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SingHealth data breach: employees fired, CEO fined, penalties issued

Two staff members were fired and five senior management executives fined due to negligence that resulted in the biggest Singapore data breach. More
News Security   2019-01-15

TA505 hackers take up ServHelper backdoor and FlawedGrace RAT

The new phishing campaign by the infamous TA505 group has been targeting various sectors across the globe. More
News Security   2019-01-14

Hackers accessed sensitive information of Humana clients

Healthcare provider notices data exposure after a report from Bankers Life. More
News Security   2019-01-13

The exposed MongoDB compromises 202 million Chinese job seekers' data

A security researcher discovered an unprotected database that was not protected by a password. More
News Security   2019-01-11

CryptoMix ransomware demands payment for fake children foundation

CryptoMix ransomware claims that the ransom paid for encrypted data later goes to a medical children charity . More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-01-10

9 million people infected by adware from 85 Google Play Store apps

85 adware-infected apps removed from the Google Play Store. More
News Security   2019-01-09

GandCrab ransomware and Vidar stealer used together for a deadly combo

A deadly mix of GandCrab ransomware and Vidar data-stealing malware is proliferated with the help of new malvertising campaign spotted by security researchers. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-01-08

Flappy Birr Dog on Google Play found to be infected with spyware

Flappy Birr Dog is yet another spyware-related app that was found on Google Play store . More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-01-07

Ten years worth of data leaked after Sand Diego School District hack

A hack in the San Diego School District leads to the leakage of more than 500K people's data. More
News Security   2019-01-06

PayPal phishing scam promoted on Twitter asked for personal details

The scamming message from alleged PayPal showed up on users' timeline as a promoted tweet. More
News Spam and phishing   2019-01-04

PewDiePie fans launch an attack on Chromecast devices

PewDiePie fans keep trying to support their beloved persona in illegal ways. More
News Security   2019-01-03

Ryuk ransomware attack delays the distribution of major US newspapers

The malware delayed the distribution of major newspapers across the U.S.: Los Angeles Times, Tribune and others affected. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-01-02

The biggest data breaches of 2018

Top 5 biggest data breach incidents that caught us during the year 2018. More
News   2018-12-31

Hackers gained almost $1M from phishing attack on Electrum wallet

After a phishing attack on Electrum wallet, hackers made almost a million dollars in Bitcoin in less than a week. More
News Security   2018-12-29

Malware-related data breach touches 15,000 BevMo customers

The popular alcohol-seller BevMo experiences a data breach revealing 15,000 customers' credentials. More
News Security   2018-12-28