Online dating scams may have hit more than 200,000 people in the United Kingdom and go largely unreported, according to a study released on Wednesday. View full post on online dating scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Russian hacker hits US firms, steals $3.2M in 6 months
An Internet security firm has made known its investigation of a cybercriminal, a Russian national in his 20s, who has been targeting users in the US and Asia. View full post on facebook hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Cyber-Espionage Campaign Hits Government Sites in Asia, Eastern Europe
More than 1,400 computers were compromised in Asia and Eastern Europe in a massive e-mail cyber-attack that hit space agencies and research institutions. But this time China was not implicated. View full post on russia cyber attacks – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
SpyEye malware toolkit hits Android devices
The SpyEye malicious toolkit, which has made botnets out of computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system, now threatens devices running Google’s Android as well. Computer security firm Sophos said SpyEye, designed to steal banking credentials and confidential data, appeared to make the Android version some months after “competitor” Zeus did…
SpyEye malware tookit hits Android devices
The SpyEye malicious toolkit, which has made botnets out of computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system, now threatens devices running Google’s Android as well. Computer security firm Sophos said SpyEye, designed to steal banking credentials and confidential data, appeared to make the Android version some months after “competitor” Zeus did…
Cyber Attack Hits Go Daddy Web Sites
Account holders’ user names and passwords were likely obtained via either keyloggers or phishing. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Delay hits Iran Bushehr plant
Iranian officials say Stuxnet has only affected staff computers at Bushehr, not critical systems [EPA] Iran’s first nuclear power plant will not begin supplying energy until early next year, the head of the country’s atomic energy agency has announced. Ali Akbar Salehi’s announcement on Wednesday is a setback for the country’s…
Data-stealing malware hits Android Market
More bad news for Android smartphone owners — a new variant of a scary data-harvesting Trojan has been found in Google’s official Android app market. “App Installer” is marketed as an app designed to help users manage their .APK files, but in reality it harbors a variant of DroidDreamLight, a…
Cyber attack hits 350,000 Epson Korea customers
Epson Korea said on Saturday hackers had breached the personal data of its 350,000 registered customers last week, the latest in a series of cyber attacks involving a huge number of victims in the country. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on…
Anonymous hits military drone aircraft maker Vanguard Defense
The politically oriented hacking group, Anonymous, has released 1GB of what is says are private emails and documents from an executive of a US defence company that sells unmanned aerial vehicles to the police and military. The documents were publicised in a post on Pastebin, with links leading to the…
