Security and spyware news

The viral FaceApp raises questions regarding users' privacy and relations to the Russian government. More

Slack sweeps up after 2015 hack: compromised credentials of thousands of users reset to ensure security. More

Microsoft released a blog with warnings about hacking attempts that have involved around 10,000 customers. More

US mobile network provider Sprint warned its users about data compromise which includes names, phone numbers, device information, and other details. More

Millions of Bulgarians affected: hackers stole their private data and emailed its download links to local media. More

The Federal Trade Commission issued Facebook a $5 billion fine over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. More

New Magecart campaign automatically scans for misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets to inject JavaScript-based card skimmer. More

Former employees of the Zhilian recruitment site confess to exposing 160K personal resumes. More

A variant of GoBot2 backdoor includes Korean victims into a DDoS botnet, allows remote code execution. More

Fileless malware named Astaroth is back. Still works on stealing sensitive data. More

The hacker who launched DDoS attacks at Sony, Steam, Riot Games, EA, and other platforms during 2013 Christmas period will serve jail time. More

Security researchers discover new malware strain that abuses the DNS over HTTPS protocol to secure its communication channels. More

Android application claims to update Samsung firmware but instead shows ads and demands money. More

Internet of things producer D-Link promised to undertake more-advanced security measures in the FTC settlement. More

OmniRAT developer was surprised by a visit from the German police, which confiscated digital footprint devices. More