German police have taken down servers belonging to an activist group in an attempt to shut down recent BlueLeaks exposure of US police records that date back several decades. A member of the …
15 Billion Credentials Currently Up for Grabs on Hacker Forums
According to researchers and industry experts, unprecedented amounts of data for accessing bank accounts and streaming services are being sold on the dark web. Fifteen billion usernames and passwords …
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Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment
Last week, government agencies released a warning about a high-threat vulnerability in a line of BIG-IP products sold by the company F5. The agencies advised security professionals to implement a …
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North Korean hackers linked to credit card stealing attacks on US stores
Research released earlier today connects North Korean nation-state hacking group Lazarus to a campaign that lasted over a year and targeted payment card information of customers of large US and …
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‘Cardplanet’ Operator Sentenced to 9 Years for Selling Stolen Credit Cards
Aleksei Burkov, a Russian citizen, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his responsibility in operating a site selling credit card details that is responsible for $20 million in fraudulent …
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Chinese malware used in attacks against Australian orgs
Last week, the Australian government released an advisory warning to residents of increased cyber activity from a state actor targeting Australian agencies and companies. The attacks have been …
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Major US Companies Targeted in New Ransomware Campaign
A security research group claims that Evil Corp targeted at least 31 victims in a hacking campaign that aimed to deploy the new WastedLocker malware. Many of the targeted organizations are Fortune 500 …
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Self-Propagating Lucifer Malware Targets Windows Systems
Security experts have identified a new malware targeting Windows systems with crypto-jacking and DDoS attacks, named Lucifer for its devilish features. Lucifer is a self-propagating malware, and …
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Black Hat Survey: Breach Concerns Hit Record Levels Due to COVID-19
A new survey released by Black Hat USA concludes that there is unprecedented concern over data breaches due to COVID-19. Security professionals expressed worries over possible compromises of …
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Hackers Using Google Analytics to Bypass Web Security and Steal Credit Cards
On Monday, researchers reported that hackers are exploiting Google's Analytics service to steal credit card information from compromised e-commerce sites. Kaspersky, Sansec, and PerimeterX all …
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