Security and spyware news
Stay safe online - 2019-07-21
FaceApp aged photo trend: fun and games or risk to your privacy?
The viral FaceApp raises questions regarding users' privacy and relations to the Russian government.
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Slack prompts password reset to 100,000 users following the 2015 breach
Slack sweeps up after 2015 hack: compromised credentials of thousands of users reset to ensure security.
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10,000 people have been attacked by state-sponsored hackers, Microsoft claims
Microsoft released a blog with warnings about hacking attempts that have involved around 10,000 customers.
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Sprint account users got their data leaked via Samsung.com
US mobile network provider Sprint warned its users about data compromise which includes names, phone numbers, device information, and other details.
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Hackers in Bulgaria stole 21 GB of users' data: 11 GB shared with local media
Millions of Bulgarians affected: hackers stole their private data and emailed its download links to local media.
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News
2019-07-16
FTC: Cambridge Analytica scandal will cost Facebook $5 billion
The Federal Trade Commission issued Facebook a $5 billion fine over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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News
2019-07-15
Magecart compromises 17,000 domains via the misconfigured S3 Buckets
New Magecart campaign automatically scans for misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets to inject JavaScript-based card skimmer.
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160K resumes on Chinese recruitment site allegedly leaked by staff
Former employees of the Zhilian recruitment site confess to exposing 160K personal resumes.
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Korean TV show torrents distributed with GoBot2 backdoor variant
A variant of GoBot2 backdoor includes Korean victims into a DDoS botnet, allows remote code execution.
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News Viruses and parasites
2019-07-10
Microsoft warns: fileless Astaroth malware is back with a new campaign
Fileless malware named Astaroth is back. Still works on stealing sensitive data.
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News Viruses and parasites
2019-07-09
DDoS attacker DerpTrolling sentenced to 27 months in prison
The hacker who launched DDoS attacks at Sony, Steam, Riot Games, EA, and other platforms during 2013 Christmas period will serve jail time.
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The Godlua backdoor: first malware using DNS over HTTPS protocol
Security researchers discover new malware strain that abuses the DNS over HTTPS protocol to secure its communication channels.
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News Viruses and parasites
2019-07-07
10 million Android users tricked by "Updates for Samsung" app
Android application claims to update Samsung firmware but instead shows ads and demands money.
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D-Link promises the FTC no more safety failures in produced equipment
Internet of things producer D-Link promised to undertake more-advanced security measures in the FTC settlement.
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OmniRAT developer swiped by German police, laptop and computer seized
OmniRAT developer was surprised by a visit from the German police, which confiscated digital footprint devices.
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