Experts raised serious questions about why a virtual keyboard app would need to collect such detailed and personal information that has nothing to do with its functionality.
Europol, the FBI and other European law enforcement authorities recently took down the massive Andromeda malware botnet that has been active since 2011.
Satori can also exploit a recently discovered zero-day flaw, which the botnet has already used to infect two widely-used home routers.
The malware called "Troubleshooter" infects a targeted device and displays the infamous, nerve-rattling BSOD to unsuspecting users.
Konrads Voits used classic phishing, social engineering techniques and malware to carry out the attack over several months.
The San Francisco-based firm leaked data such as internal builds of numerous clients including NFL, CBS, Amex, NBA, FOX, PGA and more.
Over the past six months, the Andromeda botnet has been detected or blocked on an average of nearly 1.1 million machines a month.
Leakbase took to Twitter to deny any links to dark web market Hansa, which reports claimed was used by the service's new owners for drugs deals.
Cybersecurity experts were alarmed by the relaxed attitude on password security – which nonchalantly shunned password best practices issued by the MP's own government.
The new system lures hackers into an alternate reality where they are fooled into believing the attack is a success, while their methods and tools are analysed.
"The security of TIO's systems and the protection of TIO's customers are our highest priorities," PayPal said.
Move follows warning by cybersecurity chiefs to government departments about Russian software.
UK Government officials are being warned against using Russian anti-virus software Kaspersky following accusations in the US it is being used for espionage.
He is already serving a 27-year sentence for a massive computer hacking and credit card fraud scheme targeting US businesses that resulted in nearly $170m in damages.
US authorities have charged the former NSA employee with removing classified information and taking it home over a five-year period.
The exposed data included information such as customers' names, credit reports, full credit card and bank account numbers, and more.
A report from Immigration and Customs Enforcement has noted the drone-maker could be collecting critical US data, which the Chinese government has access to.
Dmitry Medvedev, the PM of Russia, today (30 November) said that state-sponsored hacking and espionage is normal, criticising the belief that every hack has Kremlin links.
Clarksons confirmed the hack, adding that hackers managed to access its systems by using a compromised user account.
"The public will want to know how there could be this catastrophic breach of personal data security," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said.
Search engine Google may have to pay over 5 million iPhone users £2.7bn in compensation over claims it sold their data without their consent.
Facebook, the world's largest social network, has confirmed that it is attempting to "catch suspicious activity" by making users upload selfie-style pictures prove they are real.
Some of the most popular cryptocurrency apps on Google Play, the official Android marketplace, have severe security issues that could leave online currency open to hacking.
Google said that the backdoor spyware, which was found in several Play Store apps, affected around 1,300 devices.
It is not clear why HP Touchpoint is quietly being rolled out and installed in Windows PCs without users' consent or awareness.
Researchers at Fortinet said threat actors have been using the CVE-2017-11882 exploit which has been active for nearly a decade.
Mac OS High Sierra has a major security flaw that allows anyone to 'hack' into the system by just typing "root".
The dubious "WhatsApp Update Messenger" app actually bombards users with a slew of dodgy ads including one for a game called Cold Jewel Lines.
The data was left freely exposed due to an unsecured Amazon cloud storage server and could have been downloaded by anyone.
Karim Baratov admitted to hacking more than 11,000 email accounts in total for both the FSB and customers between 2010 until his arrest in March 2017.