data theft
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 …
The effect of data breaches on consumers
Commenting on a Ponemon Report showing that 72 per cent of consumers who have been notified of a data breach at a company they had dealt were dissatisfied with the …