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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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FedEx leak: More than 110,000 customer records including passports exposed
More than 110,000 scanned ID documents including passports and driving licences linked to a subsidiary of delivery firm FedEx was left exposed online, experts reveal.
Search for extraterrestrial life hampered as cryptocurrency miners hog the tech alien hunters need
GPU manufacturers are scrambling to deal with rapidly rising demand for graphics cards.
What is AndroRAT? New Android malware comes with extensive spying and data-stealing abilities
The new variant of AndroRAT disguises itself as an app called TrashCleaner, which once installed, can allow hackers to perform various malicious activities.
Salon to readers: Let us use your PC to mine cryptocurrency in exchange for an ad-free website
"Salon never has access to your personal files or information during this process," the media site notes.
Lazarus: North Korean hackers resurface with aggressive HaoBao campaign against banks, Bitcoin users
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.
Confucius hacker group targets singles in romance scam to steal data via backdoor chat apps
The hacker group created customised chat apps with backdoor functionalities for both Android and Windows.
Hackers hijack millions of Android devices to secretly mine Monero in drive-by cryptomining scheme
Over the past few months, security experts have observed a steady rise in cryptojacking attacks, malware-based miners and browser-based cryptominers.
What is Olympic Destroyer? Malicious file-wiping malware hits Pyeongchang to embarrass organisers
Over the past few months, researchers observed an uptick in phishing campaigns targeting several Olympics organisations by the Kremlin-linked hacking group Fancy Bear.
Hackers hijack over 4,000 US, UK and Australian government websites to secretly mine cryptocurrency
The incident comes as cybercriminals increasingly look to tap into the growing digital currency market with cryptojacking attacks, malware and more
Winter Olympics hit by cyberattack during opening ceremony but officials refuse to say who did it
"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.
What is UDPoS? New malicious point-of-sale malware steals payment card data via DNS requests
"DNS is still often treated differently providing a golden opportunity to leak data," Forcepoint researchers said.
iBoot leak: Apple intern reportedly leaked sensitive iPhone source code that was posted to GitHub
The three-year-old code was initially stolen by a former Apple intern who shared it with a group of five friends in the iOS jailbreaking community.
Over 19 million California voter records leaked by Sacramento Bee, quickly held for ransom by hackers
A separate database that contained personal details of 53,000 current and former Sacramento Bee subscribers was also compromised.
Infraud Organisation: Massive $530m global cyber fraud ring with over 10,000 members taken down by US
The case has been dubbed "one of the largest cyber fraud enterprise prosecutions ever undertaken" by the Justice Department.
Russian Fancy Bear hackers target major US defence contractors to steal sensitive military secrets
"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.
Popular analytics firm Mixpanel has been 'inadvertently' collecting users' passwords
The company said there is currently no indication to suggest this data was downloaded or accessed by any Mixpanel employee or third party.
Redditors beware - this malicious website looks exactly like Reddit but steals your personal data
For anyone typing quickly or letting browser autocomplete lead them to the "right" website, they may be just one letter away from being led to the dubious phishing website.
This rapidly growing Monero-mining botnet has infected over 5,000 Android devices in just 24 hours
"Those infected devices are actively trying to spread malicious code," researchers said.
MacUpdate hacked: Hackers infiltrate popular software site to distribute Mac cryptocurrency miners
Cybercriminals managed to infiltrate the site and install maliciously modified copies of the Firefox, OnyX and Deeper applications.
Octoly data leak: Personal details of 12,000 social media influencers exposed in cloud storage error
The social media influencers included in this database, mostly young and female, span across the globe from France to the rest of Europe and the US.
Scarabey: This ransomware threatens to slowly delete your files every 24 hours until you pay up
Similar to other ransomware, Scarabey demands a Bitcoin payment from victims after infecting their system and encrypting all files.
These Chrome extensions can hijack computers to mine cryptocurrency and record your every move
Trend Micro has observed hackers abusing session-replay scripts to view what a victim does on every site they visit during a browsing session.