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Verizon leak: 'Confidential data' exposed after employee left database unprotected online
Leaked folders allegedly included passwords linked to internal Verison systems.
CoinDash heist: Alleged Ethereum hacker gave back $3m sparking mystery about the heist
In July, a hacker stole $7m worth of Ethereum from CoinDash in less than 5 minutes during an ICO.
Phantom Squad hackers demand ransom after threatening DDoS attacks against thousands of firms
The DDoS extortion group has sent out a massive wave of spam emails to thousands of companies across the globe.
Hackers are remotely locking Apple devices and demanding bitcoin payments
Apple iCloud appears has been used to force activate the 'Find My Device' option.
Over 500,000 car tracking devices' passwords accidentally leaked due to misconfigured cloud server
The data came from SVR Tracking and exposed users' vehicle licence plates, VIN numbers and more.
What is nRansomware? New malicious malware demands nude photographs instead of Bitcoin
"We will not respond immediately," the ransom message reads.
Locky ransomware: Hackers launched 20 million attacks in just a day in new 'aggressive' campaign
Researchers have identified around 6,000 "fingerprints" hinting that the attacks are being automatically generated.
US SEC reveals it was hacked in 2016, says leaked data likely used for insider trading
Company data from its 'Edgar' system used for 'illicit gain' through trades.
'We are digging our own grave' – Russian Dark Web criminals on the dangers of selling ransomware
In the aftermath of WannaCry, administrators of underground cybercrime forums are now rethinking the ethics and risks of ransomware dealing.
CCleaner hack: Chinese hacker group Axiom may have carried out attack to target major tech giants
The hackers used CCleaner malware to infect 20 companies, including Google, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, and more.
Optionsbleed: Apache flaw causes server memory leaks that hackers could exploit to steal secrets
The vulnerability can allow attackers to access secret data from other customers' hosts on the same system.
'We are savage creatures': 'Dark Overlord' hackers shut down Montana school district with cyberthreats
About 30 schools and the Flathead Valley Community College were closed from Thursday (14 September) through Monday.
RAMP shut down: Russian Dark Web drugs marketplace taken down by law enforcement authorities
RAMP was one of the largest underground markets, believed to be the go-to place for drugs.
Red Alert 2.0: New Android banking malware that steals credentials also being rented out for $500
The malware has been developed from scratch and is targeting over 60 bank and social media apps.
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.
Kaspersky Lab ban: What we know so far about the US government's antivirus crackdown
Kaspersky Lab software must be removed from all federal systems within 90 days.
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.