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What is NanoCore? Developer of the nasty data-stealing RAT sentenced to 33 months in prison

NanoCore came with an array of dubious functions including keylogging that allowed hackers to record every keystroke made and stealthily activate victims' webcams to spy on them.

Feb 27, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

LAPD hacked: Police force's official Twitter account hijacked to post 'white supremacist' message

The intrusion comes as police departments, government organizations and school districts are increasingly targeted by online pranksters and opportunistic hackers.

Feb 27, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Twitter

British teen who tried to hack CIA chief finds 'critical' T-Mobile flaw exposing customer accounts

In 2015 and 2016, the then 15-year-old Kane Gamble attempted to hack the computers of several senior US government officials.

Feb 26, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Did Russia hack the Olympics? Military spies 'compromised 300 computers', tried to blame North Korea

Officials believe the Olympics cyberattack was in retaliation to the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban Russia over the state-sponsored doping scandal.

Feb 26, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Russia North Korea South Korea

North Korean Reaper rises, Tesla cryptojacking and fake Facebook profiles: The week in cybersecurity

From North Korean hacking groups to a JPMorgan Chase "technical" glitch affecting multiple online banking customers, here are the top cyber-related news stories of the week.

Feb 25, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

North Korea

JPMorgan Chase 'glitch' gave some customers access to others' bank accounts, confidential data

Multiple irked customers also took to Twitter and Reddit to complain about the glitch that seemed to affect users of both the Chase.com website and the bank's mobile app.

Feb 24, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

VoIPtalk discretely admits possible data breach to customers initiating precautionary password resets

1Password: How to check if your password has been compromised and leaked

"I'm so impressed with what they've done here," security expert Troy Hunt tweeted.

Feb 24, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

What is Tempting Cedar? Hackers using fake Facebook profiles to spread Android spyware

The spyware steals victims' photos, contacts, call logs and can also spy on conversations when the infected device is within range.

Feb 23, 2018

By India Ashok

Hackers now exploiting Word documents to display 'innocent' videos that secretly mine cryptocurrency

Votiro's findings come as hackers continue to develop new, clever ways to exploit victims and earn cryptocurrency often by exploiting popular platforms.

Feb 22, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Microsoft

Hackers using fake Swift emails to deploy Adwind RAT, steal bank credentials in new phishing scam

The seemingly secure document, however, actually contains the Adwind malware that is capable of exfiltrating data from the infected computer.

Feb 22, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Bitcoin exchange BitFunder and founder charged with fraud, lying to regulators about $64m cyberheist

BitFunder founder Jon Montroll repeatedly lied to the Securities Exchange Commission to cover up a hack that saw the theft of over 6,000 bitcoins.

Feb 22, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Bitcoin

Cyberattack on largest NHS trust caused by Trojan malware

What is Coldroot? Nasty undetectable Mac malware can steal passwords, remotely control your computer

Despite being available for download for years, none of the antivirus engines are able to detect it as malicious.

Feb 21, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Apple

Tesla hack: Hackers infiltrate the company's Amazon cloud account to secretly mine cryptocurrency

The incident comes as cryptojacking heists become increasingly common and sophisticated alongside the rise and popularity of cryptocurrency.

Feb 21, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Reaper: Little-known North Korean hacker group steps up attacks in Vietnam, Japan and Middle East

"We believe this is the next team to watch," FireEye's director of intelligence analysis John Hultquist said.

Feb 21, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

North Korea

IRS scam: Cybercrooks target taxpayers with fake refunds, debt collection threats in new brazen scheme

Authorities said thousands have already fallen victim to the scheme described as a "new twist on an old scam".

Feb 20, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Tax

Flight Sim Labs: Mod developer caught secretly embedding password-stealing malware to tackle pirates

The finding immediately triggered fierce uproar with many saying "there is absolutely no justification" for including a password stealer in a flight simulation add-on.

Feb 20, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

JenkinsMiner: Hackers make $3m targeting Jenkins servers in 'one of biggest cryptomining operations'

Hackers have been found targeting several vulnerabilities in different servers to secretly install cryptomining software and generate digital currencies using victims' resources.

Feb 19, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Windows

Russia's central bank: Hackers stole $6m from local bank in 'classic scheme' abusing Swift network

Hackers have targeted a slew of banks worldwide in recent years to gain illegal access to the Swift network and initiate fraudulent money transfers.

Feb 19, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Russia

Thousands of California state employees, contractors' sensitive data exposed in security breach

"We take the security of personally identifiable information very seriously," California's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

Feb 19, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

California

Russian hackers who committed one of the largest data breaches in history jailed in US

For their roles in what US prosecutors have called "one of the largest" known cybercrime schemes, two Russian nationals were handed lengthy prison terms this week.

Feb 16, 2018

By Jason Murdock

Russia

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