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WannaCry hero charged with creating Kronos banking malware
The 23-year-old cybersecurity expert, Marcus Hutchins (@Malwaretech on Twitter), who made headlines for identifying the kill switch for…
May 16, 2018
Indian Cricket Board Exposes Personal Data of Thousands of Players
The IT security researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of personal and sensitive data belonging to around…
May 15, 2018
Sensitive myPersonality App Data of Millions of Facebook Users Exposed
According to a startling new report, the University of Cambridge has been using Facebook user data obtained from a…
May 15, 2018
Securus lets cops perform real-time cellphone tracking of US Mobile Users
We all are well-aware of the pervasive ways governments employ to spy upon its citizens and there is a…
May 15, 2018
Bytecoin cryptocurrency mining malware found in Ubuntu Snap Store
A Github user going by the handle of “Tarwirdur” recently identified a cryptocurrency mining malware in 2048buntu and Hextris apps…
May 14, 2018
PGP and S/MIME protected emails prone to exposure
PGP and S/MIME protocols are used to ensure that emails are being sent securely. However, users of these…
May 14, 2018
Denmark’s largest train operator hit by service crippling DDoS attack
Another day, another DDoS attack causing passengers a great deal of trouble. The largest train operating company in…
May 14, 2018
Ransomware Attack Wipes Out Police and Fire Department Data
The city of Riverside’s Police and Fire department has been hit by a ransomware attack once again –…
May 13, 2018
Anonymous hacks Russian Govt website against ongoing censorship
On May 10th, 2018, the online hacktivist group Anonymous conducted a cyber attack on the official website of Russia’s Federal…
May 13, 2018
Vega Stealer malware steals passwords & card data from Chrome & Firefox
The IT security researchers at Proofpoint have discovered a new malware developed to steal saved login and credit…
May 12, 2018