Cybersecurity

Hackers have now reportedly launched a new site called ATMjackpot that sells a modified version of CutletMaker, complete with video tutorials on how to successfully exploit it.

A researcher has posted video of the Lovense sex toy being sent commands via his computer after what he says began as a 'joke' with another researcher.

According to reports, the hermit kingdom's hacking unit has swelled to 6,000-people strong - conducting operations even as the country's internet remains weak.

The newer version of the remote access trojan (RAT) has been updated to run on modern operating systems and 64-bit platforms.

The latest cryptominer comes amid an uptick in cryptocurrency mining malware campaigns and growing JavaScript-based cryptominers

Troll farms have become notorious since the 2016 US presidential election, when US intelligence believes they were deployed to spread misinformation and Kremlin talking points.

BlackOasis targets various figures involved in Middle Eastern politics, including people in the UN, opposition bloggers, activists and regional news reporters, researchers said.

Security experts say the attack was reminiscent of the infamous $81m Bangladesh Bank cyberheist, with similar malware and hacking tools used.

The company said it was alerted by Troy Hunt, security expert and founder of the data breach notification website Have I Been Pwned.

Pizza Hut said that its website was compromised and hackers stole some of its customers' card data between 1 and 2 October.

CoinHive has been used by some websites to generate digital currencies as an alternative to advertising.

The news comes as US President Donald Trump refused to certify the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which he has continued to describe as a "terrible" deal.

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DoubleLocker is based on a banking trojan and could become a "ransom-banker" that tries to wipe out victims' bank or PayPal accounts.

Dark web marketplaces Dream Market, Tochka, Trade Route and Wall Street went offline suddenly on 13 October.

A computer engineer found the Subaru key fob's rolling code – the internal system used to securely lock and unlock car doors – was "predictable".

Scams were set up in order to help boost "likes", steal personal information from unwitting victims and spread booby-trapped links to computer viruses and malware.

The largest number of Hyatt properties impacted were based in China with 18 hotels.

The incident comes a month after Equifax disclosed that it suffered a massive breach that compromised valuable personal and financial data of 145.5 million Americans.

The case reportedly relates to the alleged hacking of a Tunbridge Wells firm in April this year, which resulted in one of its clients losing £25,000 via fake invoice.

The number of infections in Latin America remains small, but the IBM researchers believe that such a strategy is run-of-the-mill for the cybercrime gang responsible.

Security experts say that the cybercriminals operating this scam have also been targeting customers of Wells Fargo, Comcast Chase Bank and TD Bank since June.

The internet's largest torrent portal is running Coinhive, which currently runs alongside the site's ads and mines Monero.

The malware, which security experts uncovered in April, only targets ATM machines running Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

A security researcher described the incident as a "very critical data breach, making every T-Mobile cell phone owner a victim".

Security experts suspect the attack was an "early-stage reconnaissance" mission instead of a disruptive cyberattack.

The data targeted by the hackers contained records dated between 2011 and 2016. The NCSC issued out a statement advising affected users on how to handle the breach.

Most of the exposed records seemed to be related to tests conducted over the past summer.

Accenture left at least 4 cloud servers publicly exposed, leaving sensitive corporate and customer data potentially freely accessible to hackers.

The hackers used specialised malware to leave no trace of their activities, their "tradecraft" suggesting involvement with an organised cybercrime group.