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Cambridge Analytica leaked data of 87m users, Facebook reveals

Facebook acknowledges its mistakes. On April 4th, Facebook revered that Cambridge Analytica harvested data of 87m users - 37m more than initially announced. More
News   2018-04-05

Panera Bread data breach: 37 million users data might be leaked

Everyone who has an account on PaneraBread.com should worry about their privacy. More
News Security   2018-04-04

Under Armour's MyFitnessPal hack: 150 millions accounts hit

Hackers swindled personal details of 150 million MyFitnessPal users. More

Carbanak leader who is also a member of Cobalt is arrested in Spain

Europol has arrested the mastermind behind billion-dollar hacking attacks. More
News Security   2018-04-02

HiddenMiner malware drains Android CPU to mine Monero

HiddenMiner Android malware already helped criminals to steal 26 Monero. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-31

CryptoMix keeps expanding: the new variant Mole66 spotted on the wild

CryptoMix ransomware rampage continues in 2018. The latest CryptoMix ransomware version, dubbed as Mole66, has been detected yesterday. More
News   2018-03-30

A recent WannaCry attack on Boeing was not that devastating

 Boeing chief engineers inform about the WannaCry attack. The aerospace giant Boeing was deemed to be hit by a WannaCry ransomware attack this Wednesday. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-29

YouTube comments are a new way to spread malware

Password-stealing malware was noticed spreading in YouTube comments. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-28

GandCrab evolution 2018: Agile ransomware with real-time updates

GandCrab - the most prominent ransomware of 2018, whose developers consistently use Agile software development model. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-27

Atlanta City hit by SamSam ransomware which demands a ransom of $51k

Personal and financial information on city computers is encrypted by a ransomware. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-26

A new version of Fakebank malware can intercept banking-related calls

FakeBank malware can now redirect banking-related phone calls to scammer's line. More
News   2018-03-25

Orbitz data breach: 800,000 customers are at risk of identity theft

Credit card details of 800,000 customers might have been exposed by hackers, Orbitz admits. More
News   2018-03-24

Fake Dropbox emails spread updated Trickbot malware

Recent spam campaign from TrickBot authors imitates Dropbox emails. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-23

Zenis ransomware encrypts files and deletes backups

The game of Zenis ransomware: encrypted files, deleted backups and Bitcoins demanded. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-03-22

The developer of Vortex, Polski and Flotera ransomware is arrested

The author of Flotera, Polski and Vortex ransomware, Tomasz T., has been charged with 181 crimes. More
News Security   2018-03-21