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The first million from Bug Bounty awards earned by a 19-year-old

A teen self-taught hacker made his first million dollars thanks to legal hacking. More
News Security   March 04, 2019  

TikTok pays $5.7M penalty for collecting children's private data

TikTok failed to protect children's private data and agrees to pay $5.7M as a monetary fee. More
News Security   March 02, 2019  

Cryptojacking software Coinhive will be terminated next week

Coinhive, a legitimate Monero mining tool that has been abused by malware authors, will be shut down due to economical unviability. More
News Viruses and parasites   March 01, 2019  

Apex Legends mobile app scam: fake download sites distribute malware

Apex Legends fans download malware instead of a promised iOS or Android version of the game. More
News Viruses and parasites   February 28, 2019  

Ransomware encrypts 15 000 patient records in Australian hospital

Cardiology unit at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern experienced ransomware attack that ended in encrypted and compromised patient files. More
News Viruses and parasites   February 27, 2019  

FIDO2 certification allows password-less logins for Android users

Devices running Android 7 and above will be able to use more secure online account login methods rather than passwords. More
News Security   February 26, 2019  

Porn-related malware attacks decreased, but credential theft tripled

While the overall malware attacks on porn sites decreased, Premium-access credentials theft rose by 300%. More
News Viruses and parasites   February 25, 2019  

Stanford data breach: students access each others' personal details

Students can view their colleagues' sensitive information due to a data breach at Stanford University. More
News Security   February 24, 2019  

Drupal patches highly critical vulnerability: web admins should update

A highly critical Drupal vulnerability would allow remote code execution in some cases. More
News Web browsers and vulnerabilities   February 22, 2019  

Bitdefender decryptor saves over $2M for Gandcrab victims in 48 hours

The infamous Gandcrab 5.1 is decryptable thanks to Bitdefender. More
News   February 21, 2019  

6.7 Million Aadhaar card numbers leaked by Indane gas endpoint

LPG Gas company leaked names and addresses of 6 700 000 Indian customers. More
News Security   February 20, 2019  

CracksNow banned from torrent sites for hosting GandCrab ransomware

Previously trusted torrent uploader CracksNow barred from multiple torrent sites for infecting users with GandCrab V5.1 and other malware. More
News Viruses and parasites   February 19, 2019  

Polished Facebook phishing attack seeks to steal users' credentials

Facebook users beware: a new phishing campaign might trick even the most observant. More
News Security   February 18, 2019  

Malware attack affected 100k Alaskan households back in April 2018

Department of Health and Social Services data breach, dating back in Spring 2018, is announced with more victims. More
News Viruses and parasites   February 17, 2019  

Hacker selling another 127 million user accounts from 8 companies

The hacker who previously sold 620 million accounts from 16 companies came back with another 127 million records and put them up for sale on the Dark Web. More
News Security   February 15, 2019  
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