data theft
Yahoo! closes security hole that led to huge password breach
Yahoo! has patched the security hole that allowed hackers to access some 450,000 email addresses and passwords associated with Yahoo! Contributor Network and ultimately …
NVIDIA and Android forums hacked, user credentials stolen
Following the high-profile breach of one of Yahoo’s subdomain servers and the resulting leak of over 450,000 passwords stored in clear text in one of the exfiltrated …
Nearly half a million Yahoo passwords leaked following hack
Some 450,000 email addresses and associated unencrypted passwords have been dumped online by the hacking collective “D33Ds Company” following the compromise of a …
Formspring breach and leak triggers massive password reset
Formspring, a social Q&A website popular with teenagers, is the latest site to have its servers breached and the passwords of its users compromised by hackers. According …
FBI arrests 24 carders in online sting, UGNazi leader is among them
Following a two-year undercover operation led by the FBI, a coordinated action involving law enforcement agencies from 13 countries has led to the arrest of 24 individuals …
US federal commission breach endangers employees
Employees of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission – an independent agency of the United States government that regulates futures and option markets – have …
Massive botnet shut down after botmaster’s arrest
Following an investigation that lasted 10 months, Russian police authorities have managed to arrest the 22-year-old operator of one of the largest botnets known to date. …
App retrieving contactless credit card details pulled from Google Play
The Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol – supported and present on the latest smartphones – can be misused to steal data, say Symantec researchers. They tested …
AutoCAD worm steals blueprints, sends them to China
Duqu and Flame are not the only pieces of malware interested in grabbing AutoCAD files, says ESET researcher Righard Zwienenberg. A sudden spike on ESET’s LiveGrid Early …
LinkedIn hit with class action suit following password leak
It seems that LinkedIn can’t catch a break these days. Following the discovery that its mobile app for iOS devices is sending potentially confidential information to the …
Hackers leak customer data after firm refuses to pay ransom
Hacking collective “Rex Mundi” has leaked a batch of personal and financial information belonging to individuals who have applied for loans with online loan …
Zitmo Trojan masquerades as security app
Zeus-in-the-mobile (“Zitmo”) for Android users is back, pretending to be a security solution for the mobile operating platform. It masquerades as “Android …