OMG Mirai botnet turns IoT devices into proxy servers
New Mirai malware called OMG can turn any IoT device into the proxy server Researchers detected a new Mirai-based botnet that can turn Internet
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SamSam ransomware hit Colorado Department of Transportation
2,000 computers were shut down due to SamSam virus attack to Colorado Department of Transportation On Wednesday morning the workday in Colorado Department of
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Tesla’s Amazon cloud account hacked for mining cryptocurrency
Crooks hacked Tesla’s cloud resources to run Stratum cryptocurrency-mining malware Hackers broke into Tesla’s cloud environment and stole resources to mine cryptocurrency, cybersecurity firm
IRS warns about a new scam type involving erroneous tax refunds
IRS warns about new Tax Refund Scam techniques Tax Season 2018 begun at the end of January 2018. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued
Cyber criminals used Google AdWords to steal Bitcoins
Crooks stole $50 million in Bitcoins with the help of Google ads Coinhoarder is a group of cyber criminals based in Ukraine who managed to
Mikaela Hoover’s nude photos leaked in Fappening 2018
Fappening continues in 2018: Mikaela Hoover becomes a new victim Almost four years after the scandal known as the Fappening or Celebgate was registered for the
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening disrupted by cyber attack
Servers of PyeongChang Olympic committee were hacked during the opening ceremony Pyeongchang Olympics organizers have confirmed that their servers were hacked during the opening
Apple scams returned in January
New wave of Apple scams was noticed at the beginning of January Apple product lovers and users should be cautious. A new wave of
UK government: Kremlin is responsible for NotPetya ransomware attack
British Foreign Office Minister accused Russia of massive NotPetya cyber attack in June 2017 The UK Government officially states that Russia is “almost certainly
Equifax data breach exposed more info than initially reported
Hackers have stolen more information during Equifax data breach than initially expected It seems that Equifax data breach may turn out to be even
Love letters from Necurs botnet and other Valentine’s Day scams
Scammers are not looking for love; they are looking for your personal information and money We all know that there’s nothin saint for cybercriminals.
U.K and U.S websites hit by Monero-mining malware
Government sites were hijacked by a hidden script of Monero miner Almost 5 thousand websites were hit by a stealth crypto-mining malware, including government
Apple releases the battery health tool to disable intentional iPhone slowdowns
After a year of silence, Apple admits an intentional slow down of iPhones lithium-ion batteries Tough time for Apple. For the last year, the
Details of 12k social media influencers are leaked due to Octoly breach
Using an unsecured Amazon server resulted in the data breach at Octoly marketing firm According to the breach analysis blog, UpGuard, more than 12
Kitboga helps you not to fall for Zeus virus scam and other hoaxes
Thousands of people are fascinated how Kitboga wastes scammer’s time Technical support scams are on the rise. One day you might receive a pop-up