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CCleaner software hacked to spread 'backdoor' malware to more than 2 million people
Researchers from Cisco Talos found malware was hidden for a month.
Equifax data breach: Nearly 400,000 UK customers' data may have been stolen by hackers
Previously, news broke that hackers successfully stole over 200,000 credit card accounts in the massive breach.
OurMine hacks Vevo, leaks 3.12TB of internal files and videos after staffer told them to 'f**k off'
The trove of stolen data includes private dossiers on 90 different artistes, ranging from Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber to Madonna.
LinkedIn phishing scam: Hackers use compromised accounts to steal Gmail, Yahoo and AOL credentials
A new campaign involves hacked LinkedIn accounts being used to spread phishing links via InMail and private messages.
RouteX malware: Russian hacker infects Netgear routers to mount attacks against Fortune 500 firms
The malware hijacks routers and turns them into proxies, allowing the hacker to launch credential stuffing attacks.
Equifax data breach: Hackers stole data of over 200,000 credit cards 'in one fell swoop' in May
Last week, Equifax disclosed a historic data breach that compromised valuable financial data of about 143 million Americans.
Can you hack Tor? Zerodium offers hackers up to $1m for Tor zero-day exploits
The bug bounty comes with a deadline and valid flaws must be reported by 30 November 2017.
Equifax used 'admin' as its login and password for its online employee portal in Argentina
'To me, this is just negligence,' Hold Security founder Alex Holden said.
BankBot malware: More apps carrying the banking Trojan sneak into Google Play Store, UAE banks targeted
One BankBot-infected app was downloaded between 5,000 and 10,000 times.
In America, Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky Lab is not going down without a fight
Russian cyber firm Kaspersky Lab struck a defiant tone in expansion pledge.
Hackers infect over 1.65 million computers with cryptocurrency miners, reaping up to $30,000 a month
Monero and ZCash are the two most popular virtual currencies as the 'anonymity of transactions' is attractive to hackers.
Microsoft Office zero-day bug was used by suspected state-backed hackers to spread FinSpy malware
The zero-day vulnerability was exploited 'for cyberespionage purposes' and targeted Russian-speaking users.
Elasticsearch malware botnet: Over 4,000 servers found hosting two popular strains of PoS malware
Security experts say that nearly 99% of the infected servers are hosted in Amazon Web Services.
What is BlueBorne? Billions of phones, laptops and TVs at risk of silent Bluetooth hack
Silent attacks are invisible to traditional security controls, and can spread without clicks.
What is Bashware? Nearly 400 million PCs at risk from new attack method that could hide any malware
Bashware makes use of Windows' in-built Linux shell to make any malware essentially undetectable to security products.
CEOs are spoofed the most by hackers in business email compromise attacks as losses soar to $5bn
Researchers warned the current period of 'relative stabilisation' will see cybercriminals diversifying their potential victims.
North Korean hackers ramp up attacks to steal Bitcoin to get around sanctions and fund the regime
'Cyber criminals may no longer be the only nefarious actors in this space,' security firm FireEye said.
10 D-Link zero-day flaws that may give hackers backdoor access and more have been publicly released
The flaws could allow hackers to potentially gain root access, remotely hijack and control routers.
Equifax hack: Credit report monitoring site and PINs to lock down credit reports could be hacked
A bug in Equifax's credit monitoring site could allow hackers to trick users into handing over more sensitive data.
Anyone not using Android Oreo at risk of attack that could give malware 'total control' over devices
The Android vulnerability can allow hackers to launch 'Toast overlay attacks' that can brick phones.
Samsung bug bounty: Hackers offered up to $200,000 to find bugs affecting smartphones
The bug bounty will cover 38 Samsung mobile devices and other services such as Bixby, Samsung Pay and more.
Hackers can remotely access and manipulate wireless syringe infusion pumps
A researcher uncovered 8 vulnerabilities in Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump.
Popular Minnesota state park hit with malicious malware, warns visitors to check their credit cards
Visitors have also been asked to be wary of any suspect emails claiming to be from the state Department of Natural Resources.
Equifax hit with multibillion dollar class action lawsuit after massive hack
Less than 24 hours after Equifax confirmed it was affected by a massive data breach, the firm now faces a mammoth compensation suit.
MoneyBack data leak: 400GB of personal data of tourists in Mexico shows up in insecure database
Credit card data, passports, travel information and more of nearly half a million people were exposed.
AXA Insurance data breach: Hackers steal personal information of 5,400 customers in Singapore
'A thorough review of our IT systems is underway,' AXA Singapore CEO Jean Drouffe said.
Equifax hack: How to check if you're affected by the breach and what to do to keep your data safe
The breach, which saw hackers steal critically sensitive and personal data, is estimated to have affected nearly half of the US population.
DolphinAttack: Hackers could easily hijack Siri, Alexa and other voice assistant apps exploiting bug
The vulnerability affects voice assistants from Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung and Huawei.
Shadow Brokers are back teasing new leaks, promising 2 dumps per month and demanding nearly $4m
The hacker group has dumped the user manual for an NSA exploit dubbed UNITEDRAKE.
Instagram vs Doxagram: Hackers claim they're 'satisfied' making over $4,000 selling stolen user data
Instagram and Facebook are reportedly attempting to force the hackers' website offline by registering hundreds of Doxagram domains.