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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

Chinese hackers found guilty for a worldwide hacking attempt

The United States names two Chinese hackers related to the Chinese officials who were guilty of a worldwide hacking campaign. More
News Security   2018-12-27

Facebook continues data sharing practices with Amazon, Apple, Netflix

Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Spotify, and Netflix were given access to people's data by Facebook. More
News   2018-12-26

Click2Gov is dealing with yet another data breach affecting thousands of users

Click2Gov has recently experienced yet another data breach affecting 300,000 people. More
News Security   2018-12-23

FBI seizes 15 DDoS-for-hire sites and saves gamers' Christmas

The FBI managed to capture 15 domains that were plaguing game servers, online services and major corporations with denial-of-service attacks. More
News Security   2018-12-21

Microsoft releases emergency patch for Internet Explorer zero-day

The zero-day vulnerability was discovered by Google researchers. More

NASA announces data breach: employees' personal data compromised

NASA says some of the agency's servers were breached, and staff members' social security numbers, along with other PPI, may have been stolen. More
News Security   2018-12-19

Shamoon: fraudulent virus active again, main target - Middle East

Shamoon is back. The main target - the Middle East. The infamous malware named Shamoon, also recognized as Disttrack, is a well-known threat which became famous for its hazardous activity caused in the past. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-12-18

Weak passwords remain a problem in 2018, SplashData’s list reveals

123456 remains the most commonly used password, while Donald joins the list at the 23rd pace. More
News Security   2018-12-17

Cyber operation Sharpshooter hits global defense infrastructure

Sharpshooter is targeting various sectors around the world, infects 87 organizations. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-12-15

A new Bitcoin scam: bomb threats wreak panic in the US

The FBI and the police across the US say people should not panic. More
News Spam and phishing   2018-12-14

No malicious chips were found in Super Micro's boards, audit reveals

Super Micro's audit revealed that no motherboards were compromised by Chinese spies . More
News Security   2018-12-13

Charissa Thompson becomes a victim of the Fappening the second time

Charissa Thompson had her nude photos leaked; almost a year later - sex tape appears on the internet. More
News Security   2018-12-12

House panel verdict: Equifax data breach was "entirely preventable"

A 14-month long Equifax data breach investigation came to an end; report published. More
News Security   2018-12-12

Google+ to shut down early due to API bug that affected 52,5M users

An API flaw, involving 52,5 million Google+ users, shocks the world. More
News Security   2018-12-11