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Stay safe online - 2024-04-27

Libyan hacker used Facebook platform to distribute trojans for years

Security experts uncovered Facebook accounts that pushed malware to tens of thousands of people for the past five years. More
News Spam and phishing   2019-07-02

Leaky AWS S3 buckets disclose sensitive data of Netflix, Ford

Data management company Attunity left unprotected cloud storage buckets that contained sensitive details of Fortune 100 companies. More
News Security   2019-07-01

MedicareSupplement.com MongoDB exposes 5 million personal records

Misconfigured Mongo database exposes personal data belonging to MedicareSupplement.com, including medical details and first names. More
News Security   2019-06-30

PCM cloud solution provider breached by hackers, customer info stolen

PCM Inc. suffers from a data breach that allowed hackers to get into the company's infrastructure. More
News Security   2019-06-28

Ad server of a video converter site used to spread SEON ransomware

Hacked advertising server for a video converter site made to spread SEON ransomware via the GreenFlash Sundown exploit kit. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-27

Riltok Trojan horse. Main targets - Russia and the whole Europe

After targeting Russia, Riltok switches its direction to France. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-26

Two Israeli brothers possibly connected to Bitfinex hack got arrested

Israeli police arrested two brothers involved in Bitfinex hack and cryptocurrency-related campaigns. More
News Spam and phishing   2019-06-25

Bird Miner - a new threat for Mac

OSX.BirdMiner - a newly discovered cryptocurrency miner that imitates Linux OS while attacking Mac machines. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-24

XSocialMedia breach: data about U.S veterans' combat injuries exposed

Florida advertising agency suffers a breach: data about veterans' combat injuries and other sensitive details leaked. More
News Security   2019-06-23

Hackers use Webroot SecureAnywhere console to spread Sodinokibi ransomware

Malicious actors behind Sodinokibi ransomware hacked MSPs to spread the malicious payload via the Webroot SecureAnywhere console. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-21

Riviera Beach agrees to pay 65 BTC ransom for data recovery

Riviera Beach suffers from the ransomware infection which will lead the city to almost $2M expenses. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-20

Coincheck massive hack seems to be related to Russian hackers

By using malware, Russian hackers are believed to be responsible for stealing tokens worth $534 million from Coincheck. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-19

Goodbye GandCrab: Bitdefender releases a decryptor for all versions

Bitdefender researchers release the fourth decryptor: all versions of now-retired GandCrab ransomware are decryptable. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-18

Email phishing campaign ends in $503K loss for Burlington city

The City of Burlington falls victim in a phishing scheme that results in $503 000 transfer to a phony bank account. More
News Spam and phishing   2019-06-17

ASCO, one of the largest airplane part suppliers, hit by ransomware

ASCO and its services suffered from a ransomware attack on June 7th. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-06-14