Operators of email hacking websites arrested in US, China, Romania
As part of an international law enforcement operation involving Romania, India, and China, US federal prosecutors have charged two operators of a United States-based email …
Microsoft reveals law enforcement documents were stolen in latest hack
With a short blog post, Microsoft has announced on Friday that unknown hackers might have accessed and exfiltrated information regarding law enforcement information requests …
Hasbro’s website compromised, serves malware
The official website of well-known toy maker Hasbro has been compromised and found serving malware to unsuspecting visitors on a number of occasions during the last few weeks. …
Feds take over online counterfeit card webshop, arrest its operators
Three men who allegedly ran a one-stop online shop selling counterfeit credit cards and holographic overlays to be used by criminals to make fake identifications, face federal …
US mega-retailer Michaels has likely also been breached
Texas-based specialty retailer Michaels Stores is the latest company to officially announce that it has been targeted by cyber crooks that were after their customers’ …
Which e-commerce sites do more to protect your password?
Consumers increasingly share their personal data, including payment information, with a growing number of e-retailers. The keys that protect their personal data are the …
Week in review: Chrome bugs turns browser into listening device, Target POS malware author reveals himself
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Ad-pushers buy Chrome add-ons, update them to inject ads Google has a new problem: …
Developing countries are more willing to trade privacy for security
Microsoft has released the results of a global survey that tried to answer the question how people around the world see technology and how personal technology has changed …
$2.7 million await successful Pwnium 4 contestants
Google has, once again, called security researchers to participate in its annual Pwnium contest scheduled to be held at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver in …
Beware of malicious specialised software keygens!
Masquerading malware as key generators for popular games is a well-known malware-delivery tactic, but it’s not often that you see malicious keygens for other types of …
1.1 million affected in Neiman Marcus breach
American luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus has finally offered some details about the breach it suffered during the end of the year holidays. It’s not as bad …
Spoofed Whatsapp site delivers polymorphic SMS Trojan
The more popular an online service or an app is, the more likely this popularity will be misused by cyber crooks to trick users into downloading malware or sharing personal …
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