Talktalk hack could expose customers’ bank details
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans TalkTalk’s chief executive has apologised to customers after a “significant and sustained cyber attack” on its website left millions of people potentially at risk of having had theircredit card and bank details stolen . Police are investigating the hack amid speculation the attackers could be Islamic […]
FBI informant shares lurid details of Jared Fogle recordings
New evidence that led investigators to the arrest of former Subway Spokesman Jared Fogle is surfacing, and on Thursday secret-recorded tapes in his own words aired on the daytime talk show “Dr. Phil.” Fogle was indicted on child porn and child sex charges in August. He has accepted a plea deal and is awaiting sentencing […]
609,239 stolen British personal details on sale for £20 each on Dark Web
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Senior UK government officials have revealed that hackers have stolen personal information pertaining to tens of thousands of Britons in 2014, and that these identities are being sold on the Dark Web. The personal identities of 609,239 UK individuals were hacked from either a “government gateway” […]
Auction website where criminal gangs trade your bank details for £23: A special investigation gives a chilling insight into what happens when you’ve been hacked
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The ordeal suffered by Robert and Susan Turner is a terrible portent for TalkTalk customers whose data was stolen in last week’s cyber attack. For a year, the Turners lived a nightmare. Every evening their phones would start ringing at 25-minute intervals. On the other end […]
OnePlus X / Mini details emerge: ClearForce-ready display, Snapdragon 801 and more
Barely a few weeks have passed since the unveiling of the OnePlus 2 and yet already, we’re in deep discussion about the so-called OnePlus Mini / X, which are probably the same device. Only last week, a OnePlus device was revealed following its approval by the FCC, in a revelation that also spawned a couple of […]
‘Ashley Madison’ Hack: White House Employees Used Cheating Site While at Work; Shocking New Details
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Earlier this week, hackers released personal and very intimate details of millions of users of the website Ashley Madison, an infidelity website whose slogan is “Life is short. Have an affair.” The Ashley Madison took place a month ago, with the hackers threatening to release all […]
This Week in Xbox One News – Comments from Phil Spencer, details on Mass Effect Andromeda, FFXV, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and more! (August 16th, 2015)
Welcome to our weekly ICYMI for Xbox news! This week, we’re looking at comments from Phil Spencer accompanied by new details from Mass Effect Andromeda, Deus Ex Mankind Divided and Final Fantasy XV! We’ll still be posting major Xbox announcements in the main feed. However, I’ll be collecting some of the more nuanced news, rumors […]
Isis hacking division’ publishes personal details of US targets online urging supporters to attack those listed
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A list of American “targets” – including the FBI and Nasa – has been listed online by a group calling itself the Islamic State hacking division. Details of 1,400 mostly US military and government personnel were published in a spreadsheet online urging supporters of the group, […]
Details of hacker insider trading scheme revealed
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Prosecutors have revealed the details of a scheme that saw stock traders and hackers team up to make as much as $100m (£64m) in illegal profits over five years. Charges were brought against nine people in an insider-trading case that involved the use of 150,000 press […]
Chinese hack of US national security details revealed days after Russian hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The ongoing saga of successful foreign hack attacks on government databases continued Monday with news of another break-in allegedly perpetrated by China. Just days after the reported spear-phishing attack on the Pentagon’s joint staff email system, which exposed some 4,000 civilian and military employees and is […]