats for 2013
Kaspersky Lab’s experts outlined key security trends of 2012 and presented their views on the core threats of 2013. The most notable predictions for the next year …
Hackers publish more info from UN atomic energy agency’s servers
Displeased with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s statement that they breached only an “old server,” anti-Israel hacker group “Parastoo” …
Would you dump your network provider after a security breach?
Compromised security – rather than high monthly fees – would be the biggest catalyst for triggering UK smartphone users to change mobile network providers. The …
UN atomic energy agency confirms breach into its server
It has been confirmed that the email addresses recently leaked by anti-Israel hacker group “Parastoo” have been stolen from a server belonging to the International …
Nationwide customers notified of breach, PI theft
Nationwide, one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world, has been sending out letters to notify some of its clients about the compromise and …
U.S. denies hacking computers in the Élysées Palace
U.S. cyber spies have allegedly hacked a string of computers inside the official residence of the President of the French Republic during the last days of Sarkozy’s …
What’s the most coveted target for cyber attackers?
Despite repeated warnings, organizations are still failing to lock down the primary target of most cyber-attacks – privileged access points. Cyber-Ark labs analyzed a …
FreeBSD infrastructure breached, third-party packages potentially affected
The FreeBSD team has announced over the weekend that two machines within the FreeBSD.org cluster have been compromised and have been consequently pulled offline for analysis. …