data theft
Fake “Steam Cracker” steals user credentials
Users of Valve’s Steam game platform are once again targeted by malware peddlers, and this time the lure is a “Steam Cracker”. The cracker is being offered …
How cybercriminals are infecting networks
Research by Websense reveals the trifecta that is driving epidemic levels of data theft: 1) extremely effective social media lures 2) evasive and hard-to-detect infiltration …
Fake jobs site owner filed tax returns with stolen identities
A 31-year-old that has set up a website offering the possibility for unemployed people to apply for non-existing jobs and has been using the collected applicants’ …
Bank accounts of 3 million Iranians compromised
A former manager of an electronic banking clearance and automated payments system in Iran got tired of waiting for banks to fix a security vulnerability that put their …
What is the top target of cyber attacks?
Customer, student, employee and patient information is most at risk for cyber attacks today, and defending that data is a top concern for IT professionals this year, according …
“Movie” apps on Google Play steal contact info
29 malicious Android apps whose goal is to steal personal and contact information have been discovered over the weekend on the official Google Play market. According to …
The sad reality of data security
Hacktivists, criminals, nation states, malicious or careless insiders – all these are fueling the need for data protection and risk management within enterprises. The …
Utah data breach numbers 750K+ victims
Social Security numbers of some 280,000 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plans users and “less sensitive” information on 500,000 more of them has …
Sophos finds unauthorized RATs on server, takes partner portal offline
Renowned security firm Sophos has taken down one of its partner portals (located at ) following the discovery of a compromise of the server on which it’s hosted. …
1.5 million cards compromised in Global Payments breach
A massive breach of the processing system of Atlanta-based Global Payments has been confirmed by the company. “The company believes that the affected portion of its …
Call center employees are selling user information
Indian call center employees sell confidential data belonging to users for as little as $0.03, reports the Daily Mail. According to the news outlet, reporters from The Sunday …
Top cause of data breaches? Negligent insiders
Negligent insiders are the top cause of data breaches while malicious attacks are 25 percent more costly than other types, according to the Ponemon Institute. The study also …