MGM data breach reveals personal data of celebrities and CEOs
Data of 10.6 million MGM hotel visitors, including high-profile individuals, posted on the underground hacking forum In July 2019, MGM Resorts hotel and casino
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Hackers exploit a zero-day vulnerability in a WordPress plugin
A flaw in the ThemeREX Addons allow hackers to create admin accounts and take over vulnerable websites According to the Wordfence security firm that
Crooks, posing as WHO, spread fake Coronavirus awareness messages
Potential victims receive fake email messages from Who asking them to click on a link or download a file The Coronavirus scandal, also recognized
Hamas hacker group tried to “catfish” Israeli soldiers on social media
Operation Rebound: fake social media profiles with pictures of young girls used in the attack against Israel Defense Forces members According to the Israeli
900k records of plastic surgery patients leaked online
NextMotion imaging service left an unprotected S3 bucket exposed NextMotion, a France-based technology company that provides imaging and other services for 170 plastic surgeries worldwide, made
Emotet keeps evolving: trojan can spread by hacking nearby Wi-Fi connections
New day – new Emotet feature: compromised systems allow the trojan to spread using Wi-Fi connections Last month ended with news about the campaign, during
Nedbank customers beware: 1.7 million affected by data breach
Nedbank third-party service provider Computer Facilities was exploited to steal customer data Nedbank, one of the largest financial institutions in South Africa, has announced a
Google Play Protect stopped almost 2 billion malicious apps in 2019
Besides blocking malicious apps, Google Play Protect also incorporates Safe Browsing and “Find My Device” features Google's released security app Play Protect has blocked
Cybercrime in 2019: FBI reports $3.5 billion in damages
The bureau has received almost 5 million complaints since May 2000 On February 11, the FBI's IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) has released a
Equifax hack and data breach: four Chinese military members charged
The Justice Department has charged people possibly responsible for the data breach that exposed data of nearly half of all Americans Credit reporting agency
Lock My PC developers offer free recovery for tech support scam victims
Lock My PC is not available for public due to frequent misuse by tech support scammers Developers of Lock My PC, a legitimate application
Iranian-linked hackers pose as journalists in the email scam campaign
Charming Kitten hackers sent out fake requests for interviews impersonating New York Times journalists Iranian government-linked hackers attempted to steal email login information by
Metamorfo banking Trojan employs new tricks, expands its campaign
Metamorfo malware steals users' passwords with the help of a keylogging trick Security researchers from Fortinet have recently spotted a new variant of a
Health Share of Oregon vendor GrindWorks experiences data breach
Health Share of Oregon vendor GridWorks had a laptop stolen during an office break-in – it contained Medicaid members' personal information Personally identifiable information of 654,362
Bitbucket used to deploy arsenal of malware to thousands
The malicious campaign has reached over 500,000 machines worldwide The Bitbucket code hosting service is being exploited by malicious actors for the distribution of