Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In May, Mr Justice Mann awarded a total of about £1.2 million against MGN, as a result of the invasions of privacy concerned being “so serious and so prolonged”. All of the awards exceeded the previous highest sum given by a…
N.Y. Times: Samsung subsidiary Loop Pay, part of Samsung Pay, hacked by Chinese group
One of the advantages of Samsung Pay is that the mobile payment service works not only with retailers who use NFC wireless POS systems, but it also works with every retailer that swipes a credit card to ring up a transaction. That is due to the magnetic secure transmission used…
Rocket Kitten Hacking Group Linked to Iranian Government by Security Researchers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Group targets individuals, private businesses, academic institutes, and state departments in equal measure Trend Micro and ClearSky security firms have put out a joint, detailed paper in which theyDOCUMENT the actions of an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group they believe is…
Islamic State hacker Junaid Hussain, who recruited for group, killed in U.S. strike in Syria
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON — The Islamic State group hacker killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria this week had been recruiting sympathizers in the West to conduct “lone wolf” terrorist attacks, and his death eliminates a “significant threat” to the U.S., a military…
Islamic group hack six government websites in Thailand
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bangkok: Six official websites of Thai government were hacked on Monday allegedly by an Islamic group from Tunisia which posted pictures of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar on the webpages. The Islamic group calling itself Fallag Gassrini & Dr Lamouchi,…
Hacker group that hit Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft intensifies attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The hackers that targeted Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft developers two years ago have escalated their economic espionage efforts as they seek confidential business information and intellectual property they can profit from. The group, which security researchers from Kaspersky Lab and…
Sophisticated Hacker Group Strikes for Profit, Not Politics
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Shadowy hacking group has made its presence felt in recent months, going after large corporate targets like Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and Apple. It is a story that has become depressingly familiar. But, in a new development, Symantec said this group…
Adobe FINALLY patches critical Flash Player flaw exploited by Chinese cyber-espionage group
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Adobe has belatedly rushed out patches for a zero-day security flaw in its widely used Flash Player that had been exploited by a cyber-espionage group based in China for weeks, according to security services specialist FireEye. The group, identified as APT3…
SEC Investigates FIN4 Hacker Group
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has contacted at least eight public companies seeking information on data breaches as part of an investigation into the FIN4 hacker group, Reuters reports. FIN4, which targets top executives, legal counsel, scientists and researchers at…
International Hacker Group Controlled KY GOP’S Website and says More on the Way
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The international hacking group, Anon Coders, still had control of the Republican Party of Kentucky’s website until about 11 a.m. Tuesday and told The State Journal they did it to spread the message that Muslims are not terrorists. RPK Chairman Steve…