Tag: security
Ohio lottery hit by serious ransomware attack forcing some system shutdowns
The Ohio Lottery apperas to have suffered a ransomware attack which forced it to shut some of its systems down and also allegedly lost sensitive data on millions of its users. On December 24, the company issued a press release claiming to have suffered a “cybersecurity incident” that resulted in…
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New Android malware family has infected thousands of devices – here’s what we know
Cybersecurity researchers from McAfee hae uncovered over a dozen malicious apps lurking in the Google Play Store. The researchers claim these apps were carrying a potent piece of malware, capable of stealing sensitive data from the infected Android devices and possibly even running ad fraud. The apps were downloaded at…
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Another top US mortgage firm reveals a major data breach, over a million customers affected
LoanCare suffered a data breach last month, which resulted in the theft of sensitive customer data, the insurance service company has confirmed. Roughly 1.3 million people were affected by the breach, the company further explained, as hackers stole people’s full names, physical addresses, Social Security Numbers (SSN), and loan numbers. …
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A previously unknown hardware feature has been hijacked to hack iPhones across the world
Apple’s iPhone seems to have shipped with some unknown hardware features which were then uncovered by hackers who found a way to exploit them in highly destructive zero-click attacks. A new report from Kaspersky has outlined how roughly five years ago, it discovered a unique spyware targeting iPhone devices. They…
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Hackers stole billions of dollars of crypto in 2023
Every year since its inception, hackers have stolen more cryptocurrencies than the previous year, until 2023, new research has claimed. Data presented on the REKT platform, which keeps track of all the different crypto-related hacks and thefts, says that in 2023, hackers stole a total of $1.83bn. “This amount, though…
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This dangerous malware pretends to be some of your most-used business software tools, so watch out
Hackers are now using an old form of banking malware to launch damaging ransomware attacks, new research has claimed. In their latest Monthly Threat Pulse, cybersecurity experts from NCC Group broke down how a well-known banking malware called Carbanak returned in ransomware attacks. “First emerging in 2014, Carbanak malware has…
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