cyberattack

If left unpatched, hackers will be able to exploit the operating system's permissions to access direct messages.

John Diente Aug 07, 2020

If a company or individual is powerful, they are vulnerable to a dangerous cyber attack, and that's where we come in.

Alex Hinchliffe Oct 09, 2018

"We would not be reopening our online stores if we did not feel confident that they are a safe place to shop," the company said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 05, 2018

"Whether they are working on behalf of the government or they're doing it on their own accord with plans to sell the information to a third party, we have no idea," Symantec said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 01, 2018

"This is the first time we have seen a modified Mirai capable of DDOS attacks as well as setting up proxy servers on vulnerable IoT devices," Fortinet researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 28, 2018

In July 2017, CoinDash lost millions of dollars worth of Ethereum just three minutes into its ICO.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 27, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 27, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 26, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 26, 2018

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.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 22, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 21, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 19, 2018

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

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 19, 2018

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.

Jason Murdock Feb 16, 2018

Widely believed to be linked to the North Korean regime, Lazarus Group has been linked to the 2014 Sony hack and the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 among others.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 14, 2018

Over the past few months, researchers observed an uptick in phishing campaigns targeting several Olympics organisations by the Kremlin-linked hacking group Fancy Bear.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 13, 2018

The incident comes as cybercriminals increasingly look to tap into the growing digital currency market with cryptojacking attacks, malware and more

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 12, 2018

"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 12, 2018

"DNS is still often treated differently providing a golden opportunity to leak data," Forcepoint researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 10, 2018

"I clicked on it and instantly knew that I had been had," one retired Air Force major general, who was sent a dubious phishing link, said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 08, 2018

Cybercriminals managed to infiltrate the site and install maliciously modified copies of the Firefox, OnyX and Deeper applications.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 06, 2018

Similar to other ransomware, Scarabey demands a Bitcoin payment from victims after infecting their system and encrypting all files.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 05, 2018

The malware includes a slightly modified Gh0st remote access trojan designed to act as a backdoor that researchers said is "very similar" to attacks linked to the Iron Tiger group.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 03, 2018

"It is interesting to see a new ransomware being distributed via exploit kits in what so far seems to be a few ongoing campaigns," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 01, 2018

Car-sharing company GoGet's CEO, Tristan Sender, said they did not notify affected customers sooner based on the "strong advice" of NSW police.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 31, 2018

"Timing is the only thing that links the two so far," a cybersecurity expert said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 30, 2018

"We have observed another instance where a threat actor looks to be using political events to target individuals or organizations within the Palestine region," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 30, 2018

Hacked cryptocurrency exchange pledges that most victims of $500m cyberattack will be repaid but regulatory officials not convinced.

Jason Murdock Jan 29, 2018

"This should be treated as a call to action to take appropriate steps to protect their ATMs against these forms of attack and mitigate any consequences," ATM vendor NCR said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 29, 2018

Interestingly, researchers noted that their analysis of the Hide 'N Seek bot revealed it can be leveraged for far more nefarious activities than launching DDoS attacks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 25, 2018