Recently, Malwarebytes discovered a gold…er…APK mine of fake hacking apps. The “legitimate” versions of hack apps are intended to hack other apps in order to get something for free. Although it’s unclear what exactly these fake apps claim to hack, the real hack job is done to unsuspecting users.Continue Reading…
Due to the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices, threat actors are increasingly targeting every platform, including IoT, Android, and Windows, with malware that leverages the CPU power of victims’ devices to mine cryptocurrency.Continue Reading…
Today, Jan. 29, is officially the first day of the 2018 tax-filing season, also known as the day fraudsters start requesting phony tax refunds in the names of identity theft victims. Want to minimize the chances of getting hit by tax refund fraud this year? File your taxes before the bad guys can!Continue Reading…
For the second time in less than three years, Kmart Stores is battling a malware-based security breach of its store credit card processing systems.
Last week Krebs began hearing from smaller banks and credit unions who said they strongly suspected another card breach at Kmart. Some of those institutions received alerts from the credit card companies about batches of stolen cards that all had one thing in common: They were all used at Kmart locations.Continue Reading…
OneLogin, an online service that lets users manage logins to sites and apps from a single platform, says it has suffered a security breach in which customer data was compromised, including the ability to decrypt encrypted data.Continue Reading…
A massive privacy breach is reported today to have occurred at a plastic surgery clinic on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.Continue Reading…
Millions of people may be at risk from a new method of hacking that infects devices with hidden computer viruses in the subtitles of online videos, according to security researchers.Continue Reading…
Chipotle can’t seem to catch a break. Following a series of food-safety issues in 2015 and 2016, the company has been hit by another controversy: a security breach that’s affected its chains nationwide. Continue Reading…