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Scams

Fraudsters intercept corporate debit cards and swap out chips in new scam

Fraudsters intercept corporate debit cards and swap out chips in new scam

Scams

Fraudsters intercept corporate debit cards and swap out chips in new scam

Criminals have devised a new scheme that aims to drain the bank accounts of large corporations.

Tomáš Foltýn10 Apr 2018


Cybercrime

The world's most popular YouTube video has been hacked

The world's most popular YouTube video has been hacked

Cybercrime

The world's most popular YouTube video has been hacked

Hackers have managed to deface an array of popular YouTube music videos, changing titles and thumbnail images.

Graham Cluley10 Apr 2018


Cybercrime

Hacker who broke into NFL’s Twitter account to spread death hoax learns his punishment

Hacker who broke into NFL’s Twitter account to spread death hoax learns his punishment

Cybercrime

Hacker who broke into NFL’s Twitter account to spread death hoax learns his punishment

The 2016 compromise of the league’s Twitter account is one of a number of high-profile social media hijackings.

Tomáš Foltýn09 Apr 2018


Cybercrime

Saks and Lord & Taylor stores suffer data breach exposing five million bank cards

Saks and Lord & Taylor stores suffer data breach exposing five million bank cards

Cybercrime

Saks and Lord & Taylor stores suffer data breach exposing five million bank cards

Cybercriminals are believed to have stolen information for more than five million credit and debit cards that shoppers had used at dozens of Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th and Lord & Taylor stores mainly in the United States between May 2017 and March 2018.

Tomáš Foltýn05 Apr 2018


Digital Security

The 5 IT security actions to take now based on 2018 Trends

The 5 IT security actions to take now based on 2018 Trends

Digital Security

The 5 IT security actions to take now based on 2018 Trends

Implementing the five actions described in this article can help reduce your organization's cyber risk and bolster its security defenses

Stephen Cobb04 Apr 2018


Ransomware

WannaCryptor said to reappear, hitting Boeing’s computers

WannaCryptor said to reappear, hitting Boeing’s computers

Ransomware

WannaCryptor said to reappear, hitting Boeing’s computers

The notorious ransomware prompted fears that aircraft production could be impacted

Tomáš Foltýn29 Mar 2018


Scams

Pingu Cleans Up: Subscription scam on Google Play

Pingu Cleans Up: Subscription scam on Google Play

Scams

Pingu Cleans Up: Subscription scam on Google Play

The game was uploaded to Google Play and attempted to trick users into unwittingly signing up for a weekly paid subscription

Lukas Stefanko29 Mar 2018


Cybercrime

Lizard Squad member jailed after offering DDoS-for-hire attack service

Lizard Squad member jailed after offering DDoS-for-hire attack service

Cybercrime

Lizard Squad member jailed after offering DDoS-for-hire attack service

"Hacker-for-hire" service launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against websites and phone-bombed its victims.

Graham Cluley29 Mar 2018


Digital Security

World Backup Day: Saving the day by saving data

World Backup Day: Saving the day by saving data

Digital Security

World Backup Day: Saving the day by saving data

World Backup Day is a timely reminder of the importance of taking effective measures that can make all the difference when a data loss incident strikes.

Tomáš Foltýn28 Mar 2018