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Hacker destroys VFEmail service, wipes backups

February 14, 2019 admin backups, cybercrime, destroy, email, hack, hacking, mail

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:56:00 +0000

A hacker managed to compromise, and entirely destroy, a popular email service and all of its backups. What happened?

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Collection 1 data breach: what you need to know

January 18, 2019 admin 101, breaches, Brian Krebs, Collection #1, data breach, data dump, extortion, hack, hacking, haveibeenpwned, How-tos, MEGA, passwords, PPI, Troy Hunt, user awareness

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:33:40 +0000

In what’s being dubbed one of the largest data dumps in history, Collection 1 contains the data of over 770 million people. But is it really as bad as it sounds? We take a closer look and let users know what to do if their info is caught up in the mix.

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Marriott breach impacts 500 million customers: here’s what to do about it

November 30, 2018 admin 101, Advanced Encryption Standard, AES, Aloft, breach, Brian Krebs, Business, data breach, data loss, Design Hotels, Element, encryption, Four Point, Four Points by Sheraton, FYI, hack, Le Meridien, Marriott, Security world, Sherato, St. Regis, Starwood, Starwood Preferred Guest, The Luxury Collection, Tribute Portfoloi, W Hotels, Westin

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:17:33 +0000

Marriott disclosed a large-scale data breach impacting up to 500 million customers who have stayed at a Starwood-branded hotel within the last four years.

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Tags: Advanced Encryption Standard AES Aloft breach Brian Krebs data breach data-loss Design Hotels Element encryption Four Point Four Points by Sheraton hack Le Meridien Marriott Sherato St. Regis Starwood Starwood Preferred Guest The Luxury Collection Tribute Portfoloi W Hotels Westin

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Web skimmers compete in Umbro Brasil hack

November 20, 2018 admin brasil, credit card, criminals, exfiltration, hack, JSON, Magecart, RiskIQ, skimming, Threat analysis, umbro, web

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:51:57 +0000

In this web skimming match between two Magecart groups, there can only be one winner.

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No, your account on Facebook was not hacked

October 10, 2018 admin Facebook, fake news, hack, hoax, news

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:31:57 +0000

The “another friend request from you” hoax on Facebook is gaining traction. Don’t fall for it.

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Two major Canadian banks blackmailed after alleged data breach

May 29, 2018 admin BMO, cybercrime, hack, hacking, ransom, Simplii

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 19:52:26 +0000

The information of close to 90,000 customers from Simplii Financial and Bank of Montreal has reportedly been stolen by a group of hackers.

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 25

February 22, 2018 admin Android, hack, mi-cam, news, passwords, podcast, Threats, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: pavelnikiforov| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:24:00 +0000

On this episode of podcast, Jeff and David discuss a vulnerability in baby monitors, password re-use in Britain’s GenZ, and more.

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Bogus hack apps hack users back for cryptocash

February 7, 2018 admin Adware, Android, coin hive, coin miners, cybercrime, hack, hack app, Mobile, Trojan

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:30:00 +0000

Recently, we discovered a gold mine of fake hack apps that mine for Monero cryptocurrency and serve up annoying adware.

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